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NBA : ATS Matchup
Saturday 4/19/2014Line$ LineOU LineScore
BROOKLYN
 
TORONTO
+4  

-4  
+155

-175

192.5
 
94
Final
87

BROOKLYN (44 - 38) at TORONTO (48 - 34)
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Saturday, 4/19/2014 12:35 PM
Eastern Conference - Round 1 - Best of 7 - Game 1
Board OpenLatest
701BROOKLYN193.5192.5
702TORONTO-2.5-4
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
BROOKLYN - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games44-38+6.842-4040-3798.549.345.9%46.199.549.145.8%51.1
Road Games16-25-3.718-2318-2096.547.544.1%46.5101.750.746.7%52.1
Last 5 Games1-4-7.50-53-295.845.643.8%50.0103.853.050.0%45.2
Playoff Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Division Games9-7-2.47-99-6100.150.147.1%45.299.449.946.0%48.7
BROOKLYN Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)98.549.336-7845.9%9-2336.9%18-2475.3%46921229144
vs opponents surrendering100.850.538-8345.4%8-2236.0%18-2375.6%511122218145
Team Stats (Road Games)96.547.535-8044.1%8-2434.8%18-2475.7%46920219144
Stats Against (All Games)99.549.136-7945.8%8-2236.7%19-2576.0%511121217154
vs opponents averaging100.350.238-8345.2%8-2135.7%18-2375.4%511122218145
Stats Against (Road Games)101.750.737-8046.7%8-2237.8%19-2576.5%521122207155

TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games48-34+5.146-3445-37101.350.344.5%50.998.049.245.0%50.3
Home Games26-15-1.221-1925-16103.450.744.6%52.298.848.245.4%49.1
Last 5 Games3-2-2.61-44-1108.658.846.0%49.4104.848.847.7%48.8
Playoff Games0-000-00-0000.0%0000.0%0
Division Games11-5+0.28-89-7101.552.444.6%51.496.748.445.3%47.2
TORONTO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)101.350.336-8244.5%9-2337.2%20-2578.2%511121237134
vs opponents surrendering100.750.438-8345.5%8-2236.1%18-2375.6%511122218145
Team Stats (Home Games)103.450.737-8244.6%9-2437.7%21-2679.0%521222227144
Stats Against (All Games)98.049.236-8045.0%7-1936.0%19-2575.2%501021227144
vs opponents averaging100.250.138-8345.3%8-2135.8%18-2375.4%511122218145
Stats Against (Home Games)98.848.237-8145.4%7-1937.2%18-2475.1%491020237144
Average power rating of opponents played: BROOKLYN 95.1,  TORONTO 95.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
BROOKLYN - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/10/2014TORONTO101-97W-3W197.5O34-7048.6%421435-7149.3%4212
3/12/2014@ MIAMI96-95W9W201.5U34-7843.6%421533-6848.5%4617
3/15/2014@ WASHINGTON94-101L-2.5L196.5U34-7147.9%431336-7746.8%4613
3/17/2014PHOENIX108-95W-3.5W208U41-7058.6%421637-8046.2%5316
3/19/2014CHARLOTTE104-99W-6.5L193O37-7549.3%46740-8547.1%5315
3/21/2014BOSTON114-98W-8.5W197O44-7856.4%491135-8342.2%4411
3/23/2014@ DALLAS107-104W5W203.5O34-8440.5%581335-9138.5%6013
3/24/2014@ NEW ORLEANS104-109L1L199O33-9036.7%511140-8547.1%6215
3/26/2014@ CHARLOTTE111-116L2L190.5O40-8348.2%40946-9250.0%588
3/28/2014CLEVELAND108-97W-8W195.5O39-7154.9%461737-8742.5%4412
3/30/2014MINNESOTA114-99W-4W211O43-8650.0%502039-8347.0%5220
4/1/2014HOUSTON105-96W-3.5W210U44-8353.0%491332-8438.1%5415
4/2/2014@ NEW YORK81-110L2.5L195U26-6540.0%331642-7060.0%4615
4/4/2014DETROIT116-104W-9.5W206O46-7660.5%311041-8846.6%569
4/5/2014@ PHILADELPHIA105-101W-11L207U41-8051.2%481236-7945.6%4813
4/8/2014@ MIAMI88-87W7.5W192U36-6852.9%441533-6947.8%3613
4/9/2014@ ORLANDO111-115L-5L192O38-7948.1%511343-7755.8%4514
4/11/2014ATLANTA88-93L-5L199U34-8042.5%541436-7945.6%4712
4/13/2014ORLANDO97-88W-11.5L195U34-7346.6%522335-7447.3%3619
4/15/2014NEW YORK98-109L-7.5L194O33-7544.0%501932-6747.8%4216
4/16/2014@ CLEVELAND85-114L8.5L197.5O30-7938.0%431546-8752.9%5612
4/19/2014@ TORONTO              

