The Toronto Raptors are on the road tonight in the NBA Playoffs, taking on the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the semifinals. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 p.m. start time and it will be televised nationally on TNT. Currently the odds for the game have the Heat favored at home to pick up the win.
NBA Odds
Miami -5.5
Total: 190.5 points
Toronto is looking to put the Heat in a bad spot here, a victory would give the Raptors a 3-1 series lead. They will take the court tonight without Jonas Valanciunas, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the post season with a bad ankle injury. He's been averaging better than 18 points per game in the series and made a strong impact in games, now the Raptors have to find a way to replace his production.
The Heat have dropped the last two games in the series, winning tonight becomes imperative for their potential success the rest of this series. They might be without Hassan Whiteside tonight themselves, reports are he has the same type of injury as Golden State Warrior star Steph Curry, who has been out for much of the playoffs himself. The Heat are already playing without Chris Bosh, losing Whiteside would be a major blow. Whiteside is the ultimate rim protector, leading the NBA in blocked shots this season at almost four per contest.
Dwayne Wade has played well in the series, but his 38 points in Game 3 wasn't enough to help lead the Heat to a victory. He will have to play well tonight in order to pick up a series-tying win.
All three games have been tight, the Heat's six-point win in the opener was the widest margin. Kyle Lowry had a huge game with 33 points in Game 3, he connected on 11-of-19 shots as he somehow found a way to start making shots again.
The previous four games saw Lowry make just 19-of-63 shots for just over 30 percent.
Miami needs a win to pick up a win here, Wade will lead them to a win.
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