Game ID: 22501192
Brooklyn Nets @ Toronto Raptors
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM ET
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
TOR 32 38 30 36 136BKN 27 34 23 17 101
BKN @ TOR ScoutingBKN @ 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.
TOR availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
NEW Walter 22 to 30 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Quickley missed 8 since 3/23, returns tonight: 18 min (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 18 min since (55% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 29 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 20 min since (64% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 28 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/18 · 5 days' restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/20 · 1 day's restBACK Quickley back 4/07 after 8, 19 min since (60% of 32)
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/23 · 2 days' restNEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
TOR availability going into 4/26 · 2 days' restNEW Shead 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Walter 22 to 27 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 6 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 13 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 28 min over the last 5
BKN availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Wolf missed 7 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 14 since 3/10, out tonight
BACK Clowney back 3/27 after 4, 21 min since (78% of 27)
NEW Powell 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 3
BKN availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 8 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 15 since 3/10, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 26 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 21 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 20 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Claxton missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 4/05, not on tonight's roster
OUT Wolf missed 9 since 3/23, out tonight
OUT Sharpe missed 16 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
NEW Powell 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Saraf 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Wilson 16 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 24 min over the last 4
BKN availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Claxton missed 4 since 4/05, out tonight
OUT Wolf missed 10 since 3/23, not on tonight's roster
OUT Johnson missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 36 min (178% of 20)
OUT Sharpe missed 17 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT Agbaji missed 3 since 4/07, out tonight
NEW Smith 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Powell 21 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Saraf 21 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Wilson 16 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Etienne 16 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Liddell 13 to 30 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Barrett at 20 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Liddell at 19 and Etienne at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Claxton (4 straight), Wolf (10 straight), Johnson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-11 and the defense, Toronto allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 119. Call it Toronto 117, Brooklyn 106, Toronto by 11.
4/05 @ BOS 101-115 — TOR notes
TOR lost 101-115. TOR shot 48% (40 of 84) to BOS's 53%, 8 of 20 from three. The glass went 31-44 against them. Walter led with 16 (6 of 9, 4 of 5 from three); Barrett added 15, Ingram 15. Q3 was theirs, 31-26, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 89-70 against them. Poeltl's -16 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs MIA 121-95 — TOR notes
TOR won 121-95. TOR shot 49% (49 of 99) to MIA's 36%, 12 of 28 from three. The glass went 56-44 for them. Barnes led with 25 (10 of 16); Ingram added 23, Poeltl 17. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 27. Shead was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/09 vs MIA 128-114 — TOR notes
TOR won 128-114. TOR shot 51% (44 of 86) to MIA's 56%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to MIA's 14 — 27 points from the stripe to their 8. TOR turned it over 4 times to MIA's 13. Ingram led with 38 (13 of 23, 2 of 3 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Barrett added 22, Murray-Boyles 17. The hinge was Q2, 37-24: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 26. Mamukelashvili was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
4/10 @ NYK 95-112 — TOR notes
TOR lost 95-112. TOR shot 49% (36 of 73) to NYK's 55%, 10 of 25 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NYK's 27. TOR turned it over 17 times to NYK's 10, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. Mamukelashvili led with 17 (5 of 9, 3 of 6 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Ingram added 16, Barnes 15. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 84-67 against them. Walter's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs BKN 136-101 — TOR notes
TOR won 136-101. TOR shot 64% (51 of 80) to BKN's 41%, 12 of 27 from three. TOR turned it over 10 times to BKN's 15. Barrett led with 26 (9 of 15, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Ingram added 25, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q4, 36-17: a lead of 16 became 35, and the lead reached 38. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
4/18 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Mobley at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Mitchell (2 straight), Allen (2 straight), Merrill (2 straight). 5 days' rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ingram at 23 and Barrett at 20 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-8 a night and Toronto plus-1 and the defense, Toronto allowing 107 a night to Cleveland's 118. Call it Cleveland 117, Toronto 114, Toronto keeping it close.
4/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Harden at 21 and Mobley at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 27 free throws a game; Ingram at 24 and Barrett at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Toronto allowing 110 a night to Cleveland's 119 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-9 a night and Toronto plus-2. Call it Cleveland 118, Toronto 115, Toronto keeping it close.
