National Basketball Association
Toronto 93, Brooklyn 87
When: 3:30 PM ET, Sunday, April 14, 2013
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#35 Kane Fitzgerald, #55 Bill Kennedy, #77 Karl Lane
Attendance:
17617
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Raptors 93, Nets 87: DeMar DeRozan scored a season-high 36 points and host Toronto held off a furious comeback to snuff out Brooklyn's bid for the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Rudy Gay had 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Raptors won their third straight and avoided a season sweep by snapping the Nets' four-game win streak.
Deron Williams scored 30 points and Brook Lopez added 16 for Brooklyn, which never led and trailed by as many as 21 points before trimming a 20-point deficit to two with just over 4 1/2 minutes remaining. The Nets will open the playoffs at home as the fourth seed against either Atlanta or Chicago.
DeRozan scored 14 points in the final quarter, including a 3-pointer that pushed the lead back to eight points with 2:18 remaining after the Nets had closed to 77-75.
Brooklyn, which entered trailing Indiana by two games with three to play for the third seed, pulled within four points on two more occasions on 3-pointers by Williams and Joe Johnson before DeRozan buried a pair of decisive free throws with 15.3 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: DeRozan was 3-of-4 from behind the arc, the first time he's hit three 3-pointers in a game since nailing four against Milwaukee on Feb. 8, 2012. ... Williams had his fourth 30-point game in the last six thanks to a 22-point second half. ... Raptors rookie C Jonas Valanciunas (neck) was sidelined for the second game in a row while Nets F Gerald Wallace (leg) sat out his second straight.
Top Game Performances
| Brooklyn |
|
Toronto |
|
Deron Williams 30 |
Scoring |
DeMar DeRozan 36 |
|
Deron Williams 7 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 6 |
|
Reggie Evans 16 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gay 10 |
|
Deron Williams 4 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMar DeRozan 9 |
|
Reggie Evans 3 |
Steals |
Rudy Gay 3 |
|
Andray Blatche 2 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gay 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Brooklyn
|
87 |
40.5 |
8-30 |
11-19 |
23 |
38 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
| Toronto
|
93 |
43.9 |
6-15 |
15-21 |
19 |
48 |
1 |
4 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Raptors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Brooklyn will play their next game at home against Washington. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.