Raptors drop first preseason game to Heat

RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes were the biggest contributors for the Raptors tonight with 15-3-1 and 11-2-2 respectively despite playing less than half of what they usually do. Collin Murray-Boyles also had a great night, seeing some challenging defensive matchups but staying engaged, and scoring 6-9-1. As expected, he had a tetrad of offensive rebounds as well. Unfortunately, Kawhi was noticeably absent as he adjusts back to being in game shape. Alongside him on the bench were Jamison Battle and rookie Allen Graves who are both nursing minor injuries.

For Miami, Giannis Antetokounmpo looked phenomenal in his new threads, finishing with a statline of 9-4-7 in only 14 minutes. Andrew Wiggins and Tim Hardaway Jr. feasted from the three point line as they were provided lots of space to shoot and sophomore Pelle Larson chipped in 13-2-2 from the bench.

The flow of the game was almost entirely in Miami's favour, indicative of the stage we are in at this point in the season. Plenty of mistakes may have plagued Toronto, but there's a whole season ahead of them to work out the kinks.