The Toronto Raptors have won their 10th game of the season by 20 points or more. On Tuesday, the Raptors clobbered the Miami Heat 121-95 to improve to a record of 44 wins and 35 losses on the season.
This was actually the second time this season that the Raptors have clobbered the Heat. Toronto beat Miami 112-91 on December 23.
In the Raptors win on Tuesday, five Raptors players reached double digits in points. Power forward Scottie Barnes led the way with 25 points. Meanwhile, small forward Brandon Ingram had 23 points, center Jakob Poeltl had 17 points, Canadian shooting guard RJ Barrett of Toronto, Ontario had 16 points and center Sandro Mamukelashvili had 11 points. Point guard Jamal Shead led the Raptors with 11 assists.
Toronto won every quarter. They outscored the Heat 32-27 in the first quarter, 32-24 in the second quarter, 30-25 in the third quarter, and 27-19 in the fourth quarter.
This was the first of two consecutive games the Raptors are playing against the Heat this week. Toronto will also host Miami at the Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. The game against the Heat tomorrow night will be their 80th game of 2025-26. Toronto will then play in New York on Friday, and host Brooklyn on Sunday.
The Raptors are sixth in the East. The goal for Toronto is to avoid the silly play-in tournament which has complete destroyed the NBA regular season and made it anticlimactic down the stretch.
