Heat fall below .500 after Toronto snaps three-game winning streak

Nov 17

The Heat started their road trip 0-1 after OG Anunoby had a career 13-for-18 shooting night.

All night he couldn't be contained. Getting to the rim and posting up, he had no problem getting what he wanted. His 32 points led the Raptors, with Barnes following with 19, and Boucher capped off with 12.

Size has been an ongoing issue with the Heat all season, and this showed up in a 23-42 differential on the glass. Second-chance points and offensive rebounds killed the Heat with a 4-16 differential.

With the likes of Omer Yurtseven being out for three months with ankle surgery and Dewayne Dedmon virtually unplayable, the Heat will have to soon look for size to back up Bam. The Raptors scored almost half of their points in the paint with 58. Larger teams can continue to exploit the multiple mismatches found with the Heat.

Jimmy Butler struggled, finishing with only 13 points and a season-low in attempts with 4-of-8 shooting. Nevertheless, nights like this will happen, and teams can key in on getting the ball out of Jimmy's hands and expecting other players to score.

Six of eight players scored in double figures, with Strus leading the way with 20. Lowry put up 19 points against his former team, Vincent followed with 16, and Martin and Jovic scored 14 and 13, respectively. However, late turnovers pretty much ended the game. After nine turnovers in the 3rd, the Heat couldn't keep up with the Raptors' output.