7:10 pm
April 3

Heat @ Raptors

Who will WIN this matchup?

Miami Heat (50-28)

@ Toronto Raptors (45-32)

 

Current odds:

Miami Heat: (+180)

Toronto Raptors: (-222)

 

• The line for this game is Raptors by 5.5 points.

• Jimmy Butler (rest) out Sunday.
• For Kyle Lowry, it will be an emotional occasion when he makes his long-awaited return to Toronto on Sunday night to play for the Miami Heat against the Raptors. Lowry, who played nine seasons for the Raptors, missed the first three games of the four-game season series against his former team because he was out for personal reasons. The Heat acquired Lowry in a sign-and-trade with the Raptors in the offseason.

• Lowry also could witness former teammate Fred VanVleet eclipse one of his team records. VanVleet, who was 5-of-16 from beyond the arc in the road win over the Orlando Magic on Friday, needs three 3-pointers to overtake Lowry’s team record of 238 made 3-pointers for one season set in 2017-18.

• The game has implications in the Eastern Conference standings. The Raptors (45-32) have won five in a row and moved into fifth place with Chicago’s loss. The Miami Heat (50-28) are in first place.

• With a hold on first place, the Heat could rest players Sunday in the second half of back-to-back games. “I know Kyle is playing, everybody else, we’re going to have to figure it out,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

• The Heat reached 50 wins for the first time since 2013-14.

5/10
Confidence
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