On January 18, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Raptors challenged the Heat away. Heat center Adebayo returned after missing 22 games with injury, while Lowry missed the game for personal reasons. The two teams continued to glue in this game, the two sides alternated to take the lead many times, and the game needed to be fought until the last minute to decide the winner. The Heat were caught in a scoring drought with a nine-point lead, and the Raptors narrowed the point gap to 3 points. At the crucial moment, Tucker's three-point shot from the bottom corner helped the Heat seal the victory. With Adebayor's free throws steady, the Heat eventually beat the Raptors 104-99 at home. After this game, the Heat surpassed the Nets in terms of record and secured the Second place in the East.
Statistics
Raptors: Team 5 in double figures, VanVleet 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Siakam 18 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists and 5 steals, Barnes 16 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Anunoby 14 points, Achuva 6 points and 15 rebounds, substitute Boucher 23 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks
Heat: Team 4 in double-doubles, Butler 19 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, Vincent 15 points, Adebayo 14 points and 9 rebounds, Duncan Robinson 8 points and 3 rebounds, substitute Hiro 23 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Dedmund 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks
The Star of the Field
Butler had a triple-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in this game, with a personal plus-minus of 13 and an efficiency value of 20, both of which were the highest in the team. At the crucial moment, Butler delivered a key three-point assist for Tucker to seal the win for the team.
Highlight moments
Boucher clasped Adebayor with both hands
Butler struck the ground with a magic pass on Hiero's one-arm split
Adebayo covers the sky with the big hat Achuva
Adebayor steals a quick attack to counter a dragon
Butler cuts inside to complete the two-handed dunk
VanVleet logo three-point shot
Barnes scored 2+1 with a quick dunk with the ball
Game review
At the beginning of the first quarter, Butler made a basket and took the lead in scoring sports points for the Heat. Barnes hooked up to score, VanVleet hit a three-pointer, and Robinson scored three-pointers in color. The Heat hit a 10-0 run to take a seven-point lead. Siakam hit a jumper, Butler scored a 2+1 layup, Siakam scored again on a jumper, and Butler scored on a back-back shot. Boucher cut a dunk, Martin hit a jumper, Anunoby scored from mid-range, Butcher scored 2+1, and Hiro dunked. VanVleet and Boucher scored consecutive foul penalties as the Raptors rebounded. Achuva turned and hit the board, Dedmund scored from the box, VanVleet hit a back-to-back three-point shot and Vincent hit a jumper. The first quarter ended with the Raptors leading the Heat 30-27.
At the start of the second quarter, Dedmond and Hiro scored consecutive points, Butcher scored 5 consecutive points, Hiro broke through to the basket, and Siakam hit a jumper. Hiro scored four straight points, Butler scored on a jumper and the Heat equalized. Siakam hit a jumper, Strous hit a three-pointer, Butcher made a layup, and Siakam hit a jumper. Adebayor scored 2+1 from mid-range, Barnes made a layup and Robinson hit a three-pointer. The Heat sent a 9-0 offensive surge, with Barnes hooking up to score, Hiro drifting to shoot and Achuva cutting dunks. At the end of the half, the Raptors trailed the Heat 51-58.
Easy side to fight again. VanVleet and Barnes hit back-to-back three-pointers, and the Raptors switched sides to create an 8-0 offensive surge to counter the score. Adebayo scored on a dunk, Siakam scored on a jumper, Butler cut a dunk and Anunoby hit a three-pointer. The two teams continued to score points alternately, and the game was stuck in a stage of scoring glue. Siakam scored with a dunk, Vinson hit a jumper, VanVleet hit a three-pointer, Butler scored on a free throw, and the two teams tied again in 2:55. Dedmond scored on a jumper, Hiro scored on a layup, Butcher scored 4 straight points, and Hiro scored 5 straight points in color. The third quarter ended with the Raptors trailing the Heat 75-80.
At the start of the final quarter, Hiro and Vincent scored consecutive points to give the Heat a nine-point lead. Boucher hit a three-point shot, Dedmund hooked in, Barnes and Anunoby scored consecutive points, Vincent hit a three-pointer and Barnes responded with three points. Martin quick-attacked and slammed into a dunk, and Anunoby hit a three-pointer to get two points apart. The Heat scored seven straight points to take a nine-point lead again. Achuva made a layup and Butcher broke through. The Heat failed to score any athletic scores for more than four minutes. Siakam snatched a quick attack, and the Raptors once again chased the point difference to 3 points. Tucker hit a key three-pointer and VanVleet responded with a long-range three-pointer. With Adebayor's free throws steady in the air, the Heat won the game.
Both sides started
Raptors: VanVleet, Barnes, Anunoby, Siakam, Achuva
Heat: Vincent, Duncan Robinson, Jimmy Butler, Tucker, Adebayor
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)