Scottie Barnes scored 33 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 130-113 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, ending their 11-game losing streak.
Immanuel Quickley, back after missing 22 games due to an elbow injury, added 21 points and 15 assists for Toronto. Gradey Dick scored 22 points and had three steals, Ja’Kobe Walter added 11 points, Jakob Poeltl contributed 12 points and nine rebounds, and Ochai Agbaji scored 14 points.
D’Angelo Russell, playing his first game since being traded from the Los Angeles Lakers, came off the bench for Brooklyn and scored 22 points. Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 24 points, Nic Claxton had 16 points and 10 rebounds, Keon Johnson scored 17 points, Jalen Wilson added 10 points, and Day’Ron Sharp scored 11 points.
Brooklyn led 33-26 after the first quarter. Toronto took a 45-44 lead when Walter hit a 3-pointer with 6:45 left in the second quarter.
The lead grew to four after Dick made a 3-pointer, but Brooklyn answered with an 8-2 run and led 65-64 at halftime. Both teams shot well, with Toronto hitting 55.1% of their shots (27-for-49) and Brooklyn shooting 50% (23-for-46).
Toronto came out strong in the third quarter, starting with a 9-3 run. The Raptors’ lead grew to 10 points when Agbaji hit a 3-pointer with 6:25 left in the third. Brooklyn responded with seven straight points.
Noah Clowney of the Nets fell on his back while going for a rebound and had to leave the game with 26 seconds remaining in the third quarter. He did not return.
After three quarters, Toronto led 94-91 and extended their lead in the fourth with a 10-4 run, going up by nine with 8:22 to play. Dick’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to 10, and Agbaji’s 3-pointer made it a 15-point lead with 5:07 left. Quickley’s 3-pointer extended the margin to 119-99 with 4:17 remaining.
Brooklyn’s Maxwell Lewis had to be helped off the court and taken to the locker room after falling late in the game.
RJ Barrett (illness) and Bruce Brown (knee) did not play for Toronto, while Cam Thomas (hamstring) was unavailable for Brooklyn.
