TORONTO - Collin Murray-Boyles doesn't think he's had his "welcome to the NBA" moment just yet, but he'll never forget the first time he tangled with the Houston Rockets.

Murray-Boyles started for the first time in his NBA career on Wednesday, playing at centre for the Toronto Raptors in a 139-121 loss to Houston. That meant playing defence against former leading scorer Kevin Durant, former all-star Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., backup centre Steven Adams, all of whom are over six-foot-10.

"That's a great challenge, especially early on, especially for this team, going up against a team that's going to make it really deep in the playoffs," said Murray-Boyles. "You never know what type of lineup you’re going to go up against every night.

"Going up against a supersized line like this s

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