The Toronto Raptors saw Scottie Barnes record his sixth career triple-double but the Miami Heat proved too much Friday night

You might have forgotten this, but Chris Boucher was great in the Tampa Tank season. He was eighth in Sixth Man of The Year voting, averaging 20.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per 36 minutes. Most of the scoring was owing to a career-best 38.3-percent accuracy from 3.

Raptors' Scottie Barnes is on track to return accordingly from a three-week absence after suffering a nasty orbital fracture.

The main takeaway from yet another tough, close Raptors loss, this one in Detroit on Monday, is that Scottie Barnes appears to be right back in form. Barnes missed a lot of time, but has mostly hit the ground running.

The Toronto Raptors upset the Minnesota Timberwolves in Scottie Barnes' return thanks to another stellar performance from RJ Barrett on Thursday

Gradey Dick ’s game has expanded. RJ Barrett ’s passing has improved. Jakob Poeltl is eating on the offensive end. Ochai Agbaji looks like a long-term rotation player. A few of the team’s rookies have shown flashes of being contributors.

After a rare road win in New Orleans, the Raptors got back in the losing column away from home, largely thanks to a poor third quarter in Miami. Leading 61-58 at halftime in a back-and-forth game, Toronto got smothered by an active Miami defence that often went into a zone against the confused visitors and fell 121-111 in a game where two players notched triple-doubles.