The Miami Heat (4 - 3) defeated the Toronto Raptors (5 - 2) 96 - 76 on Sunday. The Raptors have gotten off to a fantastic start this season by playing clean basketball, but they simply made too many mistakes on Sunday against the Heat. Toronto committed 16 turnovers in the loss while shooting under 16 percent from long distance and under 40 percent from the field. The Heat won with their defense, as they out - rebounded the Raptors 48 - 38 and recorded 16 combined steals and blocks in the victory. The bench production was a key difference in the matchup as well, as the Heat's bench outscored the Raptors bench 33 - 14. The Heat played their best game of the season on Sunday and that can be attributed to a spectacular performance from Hassan Whiteside. The center tallied 20 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in the dominating victory. Chris Bosh also put together a nice game, totaling 23 points and eight rebounds in the win. Miami has to be a bit concerned with point guard Goran Dragic though, as he continued to struggle in this matchup. He amassed just two points, two rebounds and three assists on Sunday and he is now averaging 11 points, four assists and three boards over his first seven games of the season. The Heat will look to keep this momentum going against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. The frontcourt for Toronto is undoubtedly their weakness and that proved to be the case yet again on Sunday. Hassan Whiteside and Chris Bosh owned Luis Scola and Jonas Valanciunas down low and that could be a problem all season long. Small forward DeMarre Carroll missed this matchup with a foot injury and veteran James Johnson stepped in for him here. Toronto was led by All-Star Kyle Lowry who put together an all - around impressive line, tallying 15 points, eight assists and six rebounds in the loss. They'll look to bounce back in their next game against the New York Knicks on Tuesday.
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