Tyler Herro had 23 points, Jimmy Butler scored a hat-trick and the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 104-99 on Monday night.

In his first game after a six-week absence with a broken thumb, Bam Adebayo scored 14 points.

Butler finished the game with 19 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds, including one last rebound in the final moments when a three-pointer by Fred VanVlit missed the target.

“I’m just happy that Jimmy scored his hat-trick and that we kept holding on to it,” said Adebayo.

With this victory, the Heat returned to the height of the Chicago Bulls, ex aequo on the front line of the eastern union.

Chris Boucher from Montrealer led the Raptors with 23 points and VanVleet contributed 22.

The meeting was expected to mark the first clash between the Torontoians and Kyle Lowry since the latter left for Miami during the offseason.

The latter, however, lost the fight for personal reasons.

In 2019, Lowry helped the Raptors win their first NBA title in franchise history. Many consider him the best Raptor of all time.

“I would like to see (Kyle) play, obviously,” Raptors coach Nick Nurs said after the game. “We always want to face the best players from the other team. I was looking forward to seeing how it could be. »

Elsewhere in the NBA

Pelicans 92 – Celtics 104

NOP: Jonas Valantsiounas had 22 points and 14 rebounds
BOS: Jason Tatum stood out with 27 points

Hornets 97 – Knicks 87

CHA: Miles Bridgers impressed with 38 points and 12 rebounds
NYK: 18 points and 12 rebounds from RJ Barrett

76ers 98 – Wizards 117

PHI: Joel Embiid scored a total of 32 points
IT WAS: Kyle Kuzma went under the basket with 15 points and 16 rebounds

Nets 107 – Cavaliers 114

BRO: 27 point game and nine assists for Kyrie Irving
CLE: Darius Garland had 22 points and 12 rebounds

Pacers 133 – Clippers 139

IND: Caris LeVert had 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists
LAC: Nicholas Batum had 32 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists

Bulls 106 – Grizzlies 119

CHI: DeMar DeRozan led the team with 24 points and 5 assists.
MEM: Desmond Bain had 25 points and 4 assists.

Bucks 114 – Hawks 121

MIL: Chris Middleton had 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists
ATL: Tray Young was first with 30 points, 11 assists and 4 rebounds

Trail Blazers 98 – Magic 88

POR: Yusuf Nurkic had 21 points, 22 rebounds and 4 steals
ENT: Franz and Moritz Wagner scored 14 points each

Suns 121 – Spurs 107

PHO: Devin Booker offered himself a 48-point harvest
YOU: double 23 points and 14 rebounds for Jacob Poetl

Thunder 102 – Mavericks 104

OKC: Lugenge Dort finished with 18 points
DAL: hat-trick 20 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists by Luka Doncic

Jazz 95 – Lakers 101

UTA: Rudy Gobert scored under the basket with 19 points and 16 rebounds
LAL: LeBron James offered 25 points in the victory