The SportsLine model is projecting Toronto's Scottie Barnes to score 20.7 points on average and be one of four Raptors players to score 11.1 or more points. Miami's Norman Powell, meanwhile, is projected to have 21.1 points as six Heat players score 11.1 points or more.

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto looks to stop its four-game skid with a win against Miami. The Heat have gone 8-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. Miami is 7-5 in games decided by 10 or more points.

What channel is Magic vs. Heat on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch NBA Cup quarterfinal game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Orlando Magic will host the Miami Heat in an NBA Cup Quarterfinals game on Tuesday.

The knockout rounds of the 2025 NBA Cup started on Tuesday, Dec. 9 when the Miami Heat faced the Orlando Magic in an East quarterfinal game.

Five takeaways from the Miami Heat’s 106-103 win over the Milwaukee Bucks (8-11) in a pivotal NBA Cup game on Wednesday night at Kaseya Center to extend its winning streak to six games and improve to 2-0 on its four-game homestand. The Heat (13-6) continues this stretch at home on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons:

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/heat/onsi as How the Miami Heat have graded through the first 25 games. The Miami Heat are 14-11, well above expectations prior to the season's beginnings. Yet here we are, and Miami's start has reflected to their grade given via Bleacher Report.

Q: Ira, with regard to your Q&A about a true point guard, have you forgotten who the Heat drafted this year, Kasparas Jakucionis? Yes he is raw but we saw his upside during the preseason and his connection with Kel’el Ware.

The Miami Heat has held internal discussions regarding “several” unhappy stars who could become available in the near future.

The Toronto Raptors and host Miami Heat have plenty in common ahead of their clash on Monday. Both are well rested on the back of NBA Cup quarterfinal exits on Tuesday.