On January 18, Beijing time, the Miami Heat played at home against the Raptors, and after missing 22 games due to injury, the Heat All-Star interior line Adebayor ushered in a comeback. In the end, after four quarters of competition, the Heat narrowly defeated the Raptors 104-99.
In the first half of the game, Adebayo, who had been out of line for a long time, was still looking for form on the offensive end, scoring only 7 points on 2 of 6. However, Butler and Hiro combined to efficiently contribute 29 points, especially Hiro scored 10 points in the second quarter to help the Heat complete the 7-point lead. The Raptors' VanVleet, Siakam and Boucher also scored in double figures.
Entering the third quarter, the Raptors started 9-0 to complete the rebound, and Adebayor dunked to stop the bleeding for the Heat. The game then became very sticky, and in the rotation stage, it was Hiro who stood up and scored 7 consecutive points. After the third quarter, the Heat still have a 5-point advantage, and Hiro has already scored 21 points in the third quarter!
In the final quarter, although the Heat always maintained the lead, they could not kill the Raptors with a stick, and the suspense of the game remained until the last moment. In the final 20 seconds, PJ Tucker received a Butler pass in the bottom corner and hit a three-point shot to kill the game!
In the whole game, Adebayor returned to the first game to send 14 points and 9 boards, Butler 19 points, 10 boards and 10 assists to cut a triple-double, and Hiro sent 23 points, and it was too stable to score at least 15 points in his 10th consecutive game. After winning this victory, the Heat became the first team in the East to win 28, and they have also equalled the Bulls in the win, and may reach the first place in the East at any time.