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Projected Starters
Last Meeting
April 3, 2015 BROOKLYN 114, TORONTO 109
Thaddeus Young swooped in to make the tiebreaking basket on a follow shot with 22 seconds left after misses by Deron Williams and Brook Lopez, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 114109 … Williams scored a season-high 31 points and Lopez added 30 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets … Young tied his season high with 29 points … DeMar DeRozan finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Raptors … Lopez had his fifth 30-point game in the last nine, while Williams also handed out 11 assists … This was the fifth straight regular-season game between the teams here decided by five points or fewer … Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth quarter until the final seconds … DeRozan followed Williams' 3-pointer with a jumper 10 seconds later to tie it at 109 with 36 seconds to play … But he missed on Toronto's possession following Young's basket, which came after Williams missed in the lane and Lopez missed the first tip attempt … Lou Williams scored 23 points for the Raptors, playing their fifth straight game without All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry.
Note Worthy
• This is the 91st meeting between the Raptors and Nets (including 13 playoff games) – the most games Toronto has played against any opponent
• Wednesday’s game at Brooklyn is the first of five Atlantic Division contests the Raptors will play in January. Toronto is 3-1 against divisional rivals this season.
• Kyle Lowry has an opportunity to become the first player since Chris Bosh in 2010 to record four straight doubledoubles.
• DeMar DeRozan ranks sixth in NBA scoring since Dec. 1 averaging 24.5 points in 18 games. He is shooting .446 (151-for-324) from the field, .353 (12-for-34) from three-point range and .864 (127-for-147) at the free throw line.
• DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry are one of three duos in the NBA averaging 20+ points this season. DeRozan ranks 11th averaging 22.9 points, while Lowry ranks 17th with 20.7 points. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (26.6) and Russell Westbrook (25.3) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry (29.7) and Klay Thompson (20.4) are the only other pairs.
• Patrick Patterson is averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and shooting a team-best .571 (8-for-14) from threepoint range over the last three games (Jan. 1-4). Patterson also leads the team shooting .583 (14-for-24) overall from the field during these games.
• DeMarre Carroll will not play Wednesday at Brooklyn due to a swollen right knee
• Toronto has won 14 straight games when holding opponents to less than 100 points. The Raptors are 19-3 when keeping opponents under the century mark and 17-5 when opponents shoot below .450 from the field. Toronto ranks fifth in the NBA limiting opponents to 97.6 points.
• The Raptors (10-9) are one of seven teams in the NBA currently with a winning record on the road.
Go Raps!
Projected Starters
Toronto | Brooklyn |
PG - Kyle Lowry | PG - Shane Larkin |
SG - Demar Derozan | SG - Bojan Bogdanovic |
SF - James Johnson | SF - Joe Johnson |
PF - Luis Scola | PF - Thad Young |
C - Jonas Valanciunas | C - Brook Lopez |
Last Meeting
April 3, 2015 BROOKLYN 114, TORONTO 109
Thaddeus Young swooped in to make the tiebreaking basket on a follow shot with 22 seconds left after misses by Deron Williams and Brook Lopez, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 114109 … Williams scored a season-high 31 points and Lopez added 30 points and 17 rebounds for the Nets … Young tied his season high with 29 points … DeMar DeRozan finished with 27 points, eight rebounds and eight assists for the Raptors … Lopez had his fifth 30-point game in the last nine, while Williams also handed out 11 assists … This was the fifth straight regular-season game between the teams here decided by five points or fewer … Neither team led by more than three points in the fourth quarter until the final seconds … DeRozan followed Williams' 3-pointer with a jumper 10 seconds later to tie it at 109 with 36 seconds to play … But he missed on Toronto's possession following Young's basket, which came after Williams missed in the lane and Lopez missed the first tip attempt … Lou Williams scored 23 points for the Raptors, playing their fifth straight game without All-Star point guard Kyle Lowry.
Note Worthy
• This is the 91st meeting between the Raptors and Nets (including 13 playoff games) – the most games Toronto has played against any opponent
• Wednesday’s game at Brooklyn is the first of five Atlantic Division contests the Raptors will play in January. Toronto is 3-1 against divisional rivals this season.
• Kyle Lowry has an opportunity to become the first player since Chris Bosh in 2010 to record four straight doubledoubles.
• DeMar DeRozan ranks sixth in NBA scoring since Dec. 1 averaging 24.5 points in 18 games. He is shooting .446 (151-for-324) from the field, .353 (12-for-34) from three-point range and .864 (127-for-147) at the free throw line.
• DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry are one of three duos in the NBA averaging 20+ points this season. DeRozan ranks 11th averaging 22.9 points, while Lowry ranks 17th with 20.7 points. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant (26.6) and Russell Westbrook (25.3) and Golden State’s Stephen Curry (29.7) and Klay Thompson (20.4) are the only other pairs.
• Patrick Patterson is averaging 12.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and shooting a team-best .571 (8-for-14) from threepoint range over the last three games (Jan. 1-4). Patterson also leads the team shooting .583 (14-for-24) overall from the field during these games.
• DeMarre Carroll will not play Wednesday at Brooklyn due to a swollen right knee
• Toronto has won 14 straight games when holding opponents to less than 100 points. The Raptors are 19-3 when keeping opponents under the century mark and 17-5 when opponents shoot below .450 from the field. Toronto ranks fifth in the NBA limiting opponents to 97.6 points.
• The Raptors (10-9) are one of seven teams in the NBA currently with a winning record on the road.
Go Raps!
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