Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com
IT WAS OVER WHEN
DeMar DeRozan scored his 39th and 40th points of the game on a floating jumper that put the Raptors ahead by 15 with 1:49 remaining. After trailing by as many as 15 in the first quarter, the Raptors completed the comeback to win by 17 as they picked up a 101-84 victory against the Miami Heat thanks to DeRozan’s second consecutive 40-point game.
HOT-STARTING HEAT
Miami wasted little time getting things going on Thursday, shooting 54 percent in the first quarter. Thanks to a nine-point quarter from Goran Dragic and eight points from Rodney McGruder, the Heat led 33-23 after the opening 12 minutes against the Raptors.