Toronto at Miami
TOR: 25-55 record, 12th in the East
14-27 at home. 11-28 on the road. 112.0 offensive rating (24th), 118.0 defensive rating (25th), -6.0 net rating (24th).
- Toronto has 2 games remaining this season, both on the road in Miami. Raptors currently own the 6th best odds in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery (May 12) & owns a 2-game lead over Memphis. If they stay at 6th, Toronto has a 45.8% chance of retaining their 2024 first round pick. If they fall to 7th, they’ll have a 31.9% chance at retaining their FRP. They’re guaranteed to have at least 2 picks in the 2024 draft (first via IND, second via DET), 3 if they retain their own 2024 FRP.
- Raptors lost 106-102 to the Nets on Friday, falling to 1-15 against division opponents. Nets blocked 15 shots on Friday, the most by a Raptors opponent since the Spurs had 15 blocks in 2017.
- Toronto is playing their 3rd game of the season against Miami tonight, with one more game remaining. Raptors tied the season series at 1 in their last meeting against the Heat on January 17th, the day Toronto traded Pascal Siakam to the Pacers.
- Immanuel Quickley had a season-high 32 points, 7 rebounds & 9 assists, shooting 4-for-11 from three on Wednesday against the Nets. He’s now recorded back-to-back 30-point games for the first time in his career.
- Immanuel Quickley is averaging 29.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists & 1.7 steals in his last 3 games. He’s scored 25+ points in 3 straight games, the longest streak of his career. Quickley is first Raptor to average at least 25 points, 8 rebounds & 10 assists over a 3-game span in franchise history.
- Immanuel Quickley has scored at least 20 points in 26 games this season, a career high. 18 of those 26 games have come in his 37 games with Toronto. Since the All-Star break, Quickley is averaging 21.6 points, 5.8 rebounds & 8.0 assists, shooting 38.2% on 8.0 attempts from three.
- Immanuel Quickley is shooting 40.8% on 4.8 pullup threes attempts since the All-Star break, after shooting 35.3% on 2.7 pullup threes in 50 games before the break.
- Immanuel Quickley is averaging 9.0 assists since March 1st, 7th in the NBA. He’s averaging 24.3 points created via assist in that span, 3rd most in the NBA. Since March 1st, 58 of his 117 assists have been on threes.
- Gradey Dick had a career-high 24 points, 4 rebounds & made a career-best 6 threes on Wednesday against the Nets. Dick has now made 85 threes this season, 4th most by a rookie in Raptors franchise history. He’s 9 threes away from passing OG Anunoby for 4th on the Raptors rookie 3FG list.
- RJ Barrett had 23 points, 4 rebounds & 4 assists on Tuesday night against the Pacers, shooting 10-for-19 from the floor. He’s scored at least 20 points in 6 straight games, tying the longest streak of his career. Barrett is averaging 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds & 4.8 assists in 4 games since returning to the Raptors lineup.
- RJ Barrett is averaging 21.3 points on 54.6% shooting in 31 games with Toronto, the longest he has averaged at least 20 points on 50% shooting or better in his career. Prior to joining Toronto, Barrett had never averaged 20.0 points on 50% shooting over a span longer than 13 games.
- Gradey Dick only played in 20 of the Raptors’ first 40 games to start this season, averaging 3.3 points. He was shooting 23.9% from three, 23.1% on corner threes & 40% at the rim in that span. Over their next 40 games (January 17th on), he’s played in 38 games, averaging 11.1 points. He’s shooting 40.0% from three, 53.3% on corner threes & 61.7% at the rim.
- Only 8 rookies have taken at least 100 threes since the All-Star break – Gradey Dick, Brandon Miller, Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama, GG Jackson, Keyonte George, Brice Sensabaugh & Kris Murray. Gradey Dick is shooting 37.6% from three since the break, best of all rookies with at least 100 attempts.
- Gary Trent Jr. had 16 points, 3 rebounds & 4 assists Tuesday against Indiana, despite shooting 0-for-7 from three. Trent Jr. is averaging 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists & 1.8 steals in 15 games since March 1st, shooting 35.7% from three.
- Gary Trent Jr. has made 593 threes in 222 games with Toronto, 6th most in franchise history. Trent Jr. needs 6 more threes to pass Terrence Ross for 5th most on the Raptors’ all-time list.
