LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Fred VanVleet scored a career-high 36 points and made seven 3-pointers, and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors added to their strong restart with a 107-103 victory over the Miami Heat on Monday.VanVleet finished 7 of 12 from beyond the 3-point arc and was a perfect 13 of 13 from the foul line, besting his 34-point total against the Pelicans last December.Pascal Siakam added 22 points and Kyle Lowry had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors, who are 2-0 since play resumed last week.
Toronto resumed its season by beating the Lakers and remains in second place in the Eastern Conference.Goran Dragic had 25 points for the Heat.Miami beat Toronto twice this season, but the Raptors avoided the season sweep.