Game ID: 22301160
Toronto Raptors @ Brooklyn Nets
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
BKN 27 26 24 29 106TOR 27 27 26 22 102
BKN vs TOR ScoutingBKN vs TOR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
BKN availability going into 4/01 · back-to-backOUT Keo. Johnson missed 17 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 19 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Keo. Johnson missed 18 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 3 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 20 min since (72% of 28)
BACK Smith Jr. back 3/31 after 3, 4 min since (19% of 19)
NEW Thomas 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/06 · 2 days' restOUT Smith Jr. missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 19 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 4 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 24 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · back-to-backOUT Smith Jr. missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 20 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 5 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Cam. Johnson back 3/31 after 3, 21 min since (77% of 28)
NEW Thomas 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/10 · 2 days' restOUT Cam. Johnson missed 2 since 4/06, returns tonight: 27 min (97% of 28)
OUT Smith Jr. missed 4 since 4/01, not on tonight's roster
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 21 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 6 since 3/29, out tonight
NEW Clowney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 25 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 22 since 2/29, out tonight
OUT Gilyard missed 7 since 3/29, returns tonight: 12 min (106% of 11)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
NEW Clowney 16 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 22 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Keo. Johnson missed 23 since 2/29, returns tonight: 10 min (84% of 12)
BACK Cam. Johnson back 4/10 after 2, 27 min since (97% of 28)
BACK Gilyard back 4/12 after 7, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Thomas 31 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Walker IV 17 to 23 min over the last 3
NEW Clowney 16 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 14 to 23 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/03 · back-to-backOUT Agbaji missed 2 since 3/31, out tonight
OUT Boucher missed 11 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 26 min since (79% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 27 min since (82% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 14 min since (127% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 18 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Trent Jr. missed 2 since 4/02, returns tonight: 37 min (132% of 28)
OUT Agbaji missed 3 since 3/31, returns tonight: 35 min (148% of 24)
OUT Boucher missed 12 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 26 min since (79% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 28 min since (84% of 33)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 20 min since (181% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Freeman-Liberty 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 23 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Brown missed 2 since 4/03, returns tonight: 20 min (76% of 26)
OUT Boucher missed 13 since 3/11, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 30 min since (91% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 31 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 4/05 after 2, 37 min since (132% of 28)
BACK Agbaji back 4/05 after 3, 35 min since (148% of 24)
BACK McDaniels back 3/27 after 2, 18 min since (169% of 11)
NEW Dick 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 24 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 14 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 4/05 after 2, 36 min since (128% of 28)
BACK Brown back 4/07 after 2, 20 min since (76% of 26)
BACK Agbaji back 4/05 after 3, 31 min since (133% of 24)
NEW Olynyk 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Dick 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Nwora 16 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Temple 11 to 20 min over the last 4
TOR availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Boucher missed 15 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Gueye missed 3 since 4/05, returns tonight: 23 min (212% of 11)
BACK Barrett back 4/02 after 9, 32 min since (97% of 34)
BACK Quickley back 4/02 after 6, 32 min since (96% of 33)
BACK Trent Jr. back 4/05 after 2, 35 min since (126% of 28)
BACK Brown back 4/07 after 2, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Agbaji back 4/05 after 3, 30 min since (129% of 24)
NEW Olynyk 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Dick 21 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Nwora 16 to 22 min over the last 4
NEW Temple 11 to 23 min over the last 3
TOR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Boucher missed 16 since 3/11, not on tonight's roster
BACK Trent Jr. back 4/05 after 2, 35 min since (126% of 28)
BACK Brown back 4/07 after 2, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Agbaji back 4/05 after 3, 31 min since (133% of 24)
BACK Gueye back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (212% of 11)
NEW Olynyk 26 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Dick 21 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW McDaniels 11 to 17 min over the last 5
NEW Temple 11 to 26 min over the last 3
TOR availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Trent Jr. back 4/05 after 2, 34 min since (120% of 28)
BACK Brown back 4/07 after 2, 23 min since (88% of 26)
BACK Agbaji back 4/05 after 3, 30 min since (128% of 24)
BACK Gueye back 4/10 after 3, 23 min since (212% of 11)
NEW Olynyk 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Dick 21 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Temple 11 to 17 min over the last 3
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 114, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 14 a game. Without Cam. Johnson (2 straight), Smith Jr. (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Barrett at 25 and Quickley at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 127. Call it Brooklyn 117, Toronto 111.
