Toronto at Brooklyn
TOR: 25-54 record, 12th in the East
14-27 at home. 11-27 on the road. 112.0 offensive rating (24th), 118.1 defensive rating (25th), -6.1 net rating (24th).
- Raptors have 3 games remaining this season, all three on the road. They’re closing their season with 3 straight road games for the first time since the 1996-97 season. They’ll play tonight in Brooklyn before heading to Miami for a 2-game set against the Heat.
- Raptors currently own the 6th best odds in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery. If they stay at 6th, Toronto has a 45.8% chance of retaining their 2024 first round pick. If they fall to 7th, they’ll have a 31.9% chance at retaining their FRP. They’re guaranteed to have at least 2 picks in the 2024 draft (first via IND, second via DET), 3 if they retain their own 2024 FRP.
- Toronto lost 140-123 to Indiana at home last night, their last home game of the season. Toronto will close the season with a 14-27 record at home, their worst record at home since they were 9-32 in 1997-98. It’s also their worst home record at Scotiabank Arena.
- Toronto led by as much as 12 in the first half against Indiana, starting the game on a 17-5 run. After shooting 53.6% from the floor in the first quarter, Raptors shot 48.5% from the floor the rest of the way. They’ve now split their season series against Indiana for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
- Raptors are playing their 4th & final game of the season tonight against Brooklyn & look to tie their season series at 2 games each. They’ve lost 6 of their last 7 games against the Nets, including an 8-point loss on March 25th.
- Immanuel Quickley is averaging 23.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 7.8 assists & 1.5 steals in his last 4 games. He scored a season-high 31 points, 13 assists & shot 3-for-7 from three on Sunday against the Wizards. Quickley has recorded a 20-point double-double in 2 straight games, tied for the longest such streak of his career.
- RJ Barrett had 23 points, 4 rebounds & 4 assists last night against the Pacers, shooting 10-for-19 from the floor. He’s scored at least 20 points in 6 straight games, tying the longest streak of his career. Barrett is averaging 24.8 points, 6.3 rebounds & 4.8 assists in 4 games since returning to the Raptors lineup.
- Gradey Dick missed last night’s game against Indiana with a groin strain, the first game he’s missed since January 18th. Dick played in 36 consecutive games after January 18th & was only Raptor to play in each of those games.
- Gradey Dick is averaging 14.9 points, 3.3 rebounds & shooting 38.8% on 5.4 attempts from three over his last 9 games. It’s the most he’s averaged over any 9-game span this season.
- Only 7 rookies have taken at least 100 threes since the All-Star break – Gradey Dick, Brandon Miller, Chet Holmgren, Victor Wembanyama, GG Jackson, Keyonte George & Kris Murray. Gradey Dick is shooting 37.0% from three since the break, best of all rookies with at least 100 attempts.
- Gary Trent Jr. had 16 points, 3 rebounds & 4 assists last night against Indiana, despite shooting 0-for-7 from three. Trent Jr. is averaging 21.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists & 1.8 steals in 15 games since March 1st, shooting 35.7% from three.
- Gary Trent Jr. averaged 0.9 steals & 1.7 deflections through his first 54 games of the season. In 15 games since March 1st, he’s averaging 1.8 steals & 3.3 deflections.
- Gary Trent Jr. has recorded multiple assists in 9 straight games, the longest streak of his career. Prior to this stretch, he’d never recorded more than 5 games in a row with 2 or more assists. Trent Jr. is averaging 3.2 assists over the last 9 games, leading to 8.0 points via assist.
- Kelly Olynyk had 22 points, 5 rebounds & 4 assists last night against Indiana, scoring 20+ points in back-to-back games for the first time this season. Olynyk is averaging 15.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists & is shooting 40% from three over his last 15 games.
- Kelly Olynyk has recorded 115 assists in 23 games since the All-Star break, 3rd most among all centers in that span. He’s one of four centers averaging at least 5 assists since the break, joining Nikola Jokic, Domantas Sabonis & Victor Wembanyama.
- Kelly Olynyk had 5 screen assists last night against Indiana, leading to 11 points for Toronto. Since March 1st, Olynyk is averaging 2.8 screen assists after only averaging 1.2 screen assists through his first 57 games.
- Immanuel Quickley has scored at least 20 points in 25 games this season, a career-high. 17 of those 25 games have come in his 36 games with Toronto. Since the All-Star break, Quickley is averaging 20.9 points, 5.8 rebounds & 7.9 assists, shooting 38.4% on 7.8 attempts from three.
- Immanuel Quickley is shooting 40.3% on 4.5 pullup threes since the All-Star break, after shooting 35.3% on 2.7 pullup threes in 50 games before the break.
- Bruce Brown had 16 points, 3 rebounds & 5 assists last night against the Pacers. 12 of his 16 points came in the paint, shooting 6-for-9 in the paint. Brown is averaging 11.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists & shooting 39.1% from three over his last 13 games, after averaging 8.6 points & shooting 24.3% from three in his first 19 games with Toronto.
- RJ Barrett is averaging 21.3 points on 54.6% shooting in 31 games with Toronto, the longest he has averaged at least 20 points on 50% shooting or better in his career. Prior to joining Toronto, Barrett had never averaged 20.0 points on 50% shooting over a span longer than 13 games.
- Javon Freeman-Liberty had a career-high 20 points, 8 rebounds & 1 assist last night against Indiana, shooting 7-for-10 from the floor. He scored 14 points in the first quarter & played all 12 minutes of a quarter for the first time in his career.
BKN: 31-48 record, 11th in the East
19-21at home. 12-27 on the road. 112.7 offensive rating (23rd), 115.5 defensive rating (20th), -2.8 net rating (22nd).
- Brooklyn has 3 games remaining this season & will play their final home game of the season tonight against the Raptors. After tonight, Nets will head out on a 2-game road trip to close out their season. They’ll play New York on Friday & Philadelphia on Sunday.
- Nets are 5-3 in their last 8 games, despite only averaging 107.9 points.
- Nets own the 9th worst record in the NBA but do not own a pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. Nets do not own their own first round pick until 2028 but have the rights to the Suns’ 2025 & 2027 first round picks, as well as the 76ers top-8 protected first round pick in 2027.
- Nets are 31-48 this season, their worst record since the 2017-18 season. They’ve been eliminated from postseason contention & will miss the playoffs for the first time since they were 28-54 in 2017-18.
- Cam Thomas didn’t play against the Raptors on March 25th but has played for the Nets in 7 games since. Thomas is averaging 28.3 points, 3.9 rebounds & 3.7 assists over the last 7 games. He’s scored at least 20 points in 7 straight games, tying the longest streak of his career.
- Cam Thomas is averaging 26.5 points on 20.1 FGA over his last 15 games. He’s taking the 10th most field goal attempts per game of any player since March 1st.
- Mikal Bridges is averaging 14.0 points, 3.8 assists & shooting 41.9% from the field in 31.8 minutes over his last 5 games.
- Dennis Schroder had 4 points on 1-for-12 shooting in a 30-point loss to the Kings on Sunday, tied for the fewest he’s scored as a Net this season.
- Dennis Schroder is averaging 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds & 5.9 assists in 28 games with Brooklyn & is shooting 42.1% on 5.0 attempts from three. He’s started in 24 of 28 games, including in 23 straight games. Schroder averaged 13.7 points 2.7 rebounds & 6.1 assists in 51 games with Toronto, shooting 35.0% on 4.3 attempts from three.