Overview
- Tipoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Kaseya Center in Miami.
- Toronto enters 15-11 and Miami 14-11, separated by a half game in a crowded Eastern Conference race.
- Raptors wing R.J. Barrett remains out with a knee injury; Brandon Ingram leads Toronto at 21.5 points per game after a 31-point Cup outing.
- Erik Spoelstra says the clubs have been "almost mirror-imaging" each other this season, with Miami pushing the league’s fastest pace and both teams leaning on defense.
- Sportsbooks list Miami around -5.5 with a total near 235.5, as the Heat are 10-3 at home and the Raptors are 7-5 on the road.