Thanks to falling out of NBA Cup contention, both Toronto and Miami had this matchup added to their schedule, marking their third meeting in the past two weeks.
As familiar as these teams are with each other, they were pretty close in their home and home series two weeks back, each picking up the win at home.
Heading into Miami for this one, the Raptors were without their All-Star forward Scottie Barnes after he left Monday’s game against the Knicks with an ankle injury.
Already with a poor record on the road and now down multiple starters, Toronto had their work cut out for them.