Los Toronto Raptors They maintain their winning streak and accumulate seven consecutive victories after defeating the Spanish Nets this Sunday at home Jordi Fernandez by 119-109 in a game that the Brooklyn team started sleepily but that was only resolved in the last minutes of the last quarter after the visitor's reaction.
The two top scorers of the game were the Nets players Tyrese Martinwith 26 points, and Michael Porter Jr.., with 25. His teammate, center Nic Claxton, scored a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
In the Raptors, the most notable were Scottie Barneswith 17 points, and RJ Barrett and I'm Kobe Walterwith 16 points each.
As soon as the game ends, Fernándezwho received a technical for protesting one of the referees, summed up the defeat, the 14th of the Nets this season, as the fruit of a bad start.
“We weren't ready to play“, declared the coach of the Brooklyn team, and then added that it is very difficult to get into the rhythm when, with the starting quintet on the court, you suffer a partial 12-0 right at the start of the first quarter and 5-0 at the start of the third.
Indeed, the Nets They left the locker room in the first and second half without coordination. In the first three minutes of the opening quarter, Fernández's men were not able to score a single point, while Raptorsagainst the weak defense of the Nets, they placed a 12-0 score on the scoreboard.
Four minutes later, the visitors managed to tie the score, 14-14, Although the period ended in favor of the Raptors, 34-28.
The second quarter was more even. The Raptors scored 31 points for 30 of the Nets, which left the score at halftime in a 65-58 for the locals.
But after the break, the Nets suffered another 'bird'. And although this time it only lasted a little over a minute, the Raptors took the opportunity to go ahead on the scoreboard. 70-58.
Again 12 points down, the Nets had to work hard to cancel the gap, which they achieved at the beginning of the fourth quarter by tying the game 94-94.
The Raptors were only able to pull away in the last three minutes of the game, when they went from a 106-104 to 119-109 final.
Despite the defeat, Fernández He wanted to highlight the positive.
“I'm proud of the group because they found a way to tie the game and fight for it.. So, of course, there is something positive but we have to be better,” he said.
