Raptors lose preseason opener 129–105 to Miami; Kawhi and several veterans unavailable

A preseason loss with many regulars withheld highlighted offensive rust and defensive rebounding issues; the game was part of the NBA Canada Series and the team returns to Toronto to continue camp before heading to Vancouver next week.

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- Final score: Miami 129, Toronto 105.
- Game attended by a sellout crowd of 18,474 at Centre Vidéotron as part of the NBA Canada Series.
- Raptors will continue camp in Toronto and then travel to Vancouver for the Oct. 10 preseason game.
- Toronto forced 25 Heat turnovers but lacked discipline getting back on defence in spots.
- Raptors shot poorly from 3-point range (29% reported) and were outrebounded on the offensive glass (Miami had 13 offensive rebounds).
- Barrett and Tyreke Key led Toronto with 15 points each.

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