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DeRozan, Lowry lead late comeback as Raptors beat Nets 116-112

March 24, 2018 10:04·
D'Angelo Russell of the Nets reacts in the

D'Angelo Russell of the Nets reacts in the

The action between the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors had to be put on hold during one extended moment in the game after officials deemed it necessary to check whether one of the baskets adhere to the league's standards.

Casey made his feeling known when he gave the hook to starters DeRozan, Jonas Valanciunas, O.G. Anunoby and Serge Ibaka some four minutes into the third quarter.

1 team in the NBA's Eastern Conference, needed a fourth-quarter comeback on Friday night to get past the Brooklyn Nets, the 13th-place team in the East.

"Just reading the defense, once I knew they had their eye on me, I saw Kev and that's money", James said. "This is big for our confidence, knowing that we're never out of a game". The triple-double was his third of the season and the 12th of his career. Crabbe knocked down two 3-pointers during the surge. So many mental mistakes, we played like we were in a fog.

Lowry hit five three-pointers on six attempts, giving him 215 threes on the season, which eclipses the franchise single-season record he set two seasons ago (212). Still Toronto had won 19 of its last 22.

"We're not into moral victories but I did like our compete", coach Kenny Atkinson said. The Nets, (23-50) arrived having won two of three but had lost 20 of their past 25.

The Raptors trailed by nine early in the fourth quarter before DeRozan scored nine points in less than three minutes to move Toronto within 95-94 with 8:29 to play.

"The old practice word that guys don't want to hear about, but we need that, just with timing, to take care of some of our defensive slippages we've had in certain situations", Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. The Nets have scored 30 or more points in six straight first quarters.

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It bought them some time to buy a beer, go to a restroom, or wonder whether this is the year that the Raptors are going to win the Eastern Conference title for the first time ever. Lucas Nogueira got some rare early game minutes, and provided a brief spark of interest in an otherwise boring half when the seven-foot Brazilian hit his fifth three-pointer of the season and blocked two shots.

The game was briefly halted in the third quarter because Lowry complained that the rim Toronto was shooting on was uneven.

The Raptors have made at least 10 three-pointers in 15 consecutive games, a franchise record. Some might point to it being a product of the modern National Basketball Association and the style that Brooklyn plays - the team is second in the league in three-point attempts - and those are fair assessments.

Casey credited Lowry's work ethic and the fact that he is playing fewer minutes for his improved shooting from distance, saying "he's not as worn down as he has been the last few years". "The guy works on his three, gets in early in the morning, comes in before the games and gets it up".

"We've got to play hard out of the gate, not be in a dogfight coming down to the last couple of possessions", DeRozan said.

Toronto came into the game with a record 849 three-pointers made this season.

A stubborn rim, a ladder, and two bewildered National Basketball Association teams all conspire to create perhaps one of the weirdest moments in the league so far this season at Air Canada Centre Friday. The previous single-season mark was 726, set in 2014-15.

This home-stand continues Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers and Tuesday against the Denver Nuggets, two squads just outside of playoff position in the West, and still battling. The franchise record for home wins in a season is 32, set in 2015-16.

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