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Season long coverage of Miami HEAT basketball, presented by Miccosukee Resort and Gaming, continues on Sun Sports.

Tonight Dwyane Wade and the HEAT (7-4) cross the border to face All-Star Chris Bosh and the Toronto Raptors (5-7) in the Air Canada Centre!

On Wednesday night, in a rematch of last year’s first round series, the Atlanta Hawks continued their torrid start by defeating the HEAT105-90 in Philips Arena. The HEAT stayed within three points of the Hawks 26-23 in the first period thanks to Michael Beasley’s 11 points. But Atlanta picked up steam in the second quarter, going on a 24-4 run and gained a 60-43 advantage at the half. Miami stayed resilient though, starting the third quarter with an 11-2 run, with Mario Chalmers knocking down back-to-back three pointers and outscored the Hawks 29-19. But the combination of Hawks offense (five players in double digits points) and HEAT turnovers (14) allowed Atlanta to go up as many as 19. Five Hawks players scored in double digits, led by Joe Johnson with 30 points and a seemingly mature Josh Smith finished with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Beasley finished with a team-high 21 points and nine rebounds, while Dwyane Wade struggled to find his rhythm and totaled 15 points, snapping his NBA record 23rd consecutive game scoring at least 20 points.

Note: Udonis Haslem did not play (shoulder). Quentin Richardson left the game (back) in the third quarter.

Tonight the HEAT and Raptors meet for the first of four matchups this season. Toronto’s All-Star forward Chris Bosh enters Friday’s game ranked second in NBA rebounding with an average of 12.3 boards per contest. Bosh collected a season-high 17 rebounds Wednesday night at Utah and earned his NBA-leading 10th double-double this season. Bosh is also 7th in the league in scoring at 26.8 points per game. Bosh is joined by scoring forward Hedo Turkoglu (14 points per game), 7-footer Andrea Bargnani (17.9 points per game), unheralded Jose Calderon and rookie DeMar DeRozan. The Raptors are first in turnovers averaging just 12.2 per game thanks to Calderon’s 4.22 assist-to-turnover ratio. In their last matchup in March, Wade put up 42 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out eight assists as the HEAT had five players score in double figures to defeat Toronto 108-102.

Last season, Toronto won the season-series, 2-1. The HEAT are 31-19 all-time versus the Raptors in the regular season, and are 13-11 in games played in Toronto. The HEAT are 18-8 in games played in Miami.

Join HEAT veteran play-by-play announcer Eric Reid and color analyst Tony Fiorentino as they break down all the action, while Emmy-nominated host and reporter Jason Jackson keeps you in know with the latest updates!

Stay with our coverage after the game for the most comprehensive post-game around as Jax hosts another edition of HEAT Live.

Check out Sun Sports on Sunday, November 22nd when the HEAT return home to the AmericanAirlines Arena to face Chris Paul and the New Orleans Hornets! Coverage begins at 6:00 pm.