MIAMI – Bam Adebayo had 21 points and 16 rebounds and five assists and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 114-104 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.

Tyler Herro led Miami with 23 points, Nikola Jovic added 14 and Jimmy Butler and Dru Smith had 11 each.

Gradey Dick scored 22 points and Jake Poetl added 16 for the Raptors. The team’s scoring leader, RJ Barrett, posted a triple-double with 13 points – on 5 of 18 shooting – as well as 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Toronto is 1-12 on the road.

Takeaways

Raptors: Toronto began its second extended period without Scottie Barnes on Thursday. Barnes sprained his right ankle against New York on Monday night. He missed 11 games earlier this season due to a fractured eye socket.

Heat: Miami converted 13 of 32 3-point shots. Herro was 4 of 7.

Key moment

Three minutes into the second quarter, Miami trailed by 16 points and outscored Toronto 33-10 over the remainder of the first half. Jovic scored 11 points and hit two three-pointers during the surge.

Key statistics

The Heat outrebounded the Raptors 52-42. They also had double-digit rebound advantages in the other homestand wins against the Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix and Cleveland.

Next

Both teams are back in action on Monday evening. The Raptors host Chicago while the Heat visit Detroit.

—— AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba