Overview
- Toronto routed Miami 121–95 in the first game of a back-to-back in Toronto, with Scottie Barnes scoring 25 and Brandon Ingram adding 23.
- The Raptors overpowered the Heat inside with a 70–34 edge in points in the paint, as Jakob Poeltl helped hold Bam Adebayo to 7 points on 2-for-13 shooting.
- The win pushed Toronto to a 3–0 season lead over Miami and kept the Raptors sixth in the East, while the Heat remained locked into the play-in and cannot finish higher than seventh.
- Immanuel Quickley returned from an eight-game absence due to plantar fasciitis and logged 17:35 with three points, four assists, four rebounds and two steals.
- The teams meet again in Toronto tonight, giving the Raptors a chance at a rare season sweep they have achieved only twice before in 2007–08 and 2018–19.