DENVER -- Miamis Hassan Whiteside did his damage early and then handed the baton to Wayne Ellington. The combination was too much for the Denver Nuggets.Whiteside had another big game with 25 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks, and Ellington scored 22 points off the bench, lifting the Heat over Denver 106-98 on Wednesday night.Tyler Johnson returned after missing one game to get 18 points and seven assists for Miami. Goran Dragic had 16 points and seven assists for the Heat, who have more wins on the road (four) than at home (two).I like this group, I like the toughness that theyre building, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Road wins are gratifying because theyre tough. Theyre tough anywhere you go.Nikola Jokic came off the bench with 17 points and 14 rebounds for Denver, which was outscored 31-18 in the fourth quarter to fall to 3-6 at home.We have to lock in for a full 48 minutes, Emmanuel Mudiay said. I think sometimes we play the score instead of just playing hard every possession. That is somewhere we need to grow and get better at.A thigh injury sidelined Ellington for the first 16 games of the season and he made his Heat debut in a home loss to Boston on Monday. He found his groove Wednesday and led Miami on a decisive 11-0 run early in the fourth to get the lead for good. Ellington hit four 3-pointers in the period, and his last put the Heat up 10 with 2:25 left.I got two open looks and I missed them, Ellington said. I told Tyler next time he comes off, look at his shot first but watch me in the corner because sometimes (Wilson) Chandlers falling asleep. He did that and I knocked that one down. As a shooter and you knock one or two down in a row thats when you feel pretty good.Jamal Murrays two 3-pointers got the Nuggets within five, but the Heat held on.Whiteside had 25 points and 17 rebounds in the loss to Boston and has 15 double-doubles this season.Chandler and Danilo Gallinari also scored 17 points each and combined for five of Denvers 19 turnovers.We talked pregame about we were taking care of the ball of late and we had 19 turnovers, coach Michael Malone said. But more importantly gave up 28 points off those 19 turnovers.TIP-INSHeat: G Dion Waiters was diagnosed with a torn muscle in his thigh. An MRI revealed a tear of the pectineus muscle, located in the front part of the upper and inner thigh. Spoelstra said Waiters, who stayed in Miami, will be re-evaluated in two weeks after rehab and treatment. ... Justise Winslow also remained in Miami to work on his conditioning. He has missed nine games with a sore left wrist. ... Josh Richardson tweaked his ankle in pregame and did not play. Spoelstra said the team will send him back to Miami for further evaluation.Nuggets: G Will Barton missed his second game in a row due to soreness in his left ankle. Barton missed nine games after spraining the ankle, then returned for three before missing another for personal reasons. ... Darrell Arthur did not dress because of illness.ON GUARDJohnson was reluctant to wear a mouth guard, but after getting an implant knocked out against Detroit last week and having oral surgery Monday, he understood the need to protect his teeth.I cant miss games because Im missing teeth, he said. My goal is to play all 82 and now Im going to have to change it up and wear the mouthpiece.The mouth guard didnt bother him in the first quarter when he had two dunks, including a slam at the quarter buzzer that pulled Miami within 30-28.UP NEXTHeat: At Utah on Thursday night.Nuggets: Host Houston on Friday night. 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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two days after striking out on an unexpected two-seam fastball from John Axford, Toronto slugger Josh Donaldson had a much better view of things when he faced the Oakland Athletics reliever again.This time Donaldson didnt get fooled and prevented the Blue Jays from getting swept in their first series coming out of the All-Star break.Donaldson hit a tiebreaking two-run double off Axford with two outs in the ninth against his former team and Toronto held on to beat Oakland 5-3 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.He just started throwing a two-seamer and I didnt really know he had that, Donaldson said of Axford. He busted it out on me (Friday), a good pitch. Today I was able to see it and get in a favorable count where I could zone it up more.Donaldson, who was traded to the Blue Jays by the As prior to the 2015 season, also singled and scored in the first inning to help Toronto win after Oakland starter Rich Hill left the game with a blister on his finger in the opening inning.Troy Tulowitzki homered while Russell Martin and Justin Smoak added two hits apiece for Toronto.The Blue Jays needed it after losing their first two games coming out of the All-Star break to fall four games behind first place Baltimore in the AL East.We desperately needed that as a team, Toronto manager John Gibbons said. We had the little lead, they came back and tied it. Thats a big win for us.Smoak and Junior Lake hit consecutive one-out singles off John Axford (3-3) in the ninth. Devon Travis struck out looking before Donaldson lined a 2-1 pitch down the left-field line to drive in pinch-runner Andy Burns and Lake.Donaldson, who played in Oakland from 2010-14, was greeted with a rousing ovation and chants of MVP, MVP from the crowd of 21,626 at the Coliseum.This is where it all started for me so its always nice to see, Donaldson said. Thheres a few faces over there I remember.dddddddddddd Its good to see the fans and be able to play out here.Jason Grilli (3-1) retired three batters for the win. Roberto Osuna pitched the ninth for his 19th save.Marcus Semien homered for the As.Nice little fight until the end, Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. They got a key hit when they had to in the ninth.Tulowitzki hit his 16th home run of the season off Sean Manaea in the fourth. Its Tulowitzkis eighth home run in 23 games since coming off the disabled list June 17.Semien became the fifth shortstop in As history to reach 20 home runs in one season with his solo shot off Toronto starter J.A. Happ in the sixth. Yonder Alonso added a tying pinch-hit two-run double in the same inning.HAPP HIT TWICEHapp had won six consecutive starts but left after getting hit by line drives twice, including once near his left elbow by Jake Smolinskis liner in the fifth. The Blue Jays lefty allowed three runs over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk. Hopefully hell be fine, but you never know if its going to stiffen up on him, Gibbons said. He gutted it out. That doesnt surprise me. Ive seen him get hit in the head.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: Triggs was diagnosed with a bruised left calf. . Left-hander Ross Detwiler, acquired from the Cleveland Indians in exchange for cash, was sent to Triple-A Nashville.UP NEXTBlue Jays: RHP Aaron Sanchez (9-1) pitches the opener of a two-game series in Arizona on Tuesday. He has eight consecutive wins and a 2.87 ERA since suffering his lone loss of the season to Oakland on April 22.Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (5-6) starts against Houston on Monday at the Coliseum. Graveman beat the Astros in his most recent outing July 9. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale China NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping Wholesale Jerseys 2020 Wholesale Authentic Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China Wholesale Authentic Jerseys ' ' '