Heat
Miami
Eastern Conference
Southeast
35
37
72
2824
2660
23
6
26
82
32
39
23
14
61
26
10
36
11
20
8
16
23
84
4
65
40
62
2415
133
6
313
38
12
79
21
100
13
112
21
35
3314
6060
57
02
4
2716
106
4
16
12
75
55
70
125
16
43
32
44
2116
6060
6
4
67
24
13
54
3
3
100
7
2
9
1
11
2
3
33
60
5
0
0
15
3
20
13
8
62
9
1
10
3
2
1
5
14
60
5
0
0
27
10
37
1
1
100
5
7
12
1
4
3
4
21
60
7
2
29
16
6
38
6
2
33
5
0
5
6
3
2
4
16
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rodney
McGruder
Rodney McGruder
True
35
5
9
56
2
3
67
1
2
50
2
2
4
3
0
1
1
1
13
-2
none
Josh
Richardson
Josh Richardson
True
35
5
12
42
1
4
25
1
3
33
0
2
2
3
0
2
0
4
12
-6
none
Goran
Dragić
Goran Dragić
True
33
5
18
28
1
3
33
2
2
100
2
5
7
7
4
0
3
0
13
-8
none
Hassan
Whiteside
Hassan Whiteside
True
30
6
10
60
0
0
0
4
5
80
6
8
14
2
0
2
3
4
16
-6
double
Luke
Babbitt
Luke Babbitt
True
14
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
8
none
James
Johnson
James Johnson
False
30
3
14
21
1
6
17
3
6
50
0
4
4
3
2
4
3
1
10
-19
none
Tyler
Johnson
Tyler Johnson
False
26
4
9
44
1
3
33
2
3
67
0
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
11
-21
none
Willie
Reed
Willie Reed
False
17
4
6
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
9
-11
none
Wayne
Ellington
Wayne Ellington
False
13
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
-14
none
Okaro
White
Okaro White
False
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-6
none
Udonis
Haslem
Udonis Haslem
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Dion
Waiters
Dion Waiters
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
March
2017
Sunday
TD Garden
Boston
Celtics
Boston
False
Raptors
Toronto
Eastern Conference
Atlantic
43
29
72
3357
3113
23
6
26
79
35
44
32
25
78
40
11
51
3
10
9
17
21
101
4
57
12
21
2116
106
5
312
28
9
711
21
732
20
23
23
65
2322
6060
47
12
26
1626
910
56
134
114
85
913
17
930
10
23
22
42
3026
6060
5
1
20
21
10
48
3
2
67
7
2
9
2
2
2
6
23
60
7
2
29
16
6
38
12
8
67
11
1
12
0
3
3
5
22
60
4
1
25
16
9
56
13
11
85
9
1
10
1
2
2
4
30
60
7
2
29
26
10
38
4
4
100
13
7
20
0
3
2
2
26
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMar
DeRozan
DeMar DeRozan
True
36
14
25
56
0
2
0
12
13
92
1
5
6
3
1
0
1
0
40
3
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
33
3
8
38
3
5
60
0
0
0
2
5
7
3
1
0
1
3
9
-8
none
Cory
Joseph
Cory Joseph
True
28
3
8
38
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
4
4
1
1
0
4
3
7
-4
none
DeMarre
Carroll
DeMarre Carroll
True
20
2
5
40
0
3
0
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
3
0
1
2
7
0
none
Jonas
Valančiūnas
Jonas Valančiūnas
True
20
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
50
0
8
8
0
0
2
3
5
2
-8
none
Norman
Powell
Norman Powell
False
26
5
10
50
2
5
40
2
2
100
1
2
3
0
1
1
3
2
14
24
none
Delon
Wright
Delon Wright
False
23
4
7
57
0
0
0
5
7
71
1
6
7
3
2
0
2
1
13
26
none
Jakob
Pöltl
Jakob Pöltl
False
23
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
6
0
0
0
2
4
4
30
none
Patrick
Patterson
Patrick Patterson
False
21
2
8
25
0
4
0
1
2
50
3
7
10
0
0
0
0
1
5
16
none
Fred
VanVleet
Fred VanVleet
False
5
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
none
Serge
Ibaka
Serge Ibaka
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Lucas
Nogueira
Lucas Nogueira
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Pascal
Siakam
Pascal Siakam
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
25
March
2017
Saturday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
While DeMar DeRozan is easily having the best offensive season of his eight - year NBA career , Thursday 's performance marked the first time this season where the All-Star shooting guard had back - to - back games with at least 40 points . DeRozan followed up 42 points on 17 - of - 38 shooting from the field in Tuesday 's comeback victory against the Bulls with 40 points on an even more efficient 14 - of - 25 shooting from the field in Thursday 's blowout victory over the Heat . And while it may have been the first time DeRozan had back - to - back 40 - point games this season , 40 - point games have not necessarily been a rarity for him , with Thursday 's performance serving as his sixth such performance of the year . This comes after a 2015 - 16 campaign where DeRozan did n't have a single 40 - point performance throughout the season , with his season - high being 38 points . The Toronto Raptors defeated the Miami Heat 101 - 84 Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena . The Heat ( 35 - 37 ) got off to a strong start on both sides of the ball , as they opened up a 10 - point lead in the first quarter . From that point , however , it was all Raptors ( 43 - 29 ) . Over the course of the next three quarters , Toronto outscored Miami by 27 points thanks in large part to the tremendous play of All-Star DeMar DeRozan , who scored a game - high 40 points on 14 - of - 25 shooting from the field . DeRozan was