U.S. neighbors to the north gave a basketball signed by the 2010-11 Toronto Raptors NBA team, courtesy of the Canadian prime minister.

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Notes: NBA slam dunk champion Terrence Ross of the Toronto Raptors took in the game.

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Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers scored 81 against the last-place Toronto Raptors in 2006, the NBA's second-highest single-game total.

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The Heat equaled the second-longest winning streak in NBA history, pulling away in the fourth quarter Sunday to beat the Toronto Raptors 108-91 for their 22nd consecutive victory.

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Going into Sunday's games, 11 games separated the first-place Knicks (33-20) from the last-place Raptors (23-33) the smallest margin from first to last in the NBA. Toronto and Philadelphia (22-32) are still relative long shots to make the postseason, but they currently sit in ninth and 10th place in the Eastern Conference, just one and two spots, respectively, out of the playoffs.

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