Jimmy Butler leads Heat to 4th straight victory after triumph over Raptors

Jimmy Butler leads Heat to 4th straight victory after triumph over Raptors

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler

There is a lot for Jimmy Butler and Miami Heat to be happy and smiling about, as the team wins their 4th consecutive game after beating Raptors 116-108. Jimmy Butler scored 27 points for the Miami Heat, out of which 14 came in the last quarter. Butler also had 10 assists to his name, leading the Heat from the front.  

Talking about the Toronto Raptors, Kyle Lowry coming off a thumb injury poured in 24 points and Fred VanVleet too had 24. Norman Powell had 17 and OG Anunoby had 14 for the Raptors. Lowry scored 12 of Toronto’s first 20 points in the opening 6½ minutes, and he made a 31-footer over Miami’s zone midway through the second quarter to tie it at 48. 

Jimmy Butler leads Heat over Raptors with 14 last quarter points 

Toronto scored the first 10 points of the second half, erasing the deficit, but a 17-6 answer by the Heat helped them take a 92-85 lead into the fourth. And the Raptors never led at any point in the final 31 1/2 minutes. 

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“It was fun to be back out there with the fellas,” said Kyle Lowry. “We gave it a tough fight, but we didn’t pull it out at the end.” 

Powell made a 3-pointer as the shot clock was expiring to get Toronto within 100-98 before Butler had the game’s next three plays of any significance — a 3-pointer, a steal on the ensuing possession and a layup to push Miami’s lead back to seven. 

Another 3-pointer by Butler with 3:23 left restored the seven-point edge and Miami kept the lead the rest of the way. 

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