National Basketball Association
Brooklyn 94, Toronto 88
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials:
#10 Ron Garretson, #61 Courtney Kirkland, #44 Eli Roe
Attendance:
18847
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nets 94, Raptors 88: Joe Johnson scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half as visiting Brooklyn rallied to snap a five-game losing streak.
C.J. Watson came off the bench to score a season-high 16 points and bury all four of his 3-point attempts to spark a second-half comeback as the Nets handed injury-riddled Toronto its sixth consecutive defeat.
Andray Blatche added 14 points and nine rebounds and Brooklyn hit 9 of 11 3-point attempts after halftime to erase an 11-point deficit and rebound from Tuesday's home loss to Atlantic Division leader New York.
Ed Davis scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who were without second- and third-leading scorers Andrea Bargnani and Kyle Lowry as well as four other players.
Despite playing shorthanded, Toronto matched its biggest lead at 53-42 with 8:41 left in the third quarter, but the Nets buried five 3-pointers - two by Watson - in a 23-7 spurt en route to a 68-64 lead after three quarters. Brooklyn built the lead to 15 in the fourth quarter before a late 9-0 spurt got the Raptors within four with 17 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and Jose Calderon added 10 points and 15 assists for Toronto, which was also missing F Amir Johnson (suspension) as well as injured players Linas Kleiza, Alan Anderson and Landry Fields ... Watson, whose previous high for the season was 15 points in a win over Toronto on Nov. 3, helped Brooklyn finished 10-of-19 from behind the arc after making only one of its first eight attempts. ... Bargnani will be sidelined indefinitely with a ligament tear in his right elbow and a strained right wrist while Lowry is expected to miss 10 days with a partial tear of his right triceps.
Top Game Performances
Brooklyn |
|
Toronto |
Joe Johnson 23 |
Scoring |
Ed Davis 24 |
Joe Johnson 4 |
Assists |
Jose Calderon 15 |
Reggie Evans 11 |
Rebounds |
Ed Davis 12 |
Kris Humphries 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron Gray 3 |
C.J. Watson 2 |
Steals |
DeMar DeRozan 4 |
Mirza Teletovic 1 |
Blocks |
Jonas Valanciunas 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Brooklyn
|
94 |
45.3 |
10-19 |
26-35 |
20 |
38 |
1 |
5 |
18 |
Toronto
|
88 |
49.3 |
4-18 |
10-17 |
21 |
31 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Dallas. 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 Detroit. The Nets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.