The Miami Heat finally secured their first win of the NBA season by defeating the Toronto Raptors at home, 112-109, on Saturday night.
What looked like a one-sided contest in the third quarter after Miami built a 24-point advantage turned into a semi sweat-it-out affair as Toronto cut the lead down to single digits in the same period, forcing the main rotation pieces to put the finishing touches on what was a needed victory.
It was no coincidence that the Raptors’ run came following the ejection of Caleb Martin, who got into a skirmish with Toronto’s Christian Koloko.