TORONTO – RJ Barrett scored 37 points, Scottie Barnes had 23 points and 10 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors defeated the Miami Heat 119-116 on Sunday night.

Jakob Poeltl had 17 points and 11 rebounds and rookie Ja’Kobe Walter scored 12 points as Toronto improved to 5-4 at home.

Barrett shot 15 for 20 and made all four of his free throw attempts. He finished the game 3 for 4 from 3-point range.

Barnes recorded his sixth career triple-double in Friday’s loss at Miami and narrowly missed his seventh on Sunday when he tallied nine assists.

Tyler Herro scored 31 points and Jimmy Butler added 17, but Miami lost for the first time in three games. The Heat have not won three times in a row so far this season.

Herro shot 6-for-12 from distance but missed a 3 with 29 seconds left that would have tied the score.

Miami’s Bam Adebayo scored 13 points and grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds. Adebayo had a career-best 21 rebounds in a loss at Toronto on November 25, 2018.

Terry Rozier scored 17 points for the Heat. Miami is 5-5 on the road.

Takeaways

Heat: Duncan Robinson shot 3-for-12 and finished with eight points. He shot 2 for 7 at 3 seconds.

Raptors: Barrett scored 30 points for the third straight time and fifth time in seven home games.

Key moment

Barrett scored six points as Toronto used a 13-2 run late in the third period to turn a 77-75 deficit into an 88-79 lead.

Key statistics

After making 21 of 54 shots from 3-point range in Friday’s home win over the Raptors, the Heat finished 15 for 40 from long range on Sunday.

Next

Miami visits Boston on Monday and Toronto hosts Indiana in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday.

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