TORONTO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
3/10/2014@ BROOKLYN97-101L3L197.5O35-7149.3%421234-7048.6%4214
3/12/2014DETROIT101-87W-8.5W206U37-8842.0%661634-7843.6%4916
3/14/2014MEMPHIS99-86W1W186.5U36-7150.7%431633-7444.6%4616
3/16/2014PHOENIX113-121L-4L203.5O42-8549.4%341138-7550.7%5321
3/18/2014@ ATLANTA113-118L-3L200.5O40-8149.4%531540-9442.6%497
3/19/2014@ NEW ORLEANS107-100W-2.5W194.5O36-8641.9%541136-6753.7%4112
3/21/2014OKLAHOMA CITY118-119L3W205O41-10140.6%671838-9838.8%6514
3/23/2014ATLANTA96-86W-7.5W202U34-8042.5%561633-7643.4%4616
3/25/2014@ CLEVELAND100-102L-4.5L194O35-8839.8%48736-7051.4%5614
3/26/2014@ BOSTON99-90W-3.5W196U36-8045.0%561632-7940.5%429
3/28/2014BOSTON105-103W-9.5L195O40-8646.5%431040-7652.6%4416
3/30/2014@ ORLANDO98-93W-5T194U33-7345.2%371438-6955.1%3918
3/31/2014@ MIAMI83-93L6L192U35-7050.0%371434-6651.5%3915
4/2/2014HOUSTON107-103W-2W202.5O34-7545.3%471336-8741.4%6315
4/4/2014INDIANA102-94W1.5W178.5O40-8447.6%491133-7842.3%5010
4/5/2014@ MILWAUKEE102-98W-6.5L195.5O36-8144.4%47938-7948.1%499
4/9/2014PHILADELPHIA125-114W-13.5L208O41-8250.0%46744-8551.8%458
4/11/2014NEW YORK100-108L-5L194O30-7639.5%461435-7347.9%488
4/13/2014@ DETROIT116-107W-7W206O39-8148.1%46935-8441.7%6714
4/14/2014MILWAUKEE110-100W-10.5L204.5O38-8146.9%501338-7352.1%4216
4/16/2014@ NEW YORK92-95L-6L198.5U36-8045.0%592437-8145.7%4216
4/19/2014BROOKLYN              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
BROOKLYN: GUARDS: DERON WILLIAMS will surely take on more of a distributor role this year, but he's still this team's best option from three-point range, as well . . . JOE JOHNSON started to break down last season, so along with fewer shots (with the upgrade to the rest of the roster), he figures to play fewer regular-season minutes as well . . . JASON TERRY is clearly in the decline phase of his career, but is still the top scoring option among Brooklyn's second unit . . . ALAN ANDERSON gives them another shooter off the bench . . . SHAUN LIVINGSTON steps into the back-up point guard spot vacated by C.J. Watson. The injury-prone vet will be one of the more rarely used back-up PGs . . . TYSHAWN TAYLOR will be a non-factor. FORWARDS: PAUL PIERCE still has something left in the tank. While his athleticism is fading, he's still a cagey scorer who can also play some point forward to set up Williams . . . ANDREI KIRILENKO will be a Swiss army knife sixth man and should see plenty of starts as new head coach Jason Kidd rotates which veterans rest . . . REGGIE EVANS was retained for his rebounding ability and willingness to look ridiculous while flopping . . . ANDRAY BLATCHE will continue to settle in as a second-unit big. He's a name to remember for the future, as Kevin Garnett doesn't have much left in the tank . . . MIRZA TELETOVIC will be a seldom-used option as a stretch four . . . TORNIKE SHENGELIA is still years away from contributing, and the influx of veterans will further delay his development. CENTERS: Last year did a lot to assuage durability concerns for BROOK LOPEZ. He's highly skilled, and he may be forced to grab more rebounds now that Reggie Evans is on the second unit . . . KEVIN GARNETT will start at power forward. He's still an effective pick-and-pop shooter and pick-and-roll defender, but he'll have to rest often during the regular season . . . MASON PLUMLEE is in no position to help this season.
TORONTO: GUARDS: KYLE LOWRY was banged up last season, but he enters this year healthy and has the potential to be one of the league's best two-way point guards . . . DEMAR DEROZAN does a nice job attacking, but he's a flawed player unless he develops a jump shot . . . The Raptors want TERRENCE ROSS to attack the basket more often. But whether he develops a three-point shot could determine where he fits into this rotation . . . After a disastrous season in Indiana, D.J. AUGUSTIN will have to earn his rotation spot. Toronto could use his shooting, though . . . DWIGHT BUYCKS comes back from Europe to back up Lowry . . . Versatile JULYAN STONE is an interesting bit piece, as he reunites with GM Masai Ujiri, who brought him to Denver. FORWARDS: Despite all that talent, RUDY GAY's poor shot selection and disinterested defense will have him on the trading block . . . AMIR JOHNSON will get another chance at full-time minutes. Despite some inconsistency, he still has the upside to be a good rebounder and shot-blocker . . . TYLER HANSBROUGH brings toughness and a decent mid-range jumper. He's a second-unit talent, but could challenge Johnson for minutes . . . LANDRY FIELDS is a well-compensated reserve . . . STEVE NOVAK gives them a legitimate shooter among the second unit . . . Toronto will try to shake some of that upside out of AUSTIN DAYE . . . QUINCY ACY will move to the three, likely making this a redshirt year. CENTERS: JONAS VALANCIUNAS is set to become Toronto's new centerpiece. Talented enough for them to run the offense through him, he's rapidly improving on both ends of the court . . . AARON GRAY will stick around as a decent back-up, a 7-footer who can get in the way defensively.
PREVIEW
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NBA PLAYOFF PREVIEW (BROOKLYN-TORONTO) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

