The last month has been terribly tumultuous for the Golden State Warriors. Klay Thompson’s return and Draymond Green’s injury coincided on Jan. 9. Steph Curry’s shooting slump never seemed to break. 605 more words
Trailing 93-92 with 6:46 left in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. scored eight straight points, including back-to-back threes to give Toronto the lead (100-93) … The Raptors led the rest of the way … Miami pulled within two just under 10 seconds left but Toronto held on for the victory.
KEY STAT
The Raptors shot .462 (12-26) from three-point range, while holding Miami to .267 (8-30) from beyond the arc … The Heat entered tonight having made 15+ three-pointers in a franchise record six straight games (Jan. 21-31) … Toronto has now shot 45 percent or better from beyond the arc in consecutive contests, after shooting a season-best 50 percent (18-36) Monday night in Atlanta.
RAPTORS NOTES:
With the win, Toronto improves to 26-23 this season and 14-12 at home … The Raptors have won four of their last five games (Jan. 25 – Feb. 1) … Toronto continues a three-game homestand (Feb. 1-4) Thursday night against Chicago.
Gary Trent Jr. finished with a season high-tying 33 points (11-20 FG, 6-10 3PT, 5-8 FT) in 41 minutes … Trent Jr. has now scored 30+ points in a career-best five consecutive games (Jan. 25 – Feb. 1) matching the franchise record set by DeMar DeRozan (Oct. 26 – Nov. 4, 2016) … During this stretch Trent Jr. is averaging 32.2 points and shooting .496 (56-113) from the field and .517 (31-60) from beyond the arc.
Gary Trent Jr. has also set the franchise record after making five or more three-point field goals in five consecutive games (Jan. 25 – Feb. 1) … Kyle Lowry held the previous record with four straight games (Mar. 18-23, 2018) … Trent Jr. has made 31 three-pointers over the last five games, tying the franchise record for the most three-pointers over a five-game span set by Fred VanVleet earlier this year (Jan. 2-9).
Pascal Siakam recorded 16 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals in 35 minutes … Siakam has recorded a team-high 13 double-doubles this season – Toronto is 9-5 in these games … With seven offensive rebounds tonight, Siakam reached 500 career offensive boards, becoming just the eighth player in franchise history to achieve this milestone.
HEAT NOTES:
With the loss, Miami is now 32-20, including 14-14 on the road … The Heat will continue a six-game road trip (Jan. 31 – Feb. 10), Thursday night in San Antonio.
Bam Adebayo recorded a season-high 32 points and 11 rebounds in 35 minutes for his 13th double-double of the season … Adebayo leads the Heat with 13 double-doubles despite missing 24 games this season … Tonight marks just the third time in his career that Adebayo has recorded 30+ points and 10+ rebounds.
Jimmy Butler finished with 16 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in 40 minutes … Butler has recorded 10 double-doubles this season, and the Heat drop to 8-2 when he records a double-double … In three games vs. Toronto this season, Butler is averaging 24.0 points, 10.3 rebounds and 10.7 assists.