Going into this game, comparisons between the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat have been plentiful. They both have a penchant for player development and maintain a strong organizational culture from top to bottom. They also both have identities of teams that can play tough, grind out games, and ultimately, win ugly.
To call that game ugly, however, would be akin to calling Usain Bolt “a pretty good runner.” This was not a game for fans of the high-octane offenses that characterize the modern NBA. Instead, this game put both teams in a time machine back to a simpler time, when the terms analytics and efficiency belonged only on Wall Street, as the Toronto Raptors lost to the Miami Heat 84-76 in the second lowest scoring game of the 2019-20 NBA season.