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Jan 17, 2024 10:05 pm

Gary Trent Jr. fuels Raptors to lopsided win over Heat

Gary Trent Jr. scored 28 points, including knocking down eight 3-pointers, to lead the Toronto Raptors past the visiting Miami Heat 121-97 on Wednesday night.

RJ Barrett added 26 points for the Raptors, who ended a four-game losing streak. Scottie Barnes had 20 points and Immanuel Quickley scored 17 points.

The Raptors led by as many as 37 points in the blowout.

Earlier Wednesday, the Raptors reportedly agreed to trade two-time All-Star forward Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers for forwards Bruce Brown and Jordan Nwora and three first-round draft picks.

Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo each scored 16 points for the Heat, whose three-game winning streak ended.

Duncan Robinson added 14 points, Caleb Martin chipped in 10 points and Nikola Jovic finished with 10 points in the loss.

Toronto took a 21-point lead into the fourth quarter. The lead dwindled to 13 with 8:46 to play before Trent hit a 3-pointer.

Toronto scored the first 10 points of the game and led 41-18 after the first quarter.

The Raptors started the second quarter on a 15-2 run to lead by 36 points. Herro scored four straight points for the Heat that reduced the lead to 32 with 4:19 to play in the half.

Barrett made a 10-foot jumper and added the free throw and Toronto led 72-37 with 3:07 to go. Barnes completed the first-half scoring with a layup that gave the Raptors a 78-43 lead.

The Raptors shot 29-for-48 from the floor (60.4 percent) in the first half with Barrett scoring 17 points. Toronto was 14-for-22 (63.6 percent) in 3-point attempts.

Miami shot 18-for-46 (39.1 percent) in the first half with Butler scoring 10 points.
The Heat opened the third quarter on a 12-4 surge. Jovic’s 3-pointer cut the lead to 19 with 5:14 left in the third. Quickley’s 3-pointer bumped the lead to 24 with 57 seconds left. Robinson made a 3-pointer to complete the third-quarter scoring and cut the lead to 94-73.

Jaime Jaquez Jr. (groin) and Kevin Love (knee) did not play for Miami.
Jakob Poeltl (ankle) did not play for Toronto.

–Field Level Media

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