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The Raptors beat the Nets for the second year in a row
A breakout in the fourth period was enough for the Raptors to reverse their score and earn a second straight win over the Nets, this time by 109-108 in Toronto.
The Raptors beat the Nets for the second game in a row, this time at home. The Toronto team returned in the fourth 12 minutes and won the match with a long counterattack 109-108, allowing the Brooklyn team to sink more. The Nets had resounding absences as Irving didn’t even play at dawn on Wednesday.
The Nets are now 8th in the East with a 32-31 record after losing ground while the Raptors are one place up (7th) with a 34-29 record.
Top scorers for the Nets who are struggling with their performances were Johnson with 19 points and Seth Curry with 18. For the Raptors, the top scorers were Trent with 24 points and Barnes with 18 (10 rebounds).
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 32-25, 55-59, 81-89, 109-108
RAPTORS: Barnes 18 (10 rebounds), Siakam 18 (8 rebounds), Birch 11 (5/7 two points), Trent 24 (3), Flynn 15 (2), Boucher 8, Aquiwa 4, Bandon, Young 11 (2)
NETWORKS: Brown 9 (4/9 two points), Johnson 19 (3), Aldridge 16 (1), Curry 18 (2), Mills 8 (2), Thomas 11 (1), Griffin 9 (1), Edwards, Claxton 8 , Dragic 10 (4/7 two points).
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