Toronto Raptors sorely miss Scottie Barnes in loss vs. Heat, but the first 14:23 sure slapped

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The Toronto Raptors fell to the Miami Heat 114-104 in Scottie Barnes' first game on the sidelines with an ankle injury -- but they absolutely cooked in the first 14:23 of the game. In Episode 1769, Sean Woodley goes solo to react to the Raptors falling to 7-19 with their loss in Miami, why they missed Scottie Barnes so dearly, how they won the first 14:23 so decidedly, DUNKS, shot creation issues and Jakob Poeltl's weird bout with back spasms that saw him miss a grand total of two minutes. First, Sean talks about how the absence of Scottie Barnes was felt on both the offensive and defensive end, the Raptors' issues with porous on-ball defense and RJ Barrett's struggles as the offense's leading man. Next, it's Toxic Positivity Friday, and we'll leave it at that. Lastly, Sean runs through The Good (DUNKS, BABY!!!), The Bad (a general lack of shot creation without Scottie Barnes) and The Hmmm (was Jakob Poeltl on the can?) to wrap up the show.

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