National Basketball Association
Toronto 121, Miami 97
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #46 Ben Taylor, #85 Robert Hussey, #49 Tom Washington
Attendance: 19631

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 and never trailed in the blowout.

Earlier Wednesday, Toronto 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. The deal was finalized late Wednesday night.

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 while Caleb Martin and Nikola Jovic each 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

Top Game Performances
 
Miami   Toronto
Bam Adebayo 16 Scoring Gary Trent Jr. 28
Jimmy Butler 5 Assists Immanuel Quickley 9
Tyler Herro 7 Rebounds RJ Barrett 8
Jimmy Butler 4 Free Throws Made RJ Barrett 7
Jimmy Butler 2 Steals Scottie Barnes 2
Josh Richardson 2 Blocks Jontay Porter 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Miami 97 45.6 6-28 9-12 24 37 5 4 14
Toronto 121 51.1 20-38 11-18 34 45 4 9 12
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Raptors have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .480 after a loss.
  • Miami will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Heat have a W/L % of .542 after a win and .647 after a loss.