Brooklyn Nets (26-45, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (23-48, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn looks to snap its six-game losing streak with a win against Toronto.
The Raptors are 16-27 in conference play. Toronto is the best team in the Eastern Conference with 19.1 fast break points led by RJ Barrett with an average of 4.5.
The Nets are 3-9 against Atlantic Division opponents. Brooklyn ranks sixth in the Eastern Conference with 43.8 rebounds per game led by Nicolas Claxton averaging 9.7.
The Raptors are averaging 113.1 points per game, 0.7 points lower than the 113.8 allowed by the Nets. The Nets have averaged 13.5 3-pointers per game this season, which is 0.2 more per game than the Raptors are giving up.
The teams are playing for the third time this season. In the last game on February 23, the Raptors won 121-93, led by 25 points from Gary Trent Jr., while Mikal Bridges scored 21 points for the Nets.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kelly Olynyk is averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists for the Raptors. Trent is averaging 16.4 points over the last 10 games.
Bridges is averaging 20.5 points and 3.7 assists for the Nets. Cameron Thomas is averaging 19.9 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 0-10, averaging 105.2 points, 38.9 rebounds, 27.1 assists, 8.9 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% since field. Their opponents average 120.7 points per game.
Nets: 2-8, averaging 105.6 points, 41.0 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 7.3 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.2% from the field. Their opponents average 111.7 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: out (finger), RJ Barrett: out (personal), Chris Boucher: out (knee), Scottie Barnes: out (hand), Immanuel Quickley: out (personal), DJ Carton: out (ankle) ).
Nets: Dariq Whitehead: out for the season (shin), Ben Simmons: out for the season (back).
___
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
