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Immanuel Quickley (illness) and Jamison Battle (ankle) were sidelined, as was RJ Barrett (knee), who is inching toward a return but was ruled out for Monday. He has missed Toronto's last nine outings and hasn't played since Nov. 23. Quickley and Battle are expected to return. Ingram leads the Raptors in scoring this season, averaging 21.5 points.
Having been eliminated from the NBA Cup with Tuesday’s loss to the Orlando Magic, the Miami Heat find themselves in the midst of the biggest gap in their schedule outside of All-Star break.
The Toronto Raptors are not heading to Las Vegas after losing 117-101 to the New York Knicks in their NBA Cup quarterfinal. With the Raptors being eliminated fr
RJ Barrett won’t play Monday against the Miami Heat as he continues to nurse a right knee sprain, the Raptors announced on Sunday. Barrett was scheduled to be re-evaluated Monday after he received a platelet-rich plasma injection on week prior.
All four teams left in the NBA Cup East quarterfinals are in the top six of the conference, overall: the Knicks, Raptors, Magic and Heat.
The Heat torched the Magic with a 15-0 run to start the game. But a red-hot Desmond Bane sparked Orlando to take control in the second half.
For the Heat, Monday represents more than a return to action after a five-day break. It also opens an additional window for transactions.
Following Tuesday’s loss to the Magic in Orlando in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup, the Heat (14-11) has five idle days before its next game on Monday against the Toronto Raptors. In fact, the Heat is in the middle of an eight-day stretch that includes just one game as the rest of the league’s in-season tournament plays out.
After the Miami Heat lost to the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday, 117-108, it marked the team's fourth straight loss and fifth in the last six games. With the Heat's NBA Cup elimination, fans are wondering what the reason is for the slump and if Tyler Herro is at the forefront of it.
Recent reports indicate that the Miami Heat are involved in discussions regarding Terry Rozier, which could determine his future.