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DeRozan's 34 points push Raptors past Heat 96-87

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 4:05 p.m. ET

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TORONTO (AP) DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points and reserve Terrence Ross added 20 as the Toronto Raptors beat the Miami Heat 96-87 on Friday night.

It was a team-record fifth straight 30-plus-point game for DeRozan, the NBA's leading scorer coming into the game averaging 36.3 points. Mike James had four straight 30-plus-point games for Toronto in 2005.

According to the Elias Sport Bureau, the last player to start a season with five games with at least 30 points was Michael Jordan from Nov. 1-11, 1986.

Hassan Whiteside had 21 points and 16 rebounds and Goran Dragic added 17 points for the Heat, who lost their fourth straight regular-season game to Toronto.

This was the first meeting between the teams since Toronto beat Miami in the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.