Winderman's view: Raptors 96, Heat 87: sun-sentinel

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Winderman's view: Raptors 96, Heat 87

Observations from Friday night's 96-87 loss to the Toronto Raptors at Air Canada Centre:-- Amid the softest portion of the Heat's schedule, with two days off now to follow, then a Monday game in Oklahoma City followed by two more days off, a Heat rotation shakeup could be looming.-- Of course, there also were two days off before this one.-- Look, the Raptors are the better team at the moment.-- Undeniably.
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Game Rap: Raptors 96, Heat 87

Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.comIT WAS OVER WHENDeMar DeRozan sealed the game with a pair of free throws to put the Raptors ahead by nine with 24.3 seconds remaining.Despite allowing the Miami Heat to close the gap in the third and go into the fourth trailing by just three points, Toronto took care of business in the final quarter to collect a 96-87 victory.PRETTY GOOD COMPANYDeMar DeRozan had his fifth straight game of 30+ points to start the season, marking the first time a player has started a season with five consecutive games with at least 30 points since Michael Jordan did it in 1986.Jordan's streak reached six games.
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Miami Heat guard Josh Richardson ready to test knee tonight against Raptors

TORONTO – Heat guard Josh Richardson talked about getting first half minutes tonight against the Raptors to see how his knee responds."I would like to play," he said."I'm just feeling it out.I'd like to give them a couple of minutes in the first half and see how it feels from there.
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DeRozan's 34 points push Raptors past Heat 96-87

Toronto Raptors' Jonas Valanciunas, left, is fouled by Miami Heat's Hassan Whiteside during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, in Toronto.(Jon Blacker/The Canadian Press via AP) (Photo: The Associated Press)TORONTO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan is showing no signs of slowing down.The Toronto Raptors star has surged to the top of the NBA scoring charts, averaging 35.8 points after dropping 34 on the Miami Heat in a 96-87 victory Friday night.It was his fifth straight game with at least 30 points for DeRozan, passing Mike James for the longest such streak in franchise history and the best such start to a season since Michael Jordan did it for six straight games to open the 1986-87 season.
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Playing the Heat without Wade a weird feeling for Raptors

It had been quite some time since the Raptors took on a Miami team without Dwyane Wade on the roster.April 15, 2003, to be exact until Friday night.Miami won that one, its 25th victory of a season that for many teams was all about gaining the best odds possible in the LeBron James derby.The victory in that season finale pulled the Heat a game ahead of the Raptors, which ended up meaning Toronto was in position to select Chris Bosh, a desperately needed big man, with the No.
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