TORONTO (AP) – Wayne Ellington made a go-ahead driving layup with less than a second remaining, and the Miami Heat stopped Toronto’s 12-game home winning streak with a 90-89 victory over the Raptors on Tuesday night.
It was the only basket of the second half for Ellington, who finished with 15 points.
Goran Dragic had 24 points and 12 rebounds as Miami extended its season-best winning streak to five. Bam Adebayo had 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and Hassan Whiteside collected 13 points and 15 boards for the Heat, who had dropped their previous five visits to Toronto.
Miami Heat guard Wayne Ellington (2) passes the ball away from Toronto Raptors center Lucas Nogueira (92) as Raptors coach Dwane Casey watches during the second half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
The Raptors were without point guard Kyle Lowry after the three-time All-Star bruised his tailbone during Monday’s overtime win at Brooklyn.
DeMar DeRozan scored 25 points as the Raptors lost for the first time in six games and failed to break the franchise record for consecutive home victories.
TRAIL BLAZERS 117, THUNDER 106
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – C.J. McCollum had 27 points and seven assists, and the Trail Blazers beat the Thunder in the opener of a four-game trip.
Shabazz Napier added 21 points and Jusuf Nurkic had 20 points and eight rebounds for Portland, which moved past Oklahoma City into second in the Northwest Division standings with its seventh win in its last nine games against the Thunder.
Portland has won four of five overall despite playing most of that stretch without star guard Damien Lillard, who sat out for the seventh time in the last nine games with a left calf strain.
Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds for Oklahoma City, which has dropped four of six.
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