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Raptors, Heat benefitting from D-League talent in playoffs

For the Raptors especially, Norman Powell has made an impact just a season out of the D-League.

The Raptors' Norman Powell defend Miami guard Dwyane Wade in Game 4 action Monday night. Powell is playing strong minutes for the Raptors, and his time in the D-League appears to be paying off.

MIAMI—New Year’s Eve in Mississauga is not a mark-it-on-your-calendar sports night — no bowl games, no playoff games, no destination events that capture the imagination of the populace.

Imagine then, how little the couple thousand fans who flocked to the Hershey Centre before 2015 became 2016 could have known they were seeing a precursor to one of the unique matchups of the Toronto Raptors-Miami Heat NBA Eastern Conference semifinal that resumed here Monday night.