4/01 @ IND 111-133 — BKN notes
BKN lost 111-133. BKN shot 47% (41 of 87) to IND's 51%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to IND's 17 — 19 points from the stripe to their 14. BKN turned it over 15 times to IND's 9. Thomas led with 22 (7 of 16, 0 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Watford added 21, Bridges 19. Q4 was theirs, 34-25, the deficit cut from 31 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 108-77 against them. Bridges's -30 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/03 vs IND 115-111 — BKN notes
BKN won 115-111. BKN shot 48% (42 of 87) to IND's 45%, 12 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to IND's 11 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. Thomas led with 27 (9 of 21, 3 of 11 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Clowney added 22, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q2, 42-31: the deficit went from 12 to 1. BKN trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 54-49. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/06 vs DET 113-103 — BKN notes
BKN won 113-103. BKN shot 52% (38 of 73) to DET's 46%, 11 of 27 from three, and went to the line 33 times to DET's 4 — 26 points from the stripe to their 2. BKN turned it over 18 times to DET's 7, and DET turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 48-28 for them. Thomas led with 32 (10 of 25, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Schröder added 24, Clowney 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-20: BKN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10. BKN trailed 46-57 at the half and won the second half 67-46. Claxton was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/07 vs SAC 77-107 — BKN notes
BKN lost 77-107. BKN shot 35% (30 of 86) to SAC's 43%, 7 of 30 from three. BKN turned it over 16 times to SAC's 9, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. Thomas led with 21 (8 of 18, 2 of 7 from three); Watford added 16, Wilson 11. Q3 was theirs, 24-13, the deficit cut from 25 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 94-53 against them. Watford's -36 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 vs TOR 106-102 — BKN notes
BKN won 106-102. BKN shot 44% (38 of 86) to TOR's 37%, 11 of 36 from three, and went to the line 24 times to TOR's 18 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 56-45 for them. Thomas led with 23 (7 of 22, 5 of 10 from three); Schröder added 21, Claxton 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-22: BKN came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 4. BKN trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 53-48. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
4/12 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 39 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and Bridges at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Brooklyn's 34 and the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-5 a night and New York minus-1. Call it New York 114, Brooklyn 108.
4/14 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Embiid at 32 and Maxey at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 29 and Schröder at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Finney-Smith (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Brooklyn has been plus-8 a night and Philadelphia minus-4 and the arc, Philadelphia at 38 percent from three to Brooklyn's 33. Call it Philadelphia 115, Brooklyn 107.
4/03 @ MIN 85-133 — TOR notes
TOR lost 85-133. TOR shot 37% (33 of 90) to MIN's 51%, 7 of 30 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIN's 22. TOR turned it over 20 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 13 steals. Dick led with 16 (6 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Quickley added 16, Freeman-Liberty 16. Q1 was theirs, 19-23, but the other 3 periods went 110-66 against them. Temple's -38 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ MIL 117-111 — TOR notes
TOR won 117-111. TOR shot 46% (36 of 79) to MIL's 44%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 36 times to MIL's 21 — 31 points from the stripe to their 17. Trent Jr. led with 31 (11 of 22, 7 of 15 from three); Barrett added 26, Quickley 25. The hinge was Q2, 37-27: TOR came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. Agbaji was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
4/07 vs WAS 130-122 — TOR notes
TOR won 130-122. TOR shot 51% (49 of 96) to WAS's 47%, 11 of 31 from three. Quickley led with 31 (9 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Barrett added 22, Olynyk 21. The hinge was Q1, 42-17: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Quickley was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
4/09 vs IND 123-140 — TOR notes
TOR lost 123-140. TOR shot 50% (47 of 94) to IND's 55%, 5 of 21 from three, and went to the line 33 times to IND's 23 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. Barrett led with 23 (10 of 19, 0 of 3 from three); Olynyk added 22, Freeman-Liberty 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-25, but the other 3 periods went 115-88 against them. They led by as many as 12. Olynyk's -17 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ BKN 102-106 — TOR notes
TOR lost 102-106. TOR took 8 more shots (94 to 86), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to BKN's 44%, 16 of 40 from three, and got to the line 18 times to BKN's 24. The glass went 45-56 against them. Quickley led with 32 (10 of 24, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Dick added 24, Freeman-Liberty 12. Q3 was theirs, 26-24, but the other 3 periods went 82-76 against them. Temple's -11 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 23 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Rozier (2 straight), Robinson (2 straight), Richardson (27 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Quickley at 26 and Barrett at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 110 a night to Toronto's 122 and the line, where Toronto takes 26 free throws a game to Miami's 21. Call it Miami 116, Toronto 110.
