"If a month ago you had told Miami Heat fans, "Miami is only going to give up 21 points against the Raptors in the first quarter," Heat fans would have been ecstatic and would have gone, "With Miami's offense, we'll be up by 15 points early." But with how things have been going, no one in Miami blinked that the Heat gave up 21 points in the first quarter against Toronto and were still losing."
"Nothing went right for Miami out of the gate as Bam Adebayo was 0-3 in the first quarter, Norman Powell was 1-5, and the Heat as a whole were 1-10 from three, with Dru Smith knocking down the lone shot from deep. And yet despite just 16 points in the first quarter, Miami "only" trailed by five points after one and "just" seven points at halftime."
Miami lost to the Toronto Raptors 112-91 in December 2025, extending a slump and erasing prior goodwill. The Heat scored only 16 first-quarter points while allowing 21, and many fans expected an early lead given Miami's offense. Offensive execution was poor: Bam Adebayo was 0-3 in the first quarter, Norman Powell 1-5, and the team shot 1-of-10 from three, with Dru Smith hitting the lone three. Jaime Jaquez Jr. was the only consistent contributor. Kel'el Ware regressed from recent play and returned to the version Erik Spoelstra frequently benches. Andrew Wiggins recorded a -27 plus-minus, his second such mark in six games.
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