""This is not what I would have predicted. I thought we were ready, I thought we had a good session this morning. I thought coming off of our last two games, on the road, even though there were losses, there were way more good things than negative things. It was a lifeless start. And then we just felt like we were digging back the rest of the game. You have to credit Toronto. They came out with a force and speed in this game that we couldn't get a grapple on.""
""Offensively, there's things where it can look great, at times. We can't have four games like this. We haven't had many of these. ... [The Toronto Raptors] got us out of anything we were trying to do until the end when the game was over. They pressured us, they got us out of step.""
Miami started 14-7 but have fallen to 15-15 after losing eight of their last nine games, slipping to the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference. The Heat lost 112-91 to the Toronto Raptors, missing 11 of their first 12 shots and scoring 44 first-half points, the fewest before halftime this season. A 12-3 Raptors run to open the second half created a 16-point deficit Miami could not overcome. Coach Erik Spoelstra described a lifeless start and credited Toronto's force and speed. Miami's pace has stagnated and the team ranks 21st in halfcourt offensive rating since early December.
Read at Hot Hot Hoops - Miami HEAT NBA Blog
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