It’s often said that teams take on the character of their best player. In the Raptors case, while Kyle Lowry is definitely the most important, DeMar DeRozan’s first five games have clearly been the best. He’s leading the league in scoring with 35.8 points per game after all. Of course, it’s also often said that DeRozan can’t shoot threes. It’s fitting then that the Raptors, god love them, can’t seem to hit them either right now. No matter: the Raptors are now 4-1 after a 96-87 win over the Miami Heat.
The Raptors as a team managed to shoot 44 percent from the field, compared to the Heat’s paltry 38.