the only starter to score in double figures for the Raptors , but the team 's bench managed to come up with an important 36 points , led by 14 points from Norman Powell and 13 from Delon Wright . As for the Heat , six different players managed to score in double figures , but they failed to get a standout performance to counter that of DeRozan 's in some way . Hassan Whiteside ended up leading the way with a team - high 16 points and 14 rebounds , but no other Miami player scored more than 13 points . The poor offensive play was contagious across the board , as the team shot just 39 percent from the field and 26 percent from behind the arc in Thursday 's contest . It was a crucial loss for the Heat , as they now hold just a one - game advantage over both the Bulls and Pistons for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference .
While DeMar DeRozan is easily having the best offensive season of his eight - year NBA career, Thursday's performance marked the first time this season where the All-Star shooting guard had back - to - back games with at least 40 points. DeRozan followed up 42 points on 17 - of - 38 shooting from the field in Tuesday's comeback victory against the Bulls with 40 points on an even more efficient 14 - of - 25 shooting from the field in Thursday's blowout victory over the Heat. And while it may have been the first time DeRozan had back - to - back 40 - point games this season, 40 - point games have not necessarily been a rarity for him, with Thursday's performance serving as his sixth such performance of the year. This comes after a 2015 - 16 campaign where DeRozan didn't have a single 40 - point performance throughout the season, with his season - high being 38 points.
While DeMar DeRozan is easily having the best offensive season of his eight - year NBA career, Thursday's performance marked the first time this season where the All-Star shooting guard had back - to - back games with at least 40 points. DeRozan followed up 42 points on 17 - of - 38 shooting from the field in Tuesday's comeback victory against the Bulls with 40 points on an even more efficient 14 - of - 25 shooting from the field in Thursday's blowout victory over the Heat. And while it may have been the first time DeRozan had back - to - back 40 - point games this season, 40 - point games have not necessarily been a rarity for him, with Thursday's performance serving as his sixth such performance of the year. This comes after a 2015 - 16 campaign where DeRozan didn't have a single 40 - point performance throughout the season, with his season - high being 38 points. The Toronto Raptors defeated the Miami Heat 101 - 84 Thursday at AmericanAirlines Arena. The Heat (35 - 37) got off to a strong start on both sides of the ball, as they opened up a 10 - point lead in the first quarter. From that point, however, it was all Raptors (43 - 29). Over the course of the next three quarters, Toronto outscored Miami by 27 points thanks in large part to the tremendous play of All-Star DeMar DeRozan, who scored a game - high 40 points on 14 - of - 25 shooting from the field. DeRozan was the only starter to score in double figures for the Raptors, but the team's bench managed to come up with an important 36 points, led by 14 points from Norman Powell and 13 from Delon Wright. As for the Heat, six different players managed to score in double figures, but they failed to get a standout performance to counter that of DeRozan's in some way. Hassan Whiteside ended up leading the way with a team - high 16 points and 14 rebounds, but no other Miami player scored more than 13 points. The poor offensive play was contagious across the board, as the team shot just 39 percent from the field and 26 percent from behind the arc in Thursday's contest. It was a crucial loss for the Heat, as they now hold just a one - game advantage over both the Bulls and Pistons for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
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J. Tucker <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> DeMarre Carroll <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 5 40 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Cory Joseph <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 7 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Patterson <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jakob Pöltl <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonas Valančiūnas <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 4 50 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Pascal Siakam <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lucas Nogueira <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Serge Ibaka <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Fred VanVleet <TEAM> Toronto Raptors <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none