"The Miami Heat are coming off a difficult three-game road trip in which they went 1-2. They have suffered back-to-back losses to the rival Boston Celtics and New York Knicks- without many answers in sight to snap out of this rough stretch. For tonight, they will be back home to host another Eastern Conference playoff contender in the Toronto Raptors."
"However, Toronto beat the Heat just one week ago inside the Kaseya Center. Miami has been a shell of the team that looked so encouraging in October and November. Their struggles have been on both sides of the court amid injuries, inconsistent rotations and what has looked like a disengaged roster as of late. The Heat have lost seven of their last eight games and will hope to avoid falling to an even 15-15 .500 record on the season."
"The silver lining recently has been the re-emergence of Kel'el Ware, who is coming off a dominant 20 points and 19 rebounds double-double in the Knicks loss on Sunday. The expectation is that Ware will remain a starter again moving forward, as his performances have been the lone bright side over this past week. Injury Report (at the time of this publishing): Toronto Raptors: RJ Barrett (knee) - OUT Jakob Poeltl (back) - OUT"
Miami returns home to face Toronto after a 1-2 road trip and consecutive losses to Boston and New York, dropping to seven losses in eight games. Toronto has also slumped, losing two straight and posting a 3-7 record over its last 10 games, and beat Miami a week ago at Kaseya Center. Injuries and inconsistent rotations have hampered Miami, with key players unavailable and the roster appearing disengaged. Kel'el Ware has emerged, delivering a 20-point, 19-rebound performance and earning expected starting minutes. Projected lineups and broadcast details are listed, and multiple players are listed as out.
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