MIAMI - Still just three games into the post-LeBron era in Miami, Chris Bosh has already heard the comparisons. Dejounte Murray Spurs Jersey . Bosh was the man in Toronto for the better part of seven seasons before signing up to play third wheel on a Heat team that would go on to win two championships in four years. Now, the former Raptor finds himself in a familiar situation. Thrust into the lead role following James return to Cleveland - and in light of Dwyane Wades deteriorating youth - Bosh is finally back in the spotlight after leaving it in Toronto. It must feel like 2009 all over again? 2009? No, it feels like 2014, Bosh insisted. Its a different situation, for the obvious reasons, with this team, he continued, dismissing the comparison. But no. I know everybody wants to look back on the past but its not about that. I feel like Im a much better player, a much better leader. And he is. Bosh is a different player than he was when he left Toronto. One thing that hasnt changed is the All-Star forwards dominance over his former team since that fateful summer in 2010 when he packed his bags and moved to South Beach. Even without James, Miami hasnt missed a beat to begin the young season and had little trouble disposing of the Raptors Sunday, defeating them for a 16th straight time. Im aware of it, admitted Bosh, who has never lost to Toronto. Everybodys aware of it. The Raptors were certainly aware of it. Its definitely on my mind, said DeMar DeRozan before the game - a teammate of Boshs in Toronto when the Raptors last toppled Miami, Jan. 27, 2010 - hes never won in South Beach. So, I think we definitely need to go in there and get this win, just use it as more motivation for us. For the bulk of Sundays loss - their first of the young season - DeRozan looked to be the only motivated Raptor. Playing in the second night of a back-to-back set, the Raptors left their defence in Orlando. Miami looked like the Heat of old, moving the ball at a frenetic pace and shooting the lights out. By halftime they had scored 64 points on 59 per cent shooting. The Raptors, playing without the injured Amir Johnson, had pulled down just 10 rebounds in 24 minutes. It caught up with us, Dwane Casey said following his teams 107-102 loss. We’ve got to set the tone and play with a sense of desperation in the first half and that’s what we didn’t do. It finally caught up with us. We’re scoring, we’re getting opportunities to score, we get to the free throw line 39 times, he continued. Offence is not an issue, defence is our issue. We have to decide collectively to guard people. The final score is misleading. The Raptors were in it until the final moments, but hardly by their own doing. They were out-rebounded 43-28 and missed 15 of their 39 free throws. Despite scoring 102 points they recorded just 11 assists. It was the same old against a Miami team that may not have regressed as much as most expected them to after losing the NBAs greatest player. We needed that, said DeRozan after scoring 30 points in a game he referred to as a wake-up call. [Expletive], they’re a good team still. We still had a chance and this would have been a perfect game for Amir. You know, the rebounding, he gets a lot of the dirty rebounds that we missed tonight. Johnson was a late scratch after tweaking his troublesome left ankle early in Saturdays win over the Magic. With Patrick Patterson - his understudy - struggling, the Raptors could have used his defensive prowess against the versatile Bosh. Bosh paced his team for the third game in a row, all wins, to begin the season, scoring 21 points to go along with his 11 boards. The 12-year vet opted to return to Miami during the summer, turning down a sizeable offer from the Rockets. He says his decision had little to do with being the man. He believes they still have a contender in Miami and while that can be debated, the early returns suggest he may be on to something. After having success in the past four years, twice, it kind of changes your perspective about things, said Bosh, the Raptors all-time scoring leader. You hold things more important. You know whats more important. Having your team or anything like that, thats ego driven. Its not as important. So for me its really just about winning ball games. Thats what it comes down to. And if I can have a major responsibility and contribute to that than thats what I strive for. Rumblings of Miamis demise may in fact be premature. At least on Sunday, Wade looked like the player of old - active, dynamic and all over the floor, he flirted with a triple-double, recording 19 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists in the second night of a back-to-back. [As] soon as we can move on from the questions about last year, the sooner I can move on, man, he said before the game, taking issue with a reporter, inquiring about his status in the game after playing Saturday night. Im playing in the game. Its the only way I can approach it. They were both that guy and now it’s back to them being that guy and not worrying about LeBron or that situation, DeRozan said. Both of them have been the man before and theyre doing it again. The takeaway for the Raptors: They still have some work to do. Through three games we havent seen them at their best. As for their winless streak against Bosh and the Heat, theyll have to hear about it for a while longer. “It’s not been fun at all but what do we have? Three more shots at them? DeRozan asked. They actually see them twice more this season. We have to take advantage of those. It was a good test for us tonight. 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Gabi Fernandez opened the scoring in what had been a hard fought contest until Bryan Rodriguez was shown a second yellow card for blatantly swiping at the ball with his hand in the 55th minute. Gabi was afforded space about 10 metres outside the area to smash a swerving drive beyond outstretched goalkeeper Antonio Adan for the 58th-minute lead. Diego Costa made it 2-0 in the 64th after Koke headed on to the Spain striker to fire home his 23rd league goal and 31st in all competitions. While Atleticos season-long surge sees no signs of dipping with nine rounds left, last-placed Betis is running out of time to avoid relegation after falling nine poinnts from safety. Jakob Poeltl Spurs Jersey. Earlier, Sevilla continued its late bid to qualify for next seasons Champions League by beating Osasuna 2-1 for a fifth straight victory. Jairo Samperio put Sevilla ahead after 27 minutes before Carlos Bacca scored a first-half stoppage time penalty after Damia Abella was ajudged to have handled inside the area, which led to Osasuna coach Javi Gracia being dismissed. Sevilla never looked in danger despite Osasuna substitute Javier Acuna scoring an impressive individual effort in the last play of the game. Sevilla has 48 points, seven behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao on 55. Osasuna is two points above the relegation zone. Vallencia and Villarreal also play on Sunday, while Real Sociedad faces Almeria on Monday. In other 29th round results, it was: Athletic Bilbao 1, Getafe 0; Malaga 2, Celta Vigo 0; Real Valladolid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1; and Espanyol 0, Levante 0. ' ' '