*Nets-Raptors Preview* ======================

By IAN HARRISON Associated Press

Brooklyn At Toronto, Game One, 12:30 p.m. EDT

TORONTO (AP) -- The Toronto Raptors won the Atlantic Division and set a franchise record with 48 wins. They've still been labeled the weakest of the top four playoff teams in the Eastern Conference.

The Nets may think so. Brooklyn dropped four of its last five games, with coach Jason Kidd resting his regulars in a 29-point loss to Cleveland on the final night of the season, as the Nets slid from fifth to sixth in the East, earning a first-round meeting with the Raptors and avoiding fourth-seeded Chicago.

"I like right where we are. A good place," Kidd said after the seeding was confirmed.

The Nets may be happy, but the third-seeded Raptors aren't too pleased at the portrayal.

"It would tick me off if that was the case," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said Thursday when asked for his opinion on Brooklyn's alleged strategy of tanking. "If they did, sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for."

Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri was also feisty, saying he and his team "haven't lost one second of sleep worrying about the Brooklyn Nets."

"They can do whatever they want," Ujiri said Thursday. "We'll be right here."

Toronto (48-34) and Brooklyn (44-38) split four meetings during the regular season, with each team winning once on the opponent's court.

Kidd insisted health, not seeding, was the motivation for his lineup choices late in the season, and Brooklyn forward Paul Pierce played down the topic of tanking and hurt feelings after the Nets practiced Friday.

"If we angered them or whatever, that's for them to figure out," Pierce said. "Everybody's going to try and use something for bulletin board motivation. To me, the motivation is a championship."

Here are five things to watch in the series between the Nets and Raptors:

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED?: Brooklyn has the overwhelming edge in playoff experience. Three Toronto starters (All-Star guard DeMar DeRozan, second-year guard Terrence Ross and second-year center Jonas Valanciunas) have never played in the postseason. Pierce alone has started 136 playoff games, while the Raptors' combined roster has played in 156. "They're a veteran team; they've seen it all," Casey said of the Nets. "They've seen every scheme and coverage you can throw at them. We're going to have to mix it up."

PUSH THE TEMPO: Brooklyn's experience can also be a disadvantage. Pierce is 36, and Kevin Garnett is almost 38. Toronto's oldest starter is 28-year-old point guard Kyle Lowry, while DeRozan is 24, Ross 23 and Valanciunas 21. Casey said his team's biggest edge is in "speed, athleticism and energy," and DeRozan agreed. "It's hard to keep up chasing a guy like Terrence Ross off two, three screens," he said. "We've got to use our youth to our advantage."

COACHING CONNECTION: Casey and Kidd, both making their playoff debuts as head coaches, have a championship history together from their days in Dallas. Casey was an assistant coach and Kidd the star point guard for the Mavericks team that upset Miami in the 2011 Finals. The two men remain friends. Casey said Friday that he wasn't surprised to see Kidd reach the playoffs in his first season as an NBA coach, saying, "Jason was always a step ahead of the curve." Kidd was equally complimentary when asked about his former coach, the architect of Dallas' formidable defense. "He's a great teacher," Kidd said. "He's as good as they come, on and off the court."

GOOD GUARDS: Casey calls Lowry the most important player on the Raptors' roster, and he's got a compelling matchup with Nets point guard Deron Williams. "He's our engine. He's our spirit. He's our toughness," Casey said. "He sets the tone for everything we do on both ends of the floor." Lowry counts himself as a fan of Williams' game. "I like everything he does," Lowry said. "He can score. He can shoot, pass, handle. He's creative."

WE MEET AGAIN: This is a rematch, under strikingly similar circumstances, of a first-round series from the 2007 playoffs. That year, the sixth-seeded New Jersey Nets upset the third-seeded Raptors, surprise winners of the Atlantic Division, in six games, with Kidd averaging a triple-double for the Nets. Neither team has won a playoff series since, both losing in the first round in their lone appearance.


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