The Nets survived. They outlasted the upstart Toronto Raptors and have moved onto the Miami Heat . But before we dive into the next round, something needs to be said: Joe Johnson was incredible in the first round. Johnson is without a doubt the series MVP, averaging just under 22 points on 52% shooting and 39% shooting from beyond the arc. Johnson changed the entire Raptors defensive scheme in order...
Toronto shocked the NBA world by winning 48 games and earning the East's No. 3 seed, but just like 13 years ago, it finished one point short of the next round. What's next for Toronto's free agents to be? TORONTO — Dwane Casey was excited last October. He'd spent his summer thinking of ways to use his players and could finally get back on the practice court with them. "Coaches love training camp,...
The Brooklyn Nets survived the Toronto Raptors in the first round, winning Game 7 on Sunday, 104-103, in a tightly contested series. Now, it's off to South Beach where they will take on LeBron James and the Miami Heat in the second round. As you know, Nets fans, Brooklyn swept the Heat in the regular season, winning 4-0, and marking the first time a LeBron James-led team was swept 4-0 in a regular...
Yesterday's loss to the Brooklyn Nets was a tough one to swallow, but as Adam Francis notes, it also marked a big step by the Toronto Raptors, back to NBA relevancy. At around 1 AM last night I was listening to rapper Bun B talking to the crowd at the Hoxton about the Toronto Raptors . "Ya'll have a great team, one that's on the rise," he said. Or something to that effect. Yes, the Toronto Raptors'...
The Toronto Raptors are thinking about chasing after former star Vince Carter in free agency as his career winds down. For several years now, Vince Carter hasn't played like the multiple-time All-Star he was in the past, but he certainly had a revival of sorts coming off the bench for the Dallas Mavericks this year. He will be a free agent this summer, and according to ESPN's Marc Stein , Carter's...
After taking a 3-2 series lead, the Toronto Raptors eventually capitulated against the more experienced and battle-tested Brooklyn Nets . By the thinnest of margins, head coach Dwane Casey's team lost Game 7 by just one point. The team expressed optimism about how far it had come after the playoff push ended. The Raptors realize this is no time to blow things up, no time to get frustrated. On paper,...
While the Toronto Raptors may have seen their season end sooner than they would have liked following a heartbreaking Game 7 loss during the first round of the NBA playoffs, what the team accomplished this season will not soon be forgotten. It seems like a lifetime ago now, but it was only last December when Toronto had struggled out of the gate with a 6-12 record. Following that start, Raptors general...
It almost had to end this way: Kyle Lowry , triggerman for four of the Toronto Raptors ’ previous six shots, barreling his way through the paint and into the waiting limbs of Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce , who saw it all coming from light-years away—a righteous revolt routed by its own predictability. It was Pierce—less than a hair’s worth of air beneath his aging feet—who...
Despite a valiant effort, the Toronto Raptors bowed out of the Eastern Conference playoff race Sunday afternoon, falling to the Brooklyn Nets in a 104-103 thriller. At least they'll have this Amir Johnson Dunk of the Night. C'mon , Canada! That's a pretty good consola —*dodges barrage of loons* OK, you're clearly still upset. Read more Toronto Raptors news on BleacherReport.com ...
The Toronto Raptors fought till the very end this afternoon, but came up just short losing 104 to 103 to the Brooklyn Nets. The Raptors season ends and the Nets move on to face the Miami Heat. The Toronto Raptors erased a double-digit deficit late in their Game 7 match this afternoon against the Brooklyn Nets , but couldn't quite get over the hump. A Kyle Lowry drive into traffic with about six seconds...
With the Brooklyn Nets win over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday afternoon, giving the Nets a 4-3 series win in their first round playoffs matchup, the Empire State Building will honor the Nets by lighting the building up in black and white, the team's colors. The Nets will play the first game of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals on Tuesday night at 7:00 PM in Miami. ...
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Miami Heat 4-0 in their four regular season matchups -- 6-0 if you count the two preseason games! Now, they face the Heat in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, which starts on Tuesday, May 6. A heavy narrative, heading into Game 1, will read two ways: First, the Nets have gone 4-0 against the Heat in the regular season, which was the first time a LeBron James -led team...
Score at the half: Nets 61, Raptors 53. Amir Johnson leads all scorers with 18 points. Marcus Thornton has 14 points for the Nets . For more on the Toronto Raptors , check them out at Raptors HQ . Nets at Raptors Boxscore - NBA.com NBA Playoffs Game 7 Thread: Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors, 1:00 PM - NetsDaily ...
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors in an absolute thriller, and move onto the second round! Final score: 104-103. Game Seven: Do or die; win or go home; the greatest two words in sports. For the Nets , it was their second consecutive postseason with a Game Seven. But, Last season didn't turn out so well. This time around, the team looked to rise up to the challenge and get passed the Toronto...
The Brooklyn Nets had a one-point lead over the Toronto Raptors with 6.2 seconds to play. The Raptors had the ball, all the Nets needed to do was get one stop and they would advance to the second round of the playoffs. Toronto inbounded the ball to Kyle Lowry , the Nets collapsed, Lowry got some space in the paint, and Paul Pierce took over, blocking Lowry and sending the Nets to the second round...
The Nets and Raptors face off in Game 7. The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors have played each other ten times this season, with each team winning five games. This is the tiebreaker and most importantly, Game Seven of their First Round series. Brooklyn saved their season with a 97-83 victory in Barclays Center on Friday night. The winner heads down to Miami to face the reigning NBA Champions. The...
The Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors have played each other ten times this season, with each team winning five games. This is the tiebreaker and most importantly, Game Seven of their First Round series. Brooklyn saved their season with a 97-83 victory in Barclays Center on Friday night. The winner heads down to Miami to face the reigning NBA Champions. The numbers Here's how the series has gone:...
As the Miami HEAT await the results of the Brooklyn Nets - Toronto Raptors series, we examine the potential of a Heat Raptors matchup in the conference semifinals. The Miami HEAT will have a few days off as the rest of the NBA's playoff pool continues to bludgeon one another. Among the tightly contested series currently happening, the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors are in the middle of a hotly...
The Raptors are not taking kindly to Andray Blatche's guarantee that the Nets will win Game 7 in Toronto. "Guarantee it," the big man said during a Friday shootaround, as quoted by Stefan Bondy. "We’re going to go there and take care of business and go to Miami." Blatche had predicted a win in Game 6 as well. In Game 5 and 6, Blatche has scored a combined 15 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in 37 minutes,...
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