Raptors-Heat moved to Feb. 1, advancing Kyle Lowry's return to Toronto

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry is back home to face the Pelicans on Wednesday. (AP/file)

The Toronto Raptors' matchup with the Miami Heat at Scotiabank Arena has been moved up to Feb. 1 from Feb. 3, the NBA announced on Monday.

That means Kyle Lowry's long-anticipated return to Toronto will occur two days earlier.

It will be Lowry's first game back in Toronto since he joined the Heat in a sign-and-trade deal this past summer.

Five other Raptors games, including two postponed dates from December, have also been rescheduled. Toronto's game originally scheduled for Dec. 16 against Chicago at Scotiabank Arena has been moved to Feb. 3 and the Raptors' home game set for Dec. 20 against Orlando will now be played March 4.

Three of Toronto's road games have also been moved, starting with a visit to Chicago set for Dec. 22 now being played on Jan. 26. The Raptors' trip to Atlanta set for Feb. 1 will now be played Jan. 31 and Toronto's game in Brooklyn on Jan. 26 has been moved to Feb. 28.

With files from The Canadian Press.

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