The Toronto Raptors backcourt has returned, but their teammates have checked out. Or so it seemed last night in Miami. Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 59 points, but got no help from anyone else. Combine that with the worst defensive effort of the playoffs, and the Raptors deserved the thumping they received.
The Miami Heat’s point guard, Goran Dragic, decided early on that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. He drove directly at the Raptors’ basket continually, from where he either hit a lay-up or dished the ball. Dragic efficiently scored 30 points, with 4 assists and 7 rebounds.