Brandon Ingram scores 28 points and Raptors end 4-game skid with 106-96 win over Heat

MIAMI (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 28 points and the Toronto Raptors ended a four-game streak with a 106-96 victory Monday night over Miami, extending the Heat’s losing streak to five.

Miami lost forward Nikola Jovic to an elbow injury in the first quarter. Jovic was badly fouled by Collin Murray-Boyles as he drove to the basket and fell to the ground 12 seconds after entering the game.

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Scottie Barnes added 17 points and 10 rebounds and Immanuel Quickley finished with 15 points for the Raptors, who made 16 3-pointers. Ingram shot 5 of 7 from behind the arc.

Sandro Mamukelashvili scored 11 points and Gradey Dick added 10 for Toronto.

Norman Powell and Bam Adebayo scored 20 points each and Davion Mitchell added 12 points for the Heat, who played without Tyler Herro. He was absent due to a contusion on his right toe.

It was the first time this season that the Heat fell below 100 points.

Down five points early in the fourth quarter, Toronto took the lead for good with a 17-2 run. Jamal Shead’s 3-pointer with 7:31 left gave the Raptors a 91-81 lead.

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The Heat cut the lead to four points when Powell hit three free throws with 1:28 remaining. But Shead hit a floating jumper and Barnes followed with a putback layup.

The Raptors are 4-6 since RJ Barrett, the team’s third-leading scorer, sprained his right knee against Brooklyn on Nov. 23. Barrett, who averages 19.4 points per game, began on-court workouts Monday, coach Darko Rajakovic said.

Following

Raptors: At Milwaukee on Thursday.

Heat: At Brooklyn on Thursday.

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