The Toronto Raptors (13-15, 10-4 Home) will try to slow down one of the league’s top shooting teams when they welcome the Brooklyn Nets (17-12, 7-7 Away) on Friday. Brooklyn beat the Washington Wizards 112-100 at Capital One Arena on Monday, their fourth consecutive win.
Kevin Durant led the way with 30 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. The Nets are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. Toronto lost their third in a row in a close one on Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena, falling to the Sacramento Kings 124-123. Fred VanVleet had 39 points and eight rebounds in defeat, leading the team. The Raptors are ninth in the Eastern Conference.
The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Brooklyn will be aiming for a season sweep against Toronto after getting the win in each of their three previous matchups, the last of which was a 114-105 victory at Barclays Center on December 2, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Kyrie Irving led the Nets with 27 points. Pascal Siakam had 24 points and seven rebounds in defeat. Durant is averaging 30.0 points per game, best in the NBA, to lead the Nets in scoring this season. Durant also has dished 5.5 assists per game, most in the league. Meanwhile, Nicolas Claxton is grabbing 8.7 rebounds.
OG Anunoby (19.0 ppg), VanVleet (18.0), and Gary Trent Jr. (16.9) have been the primary providers of the Raptors’ offense. Anunoby leads the NBA. VanVleet also has tallied 6.4 assists per game, most in the league.
Meanwhile, Scottie Barnes has posted 7.0 rebounds per game. The Nets are shooting 49.9% from the field, ranking as one of the NBA’s most accurate field goal shooting teams (2nd). The Nets have had minimal success at Scotiabank Arena in recent seasons, losing eight of the last 10 games.
Brooklyn is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +3.9 (114.6-110.7). Toronto has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 111.3 points per game on average while scoring only 110.6 (-0.7 margin).
NETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Royce O’Neale: 5.0 | 9.3 | -4.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Brooklyn Nets (-120)
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