Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets: Preview, IST Implications and more

Photo by Mark Blinch/Getty ImagesThe Toronto Raptors are in Brooklyn tomorrow to face the Nets, and will be playing at Breanna Stewart’s Barclay’s Center. There are obvious implications to this game — including the Raptors attempting to get back to .500 after losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday. Sure, this is also an In-Season Tournament game, but the Raptors are mathematically eliminated from that, so it doesn’t matter right? WRONG.

See, the beauty of this game lays in the fact that the Raptors could ELIMINATE the Boston Celtics from the NBA Cup with a win against Brooklyn tonight. What’s better than a win against Brooklyn? A win that eliminates the Boston Celtics from something,…