Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh (1) reacts after making a three point shot against the Toronto Raptors in the first half at American Airlines Arena.Robert Mayer
Chris Bosh scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors for the 16th straight time, prevailing 107-102 on Sunday night.
Dwyane Wade added 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Heat (3-0) — the last unbeaten team in the Eastern Conference. Luol Deng scored 18 points, Shawne Williams added 16 and Mario Chalmers finished with 12 for Miami.
DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points for Toronto (2-1), which hasn't beaten Miami since Jan. 27, 2010.
Kyle Lowry added 22, including a layup that got the Raptors within four with 21 seconds left. Jonas Valanciunas scored 14 and Greivis Vasquez finished with 12 for Toronto, which was outrebounded 43-28.
Miami led by as many as 16 late in the third quarter before the Raptors came roaring back, starting with a 6-0 run to close the third and get within 10. Toronto got within six twice midway through the fourth, before Shawne Williams made a pair of big plays for Miami.
He tipped in a missed 3-point try by Mario Chalmers for an eight-point lead and after DeRozan's 3-pointer with 5:23 left got Toronto t15within five, he answered with a 3 of his own from the left corner to restore Miami's cushion.
Lowry had a chance to get Toronto within five again when he was fouled on a 3-pointer with about 2 minutes left, but missed two of the three tries. The Raptors missed 15 free throws on the night, after missing a total of 16 in their first two games.
TIP-INS
Raptors: Drake, the team's most recognizable fan, was courtside. ... The Raptors shot 39 free throws and now have a 120-79 edge over opponents in that department so far in this young season. ... Patrick Patterson got the start at forward in place of Amir Johnson, who was out with a sore left ankle. ... Four of the five starters for Miami on the night Toronto last beat the Heat are not currently in the NBA, with Wade being the lone exception.
Heat: F Josh McRoberts had to leave the game in the fourth quarter — not because of injury, but because he tore off his jersey. He was quickly issued a replacement. ... .Miami was without F Chris Andersen (sore ribs) and F Udonis Haslem (sore quadriceps). With Andersen out, Justin Hamilton was the first big off the Heat bench. ... Miami used 11 players in the first half and each scored. ... Wade played in both ends of the back-to-back, something he did only three times last season.
RARE WADE
Wade was 4 for 4 in the first quarter, with four rebounds and three assists. It was just the second time in his career that he made at least four shots without a miss in a quarter, along with having at least that many rebounds and assists. He had a 6-for-6, four-rebound, three-assist third quarter on Jan. 8, 2006 against Portland.
PERFECT WEEKEND
Miami fans had little to complain about this weekend. The Heat went 2-0, while the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers and Miami Hurricanes football team all went 1-0. According to STATS, it's the fourth time all four of those teams posted a win on the same weekend and the first time they combined to go 5-0 over a Saturday and Sunday.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Toronto hosts Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Heat: Miami hosts Houston on Tuesday.