In a game where the Raptors appeared to forget how to play both offence and defence, the result was as ugly as you’d expect.
The first quarter started... badly, to say the least. The Raptors’ offence sputtered out of the gate, but was buoyed by Jonas Valanciunas dominating the offensive boards, keeping the team afloat in spite of numerous missed jumpers (he had 6 points and 4 rebounds in 7 first quarter minutes, and would end the game with 10 and 10 on 5/6 shooting, in only 20 minutes played). On the other end, there was no such respite - Toronto’s perimeter defenders (especially Serge Ibaka early on) just could not keep track of shooters, as Miami started 7 of 7 from the field, including 4 of 4 from long distance.