- Gary Trent Jr. averaged 0.9 steals & 1.7 deflections through his first 54 games of the season. In 15 games since March 1st, he’s averaging 1.8 steals & 3.3 deflections.
- Gary Trent Jr. has recorded multiple assists in 9 straight games, the longest streak of his career. Prior to this stretch, he’d never recorded more than 5 games in a row with 2 or more assists. Trent Jr. is averaging 3.2 assists over the last 9 games, leading to 8.0 points via assist.
- Kelly Olynyk had 22 points, 5 rebounds & 4 assists Tuesday against Indiana, scoring 20+ points in back-to-back games for the first time this season. Olynyk is averaging 15.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists & is shooting 40% from three over his last 15 games.
- Kelly Olynyk has recorded 115 assists in 23 games since the All-Star break, 3rd most among all centers in that span. He’s one of four centers averaging at least 5 assists since the break, joining Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis & Victor Wembanyama.
- Kelly Olynyk had 5 screen assists last night against Indiana, leading to 11 points for Toronto. Since March 1st, Olynyk is averaging 2.8 screen assists after only averaging 1.2 screen assists through his first 57 games.
- Bruce Brown had 16 points, 3 rebounds & 5 assists Tuesday against the Pacers. 12 of his 16 points came in the paint, shooting 6-for-9 in the paint. Brown is averaging 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists & shooting 39.1% from three over his last 13 games, after averaging 8.6 points & shooting 24.3% from three in his first 19 games with Toronto.
MIA: 44-36 record, 8th in the East
20-19 at home. 24-17 on the road. 113.0 offensive rating (21st), 111.6 defensive rating (5th), 1.4 net rating (16th).
- Miami also has 2 games remaining this season & is 1 game back of Philadelphia for 7th in the East. With 2 games left, Miami is still able to get as high as 5th in the East but need help to do so. Heat have a 1% chance of finishing 5th & a 6% chance of finishing at 6th in the East. Heat were 6th in the East on April 3rd but have lost 3 of their last 5 games. Other key games tonight: ORL at PHI, IND at CLE.
- Seeds 5 through 8 in the East are separated by 2 games. Only 3 teams in the East have clinched playoff spot with 3 days remaining on the NBA regular season schedule. If the playoffs ended tonight, Miami face Philadelphia on the road for the 7/8 Play-In game.
- Miami lost 111-92 to the Mavericks on Wednesday, after needing double overtime to defeat the Hawks on Tuesday night. They fell to 20-19 at home, their worst record at home since they were 19-22 during the 2018-19 season. Miami went down by as many as 25 in the first half, the third time this season that they’ve faced a 20-point deficit in their last 7 home games.
- Miami owns the 5th best defensive rating in the NBA this season but are ranked 17th in defence at home. They’re allowing 114.1 points per 100 possessions at home & a league-best 109.3 points per 100 possessions on the road this season.
- Jimmy Butler is averaging 21.0 points on 49.5% shooting this season, down from 22.9 & 53.9% last season. He’s averaging 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 5.8 assists & shooting 45.8% from the floor over his last 8 games – he’s been to 20 points or less in 5 of 8 games.
- Jimmy Butler has played in both games against the Raptors this season but was held to below 20 points in both meetings. Butler has been held to 20 points or less in 32 games this season, his most since the 2018-19 season.
- Bam Adebayo is averaging 16.3 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists & 1.4 steals in his last 10 games, shooting 50.4% from the field. Adebayo was held to 8 points on 3-for-13 shooting on Wednesday against the Mavericks & scored just 10 points in a double overtime win against the Hawks on Tuesday.
- Tyler Herro returned to the Heat lineup on April 5th after missing 20 games to right foot medial tendinitis. Herro is leading the Heat with 23.0 points over the last 4 games.
- Tyler Herro is averaging a career-best 21.0 points, 5.3 rebounds, 4.4 assists & is shooting 39.4% from three this season. He’s only played in 40 games, the fewest of his career so far.
- Terry Rozier is averaging 16.4 points, 4.2 rebounds & 4.6 assists in 31 games with Miami. He’s missed the last 2 games with neck spasms & is questionable to play tonight.