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National Basketball Association
Miami 116, Toronto 109
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Where: American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Officials: #14 Ed Malloy, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 19600
Wayne Ellington scored 32 points to lead the Miami Heat to a 116-109 overtime victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.

Miami's win, coupled with Milwaukee's loss at Philadelphia, assured the Heat a sixth-place finish in the Eastern Conference and a first-round series against the third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers.

Toronto (59-23) had long since clinched the East's No. 1 seed. The Raptors will begin the playoffs against the eighth-seeded Washington Wizards. Toronto came up short in its bid to win 60 regular-season games for the time in franchise history.

Ellington shot 12 of 16 from the field and 8 of 12 from 3-point range. James Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Kelly Olynyk, Justise Winslow and Dwyane Wade scored 11 points each for the Heat (44-38). Hassan Whiteside had a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds.

Miami took the lead for good on Bam Adebayo's three-point play 41 seconds into overtime.

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 28 points, and he added 10 rebounds and nine assists. DeMar DeRozan scored 19 points, and Poeltl had 16 points and 12 boards.

Ellington's 3-pointer with 18.8 seconds remaining in regulation put Miami ahead 105-103. The Raptors tied it on Jakob Poeltl's tip-in off Delon Wright's missed 3-pointer with 8 seconds left.

Miami had an opportunity to win in regulation, but James Johnson's short jumper with one second remaining bounced off the rim.

Miami rallied from a double-digit deficit midway through the third quarter and took a 96-95 lead on Ellington's 3-pointer with 3:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Lowry's second of consecutive 3-pointers with 1:51 left tied it at 102-102. DeRozan's split two free throws with 1:26 remaining, putting Toronto ahead 103-102.

DeRozan's two free throws with 5:45 remaining in the third gave the Raptors their first double-digit margin at 70-59.

Miami began its comeback early in the fourth quarter and got to within 85-83 on Olynyk's layup with 7:17 remaining in the period.

DeRozan scored eight consecutive points, including a running floater from the right baseline at the buzzer, to give the Raptors a 53-47 lead at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Miami
Kyle Lowry 28 Scoring Wayne Ellington 32
Kyle Lowry 9 Assists Kelly Olynyk 5
Jakob Poeltl 12 Rebounds Hassan Whiteside 12
DeMar DeRozan 7 Free Throws Made James Johnson 3
Jakob Poeltl 3 Steals Josh Richardson 2
Jonas Valanciunas 3 Blocks Hassan Whiteside 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Toronto 109 45.7 9-30 16-21 24 47 10 5 14
Miami 116 43.4 11-26 13-20 26 56 7 8 9
Upcoming Games
  • Miami will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Heat have a W/L % of .488 after a win and .590 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Washington. The Raptors have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .773 after a loss.