4/23 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Barrett at 24 and Ingram at 21 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Mitchell at 31 and Harden at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Toronto 116, Cleveland 115, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/26 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 55 percent and 44 from three, 24 free throws a game; Barrett at 26 and Barnes at 23 a game. 2 days' rest. Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 26 and Harden at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, Toronto at 44 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-5 a night and Toronto minus-1. Call it Toronto 117, Cleveland 113, Cleveland keeping it close.
4/05 vs WAS 121-115 — BKN notes
BKN won 121-115. BKN shot 49% (43 of 88) to WAS's 56%, 15 of 40 from three. BKN turned it over 11 times to WAS's 20. Traore led with 23 (7 of 18, 5 of 11 from three); Wilson added 19, Liddell 15. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/07 vs MIL 96-90 — BKN notes
BKN won 96-90. BKN shot 44% (33 of 75) to MIL's 43%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIL's 8 — 21 points from the stripe to their 5. BKN turned it over 10 times to MIL's 19. The glass went 32-44 against them. Liddell led with 21 (7 of 9, 2 of 3 from three); Saraf added 19, Powell 11. The hinge was Q2, 19-14: a lead of 1 became 6, and the lead reached 16. Johnson was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
4/09 vs IND 94-123 — BKN notes
BKN lost 94-123. BKN shot 39% (37 of 96) to IND's 52%, 8 of 38 from three. The glass went 43-66 against them. Liddell led with 26 (10 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Saraf added 19, Etienne 14. Q3 was theirs, 35-35, but the other 3 periods went 88-59 against them. Etienne's -34 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL 108-125 — BKN notes
BKN lost 108-125. BKN shot 45% (38 of 84) to MIL's 56%, 18 of 45 from three. BKN turned it over 7 times to MIL's 17. Etienne led with 23 (6 of 12, 6 of 12 from three); Smith added 19, Saraf 15. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 14 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 97-78 against them. Saraf's -31 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 @ TOR 101-136 — BKN notes
BKN lost 101-136. BKN shot 41% (35 of 86) to TOR's 64%, 9 of 34 from three. BKN turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 9 steals. Etienne led with 20 (6 of 16, 2 of 10 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Liddell added 17, Johnson 16. Q2 was theirs, 34-38, but the other 3 periods went 98-67 against them. Powell's -32 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
TORAL A. Lawson
BI B. Ingram
CM C. Murray-Boyles
GD G. Dick
GT G. Temple
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Battle
JM J. Mogbo
JP J. Poeltl
JS J. Shead
JW J. Walter
RB R. Barrett
SB S. Barnes
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
BKNBS B. Saraf
CJ C. Johnson
DP D. Powell
EL E. Liddell
JW J. Wilson
MS M. Smith
TE T. Etienne
TS T. Scott
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
Barnes has third triple-double of season as Raptors rout Nets 136-101 to clinch playoff berth
TORONTO -- — RJ Barrett scored 26 points, Scottie Barnes had 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his ninth career triple-double, and the Toronto Raptors clinched their first playoff berth in four seasons by beating the Brooklyn Nets 136-101 on Sunday in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Atlanta’s loss to Miami and Orlando’s loss at Boston gave Toronto the fifth seed in the East and a first-round matchup with fourth-seeded Cleveland.
The Raptors and Hawks both finished 46-36 but Toronto swept the season series 4-0.
Toronto went 3-0 against the Cavaliers this season but the teams haven’t played since Nov. 24.
Barnes shot 8 for 11 in his third triple-double of the season. He’s the first player in Raptors history to have three triple-doubles in multiple seasons.
Brandon Ingram scored 25 points, Ja’Kobe Walter and Jakob Poeltl each had 11 and AJ Lawson had 10 points as the Raptors posted their best record since going 48-34 and placing fifth in the East in 2021-22. That season also saw Toronto’s most recent playoff appearance, a six-game defeat to Philadelphia in the first round.
Tyson Etienne led the Nets with 20 points, E.J. Liddell scored 17 points, Chaney Johnson had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Ben Saraf scored 15 points.
Brooklyn (20-62) lost three straight to finish their worst season since posting the same record in 2016-17.
The Nets, who went 26-56 last season, have lost four consecutive season finales.
The Nets were without 10 players due to injury, a group that included Nic Claxton (sprained finger), Noah Clowney (left ankle), Egor Demin (left foot), Josh Minot (left ankle), Michael Porter Jr . (left hamstring) and Ziaire Williams (left foot).
Up next Toronto will be on the road at Cleveland next weekend to begin the playoffs.