The Nets-Raptors Game 3 was a letdown, and it’s hard to blame Brooklyn for looking and playing deflated. They lost a key component of their rotation, with Joe Harris exiting the Bubble, and they’re playing against one of the league’s best teams. In response, Nick Nurse and the Raptors smelled blood and pounced on the Nets.
In Game 3, the Raptors were suffocating defensively, taking advantage of the Nets’ lack of perimeter shooting. Elsewhere, they constantly attacked the paint and crashed the boards, which makes sense, because the Raptors also have a significant size and length advantage against Brooklyn too.