Heat take care of business with 125-103 victory over Raptors, but still need (lots of) help in seedings race sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/12/hea… Five Degrees of Heat.

Winderman's view: Avoiding play-in still tricky (unlikely?) proposition for Heat even with win sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/12/win… Thoughts on a partially satisfying Friday.

Heat go up 21 in third, take 92-75 lead into fouth on Raptors. Adebayo and Jovic 19 apiece for Heat. Herro 17

76ers defeat Magic, giving Philadelphia a leg up on Heat for homecourt for potential meeting in East play-in. It does sightly open door for Heat for No. 6, but Bucks appear to have no desire to go Sunday into Orlando and produce victory Heat need from them. Lillard out tonight.

Heat 66, Raptors 50 at half.

So now a Butler and an Adebayo three.

Heat doing as needed, up 57-40.

Consecutive 24-second violations for the Heat. This . . . offense . . .

Heat 33, Raptors 22 after one. Jovic nine points for Heat, who are 4 of 10 on 3s.

Jimmy Butler now at the line for his first free throws in two games.

Delon Wright the choice as Heat ninth man tonight, after a Patty Mills turn Wednesday night.

Nikola Jovic just Olynyk-ed Olynyk.

Play-in plot thickens.

With Terry Rozier and Duncan Robinson out, the Heat again opening with Bam Adebayo, Nikola Jovic, Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Caleb Martin.

Per Raptors:
Brown and Trent Jr are both AVAILABLE
Mouhamadou Gueye (Right Thumb; Sprain) is OUT

Gary Trent Jr. and Bruce Brown have been upgraded to probable tonight for Raptors at Heat.

The Heat announce Terry Rozier (neck spasms) will miss his third consecutive game tonight against the Raptors. He had been listed as questionable. Duncan Robinson (back) also out.

Packed paint the latest obstacle for a Heat offense that can't get out of its own way sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/12/pac… From earlier.

Heat face season's final personnel deadline, one complicated by Duncan Robinson's absence sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/12/hea… From earlier.