Heat end Toronto’s 3-game streak

TAMPA, Fla.

Kendrick Nunn poured in 28 points and the shorthanded Miami Heat beat Toronto 111-102 to end the Raptors’ three-game winning streak on Wednesday.

Fred VanVleet had 24 points and nine assists to top the Raptors (5-9), while Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby had 18 points apiece. Terence Davis scored 16 points off the bench.

Canadian Kelly Olynyk had 15 points for the Heat (6-7), who were missing Jimmy Butler and Avery Bradley do to health and safety protocols around

COVID-19.

The Raptors were coming off a 116-93 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, their best performance this season and a hopeful sign they’d turned a corner on their early troubles.

But on Wednesday, they trailed the Heat by 11 in the first half of a back-and-forth game that saw 11 lead changes through the first three quarters.

The Raptors host Miami again on Friday, then play back-to-back games at Indiana. The NBA’s twogame series model is a way to limit travel and exposure to COVID-19 this season.