Ingram scores season-high 38, Raptors move closer to playoff berth by beating slumping Heat 128-114

TORONTO (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night.

Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.

Bam Adebayo had 24 points and 11 rebounds as the Heat lost for the 10th time in 13 games. Already destined for the play-in tournament, Miami’s hopes of improving its seeding took another hit.

Miami’s Davion Mitchell finished with 15 points and 11 assists. Tyler Herro and Jaime Jaquez Jr. each scored 15 points.

With their second home win over the Heat in three days, the Raptors swept the season series against the Heat for the third time. They also did it in 2007-08 and 2018-19.

Ingram matched his season high with seven assists. He had 13 points as Toronto outscored Miami 24-6 over the final 5:46 of the first half to lead 69-50 at the break.

Ingram shot 10 for 11 at the free throw line in the first half. The entire Heat team went 3 for 7 at the line in that time.

Toronto scored seven straight points to begin the third Miami answered with nine 3-pointers in the quarter. Ingram had 13 points in the third to keep Toronto in front, and the Raptors took a 102-90 lead to the fourth.

Toronto finished 14-4 against Southeast Division teams. They went 14-3 against the Central.

The Raptors are 4-11 against Atlantic foes with two games remaining. Toronto has lost 12 straight against the Knicks, who they visit Friday night.

Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. watched from a baseline seat.

Heat: At Washington on Friday.

Raptors: At New York on Friday.

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Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) drives past Miami Heat's Kasparas Jakucionis (25) during the first period of an NHL game in Ottawa, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (left) drives past Miami Heat's Pelle Larsson (9) during the first period of an NHL game in Ottawa, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., right, makes an appearance during first-half NBA basketball game action between the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat in Toronto, Ontario, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram (3) drives as Miami Heat's Andrew Wiggins (22) defends during first-half NBA basketball game action in Toronto, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Immanuel Quickley (5) drives past Miami Heat's Kasparas Jakucionis (25) during the first period of an NHL game in Ottawa, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Collin Murray-Boyles (left) drives past Miami Heat's Pelle Larsson (9) during the first period of an NHL game in Ottawa, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Raptors' Brandon Ingram (3) drives around Miami Heat's Davion Mitchell (45) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Toronto, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

PORTERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A man fatally shot a central California sheriff’s deputy Thursday morning as he was being served an eviction notice, prompting an hourslong standoff that ended with authorities fatally running him over with a vehicle after he fled the home.

Tulare County deputies were serving the notice to 60-year-old man in Porterville when he opened fire on them, the sheriff's department said. Porterville is about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Los Angeles in the state’s Central Valley.

The man barricaded himself inside the home with a rifle for several hours. At one point, authorities deployed gas into the home as the man continued to fire at law enforcement. The standoff ended around 6 p.m. when the man left the home and moved through the yards of nearby homes, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux said at an evening news conference.

Boudreaux said a Kern County SWAT team drove an armored car into the yard where the man was laying on the ground and he started firing at them. The team drove the car over the man, killing him.

Boudreaux said the man had failed to pay rent for 35 days and had been expecting law enforcement to arrive to serve a final notice for eviction. Boudreaux said he “laid in wait” and immediately shot at officers when they arrived.

The man's family was in contact with him and urged him to come out peacefully, but he refused, Boudreaux said.

The deputy who was killed was part of a group of officers that arrived to help after gunfire began, Boudreaux said. Bystander video shot from a driveway and posted by the Visalia Times-Delta showed several armed deputies crouched on the road in a residential neighborhood when a series of shots rang out. Some of the deputies began running away. The gunman cannot be seen from the video. Additional video showed someone being carried into an emergency medical vehicle.

Boudreaux later identified the slain deputy as Detective Randy Hoppert, a veteran of the U.S. Navy who joined the sheriff's department in 2020.

“This is senseless,” Boudreaux said.

Residents in the neighborhood were evacuated by SWAT teams or urged to shelter in place for several hours, and nearby schools were on lockdown.

Miguel Ibarra, whose 82-year-old mother lives across the street from the gunman, said it was surreal to see his parents' house on TV in what is normally a quiet, boring neighborhood.

“The police did a really good job keeping us informed and keeping us in the know of what’s going on,” he said.

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, right, speaks to media after a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Porterville, Calif. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux, center, attends a news conference after a sheriff's deputy was shot and killed Thursday, April 9, 2026, in Porterville, Calif. (Tulare County Sheriff's Office via AP)