MIAMI – Dwyane Wade scored 37 points to lead the Heat to a 99-77 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night.

Wade had individual runs of 11 and 10 points for the Heat.

Anthony Parker scored 18 points to lead the Raptors.

The Raptors took a 25-24 lead at the start of the second quarter on a Morris Peterson field goal. But Miami used a 18-2 run in a 3:28 span to take a 42-27 advantage it would not relinquish. James Posey keyed the run with five points.

The Raptors played their second straight game without leading scorer Chris Bosh, who sat out because of a bone bruise to his left knee.

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