The Toronto Raptors rebounded against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night -- quite literally, to the tune of 52-30 off the glass -- beating the Nets in Game 2, 100-95, and evening the series at 1-1. Now, the series heads to Brooklyn on Friday night, where the Nets look to protect home court. After Tuesday's loss, the human soundbite, Kevin Garnett , gave us another gem. First, speaking about the 36 points the Nets allowed in the fourth quarter, Garnett said, "Thirty-six points, that's too many points, for anybody -- preschool, little league, YMCA, Raptors -- too many points." He then followed up with a pretty hyped up comment about protecting "the house," saying, "When you're on the road, one thing you want to do is try to get one on the...
Kevin Garnett: 'I don't know if you can say 'F*** Brooklyn' and then come into Brooklyn'
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