Dwyane Wade poured in 30 points, including an emphatic dunk to end overtime, to lead the Heat.
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Valanciunas finished the game tallying 16 points, 12 rebounds, one assist, and one steal, in 22 minutes of action.
Wade heard cheers instead of boos on Monday as he tied the score with 12 seconds left by driving to the rim for a basket. “Steph, get the ball” and ‘Get the ball, Steph, ‘” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “It’s a big, big blow for us”, general manager Masai Ujiri, 46, said.
The Heat led 25-21 after the first quarter and ended the half on a 9-0 run to end the second quarter by holding the Raptors scoreless over the final 4:03.
“When our two top players don’t shoot the ball as well, and we had some turnovers down the stretch, I felt like we let the game slip away”, Casey said.
Game 5 will be in Toronto on Wednesday. Carroll was 5 for 5 in the quarter after a 1-for-5 start, and Toronto led by six late in the third before taking a 62-60 edge into the fourth.
The Raptors then made eight of their first 11 shots to open the second half. As it turns out, the team will be without Whiteside for at least another game in their series with the Toronto Raptors.
The Heat have given Toronto trouble in third quarters of this series, but the Raptors reserves flipped the script in Game 4.
D-Wade shouldn’t worry too much about being booed although it’s probably new to him.
“It’s a non-surgery option, which I think is obviously the best option, ” Spoelstra said after Miami’s shootaround Monday. The overtime victory on their own court put the Miami Heat even with the Toronto Raptors again as the series moves on to Game 5. Their star center, Jonas Valanciunas, has been lost for the remainder of the series due to a sprained ankle.
For the Raptors to overcome Valanciunas missing, it means Norman Powell, Terrence Ross and Patterson have to start playing a bigger part in the team’s offense, if Lowry is willing to involve them a bit more.
It’s a regular-season honor, but what he did in Game 4 on Monday night in Portland won’t be soon forgotten.
May 9, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) is called for a charge against Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem (40) during the second quarter in game four of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Arena.
Wade, meanwhile, apologized for his behaviour during “O Canada” in Game 3. “I have respect for the country of Canada”.
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Miami took a huge loss of their own in Game 3, with C Hassan Whiteside injuring his right knee early in the contest; the 26-year-old has been listed as day-to-day.
