The streaking Brooklyn Nets take on the division-leading Toronto Raptors. Can the Nets continue their climb to the top of the Atlantic? In Atlanta, will the Slim Reaper claim his eighth straight win tonight?
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Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets (7:30 PM ET)
Despite a 51-point explosion from second-year man Terrence Ross, the Toronto Raptors fell to the Los Angeles Clippers last Saturday, snapping a mini two-game win streak. The Raps will need another big performance from Ross after DeMar DeRozan suffered an ankle injury against LA that will keep him out tonight vs. the Nets. The total has gone UNDER in seven of the Raptors’ last eight road games.
[sc:NBA240banner ] They’ll look to protect their slender division lead over one of the league’s hottest teams, the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets won their fifth game in a row last night in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett’s emotional return to Boston. The Brooklyn bench once again stepped up, as they outscored the starters 47-38. The revamped second unit is averaging 54 PPG in the last five games.
Oklahoma City Thunder vs Atlanta Hawks (8:00 PM ET)
MVP candidate Kevin Durant is still showing no ill-effects after an alleged sore shoulder. Durant returned from his one-game absence at Boston by posting a triple-double (32-14-10) with a sizzling 70% scoring average. The newly dubbed “Slim Reaper” is getting help from running mate Serge Ibaka, who’s scored 20 points in back-to-back games. The Thunder are 7-0 SU in their last 7 games.
They will face the resurgent Atlanta Hawks, who’ve won three of their last four games. The Hawks should have the offense to keep up with the Thunder; they’ve broken 100 points in five of their last six games. On the other end, DeMarre Carroll is an able defender who will have the unenviable task of trying to contain the league’s leading scorer. The total has gone OVER in five of the Hawks’ last six games.
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