4/14 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Butler III at 20 a game. Without Rozier (3 straight), Robinson (3 straight), Richardson (28 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Quickley at 26 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Toronto's 121 and the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 14 times a game to Miami's 11. Call it Miami 117, Toronto 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORGD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
IQ I. Quickley
JF J. Freeman-Liberty
JM J. McDaniels
JN J. Nwora
MG M. Gueye
MW M. Williams
OA O. Agbaji
BKNCJ C. Johnson
CT C. Thomas
DS D. Schröder
DS D. Sharpe
JW J. Wilson
MB M. Bridges
NC N. Claxton
NC N. Clowney
SC Schroder
TW T. Watford
TOR/BKN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Cam Thomas scores 23 points, Nets rally to beat Raptors 106-102 in home finale
NEW YORK -- — Cam Thomas had 23 points, Dennis Schroder scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 106-102 on Wednesday night.
Nic Claxton added 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots, and rookie Noah Clowney had 10 points and a career-high seven blocks for the Nets in their final home game of the season. They finished 20-21 at Barclays Center.
Schroder credited Claxton’s and Clowney’s play on both ends of the court for helping the Nets late in the fourth quarter following Sunday’s 107-77 loss to Sacramento.
The 19-year-old Clowney, who was the 21st overall pick in the 2023 draft and has spent most of the season with the team’s G League affiliate in Long Island, became the 12th teenager in NBA history to block seven or more shots in a game.
“They kept trying to lay the ball up and I kept blocking it,” he said.
Clowney’s seven blocks are second most for a rookie in franchise history. Mike Gminski set the record with eight at Milwaukee on Jan. 6, 1981, and Sean Williams matched it against Sacramento on Dec. 18, 2007.
“That’s a lot of blocked shots,” Schroder said. “He had so many shots, he just changed without getting a piece. As a rookie I was 18 ,19, he’s going to be special.”
Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points for Toronto. Gradey Dick had career highs with 24 points and 6 3-pointers.
The Nets limited the Raptors to 7 for 22 shooting from the field and blocked six shots in the fourth quarter.
Toronto shot 16 for 47 in the paint and finished with 32 points.
“Their length, their size vs our size, obviously we knew going into the game they had a couple of guys that are really good with that,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We were able to get in the paint but not able to score.”
Toronto led 76-67 with 3:45 left in the third quarter after Jordan Nwora’s three-point play. The Nets trimmed the deficit to one, then fell behind 88-83 with 8:45 left on Nwora’s basket.
Schroeder then fueled a 12-6 run with seven points, capping the spurt with a nifty layup that put the Nets up 95-94 with 4:46 remaining. Quickley briefly gave the Raptors a 97-95 advantage on a three-point play before a pair of dunks by Clowney and Claxton gave the Nets a 99-97 lead with 1:49 to play.
Quickley’s 3-pointer put Toronto back on top and Schroder followed with a three-point play to put Brooklyn up 102-100. Garrett Temple had a chance to tie after he stole the ball from Clowney but was met at the rim by Clowney for his seventh block of the night.
Schroder followed by hitting a pair of free throws and Quickley’s layup cut the deficit to 104-102 with 5.2 seconds. Schroder then hit two free throws to seal the victory.
UP NEXT
Raptors: At Miami on Friday night.
Nets: At New York on Friday night.
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This story has been corrected to fix the Nets' home record. It is 20-21.