The Miami Heat (0-2, 0-2 Home) welcome the Toronto Raptors (1-1, 0-1 Away) Saturday at FTX Arena. Both teams will be playing their second game in as many days for the first time this season. Toronto was defeated by the Brooklyn Nets 109-105 at Barclays Center yesterday. With 37 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists, Pascal Siakam had a standout performance in defeat.
Miami fell short yesterday at FTX Arena, falling to the Boston Celtics 111-104. Tyler Herro topped the scoresheet in the loss with 25 points. With 18 points and seven rebounds, Jimmy Butler also played a part. Toronto and Miami split their matchups last season, each team taking two games.
The Heat got the win in the last meeting 114-109 at Scotiabank Arena on April 3. Siakam led the game in scoring with 29 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in the losing effort. Max Strus had 23 points for the Heat. Siakam is averaging 30.0 points per game to lead the Raptors in scoring so far this season. Siakam also has grabbed 11.5 rebounds per game, 10th-most in the league. Meanwhile, Fred VanVleet is dishing 7.0 assists.
Herro and Butler have been the primary providers of the Heat’s offense, averaging 24.0 and 21.0 points per game, respectively. Bam Adebayo is posting 8.5 rebounds per game, and Kyle Lowry is distributing 5.0 assists. The Raptors are 4-6 in their last 10 trips to FTX Arena.
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