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Friday NBA preview: Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets

BARCLAYS CENTER

TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m.

D’Angelo Russell and the Brooklyn Nets have lost eight in a row, with the league-leading Raptors coming to town on Friday.

Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka

Brooklyn: D’Angelo Russell, Joe Harris, Allen Crabbe, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Jarrett Allen

KEY MATCHUP

Russell/Lowry

Russell is the facilitator for the Nets, though his 5.7 assists per night pale in comparison to Lowry’s league-leading 10.1. Russell has stepped up since top scorer Caris LeVert went down with a gruesome ankle injury, averaging 19.