With the Raptors thriving and the Nets struggling, it’s hard to avoid thinking about what could’ve been: a special rivalry between the two Atlantic Division foes. Instead, the Raptors went up and the Nets went down since playing each other in the first round of the playoffs in the 2013-2014 season.
That’s similar to how Fridays game went, as the No. 2 seeded Raptors defeated the last-place Nets, 132-113, in the second game of a back-to-back in Toronto. The Raptors improved to 26-13 on the season, while the Nets dropped to 8-31.
Along with the horrid record, the Nets have lost nine straight and 14 straight on the road.