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“#Nets no match for repeat-hunting Raptors in Game<\/a> 1<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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August 17, 2020 |<\/span> 7:06pm |<\/span> Updated August 17, 2020 | 7:06pm<\/span><\/p>\n

\n There\u2019s no substitute for experience. And the short-handed Nets got a hard-earned lesson in Monday\u2019s playoff opener against the reigning champion Raptors.<\/p>\n

The Nets stumbled out of the gate, and had too much ground to make up too fast, falling 134-110 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference\u2019s first round in Orlando.<\/p>\n

Kyle Lowry has said his Raptors aren\u2019t defending their title, but hunting another one. The decimated Nets \u2014 who are missing nine players, and trailed by as much as 33 points in the first half \u2014 proved a tougher kill than expected in the second half, before falling to a team with both more skill and seasoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cReally, everyone\u2019s watching, embracing the moment, embracing the competitive nature of every game, and just really locking in to doing your part as a teammate,\u201d interim coach Jacque Vaughn said before the game. \u201cHigh stakes and high rewards, but at the same time, extreme pleasure to be playing basketball this time of year.\u201d<\/p>\n

The pleasure was all Toronto\u2019s, led by Fred VanVleet (30 points, 11 assists) and Serge Ibaka\u2019s 22 points and seven rebounds off the bench.<\/p>\n

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot had a team-high 26 points off the bench, helping lead Brooklyn\u2019s attempt at a rally. Joe Harris added 19 points on 3 of 5 shooting from deep, while Caris LeVert had 15 points, 15 assists and six rebounds.<\/p>\n

After digging themselves into a 68-35 hole, the Nets couldn\u2019t scramble their way out no matter how hard they tried. Brooklyn pulled within 90-82 in the fourth quarter, but no closer. After Toronto padded the lead again, Vaughn raised the white flag and pulled his starters down by 17 with 3:54 to play.<\/p>\n

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And if last year\u2019s first-round loss had showed them what a playoff team looks like, this was an up-close look at a champion.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do have a few guys that were a part of the Sixers series<\/a> last year, so hopefully they have a comfort level and understand how playoff basketball, there\u2019s a different level of intensity,\u201d Vaughn said. \u201cAnd then for the guys that haven\u2019t had a chance to play playoff basketball, hopefully we\u2019ll allow them to play with their instincts.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re not the defending champions, so we\u2019re going to play free, our bodies are fresh, and it\u2019s on us to just go on out and keep things simple.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Nets fell behind right out of the gate, befuddled by Toronto\u2019s active defense. They missed five of their first six shots and committed a couple of quick turnovers, trailing 10-2 with 8:22 left in the first quarter. Vaughn called a timeout, but it didn\u2019t matter \u2014 this wasn\u2019t a run, but a mismatch.<\/p>\n

The Nets eventually allowed eight unanswered points to fall behind by 12. They trailed 18-6 before Luwawu-Cabarrot interrupted the drought with a right-wing 3. The deficit just kept growing.<\/p>\n

Brooklyn trailed 37-20 after the first quarter, and in a 68-35 hole after Vaughn lost a challenge and VanVleet drilled consecutive 3s.<\/p>\n

Even after closing the half on a 16-5 run, the deficit was still 22 at the break. The game was essentially over. Rodions Kurucs \u2014 starting at power forward against Pascal Siakam (18 points, 11 rebounds) \u2014 had five first-half fouls, and fouled out after logging just 16 minutes.<\/p>\n

The second half saw a spirited comeback.<\/p>\n

Garrett Temple\u2019s fast-break finger roll capp<\/a>ed a 19-11 run coming out of the locker room, and pulled Brooklyn within 84-70 midway through the third quarter.<\/p>\n

A Harris layup off a LeVert feed extended the run to 47-22, and cut the deficit to 90-82 on Luwawu-Cabarrot\u2019s 3-pointer with 2:06 left in the period. But the Raptors opened the lead back up, and the Nets capitulated.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The Nets] have played with great energy and intensity. They\u2019ve played connected on the defensive end and they\u2019ve played unselfishly on the offensive end,\u201d Toronto\u2019s Nick Nurse said. \u201cThey\u2019re buying what coach Vaughn has got them all pieced in their roles. They look like they\u2019ve been playing together forever the way they\u2019ve been playing.\u201d<\/p>\n

But it wasn\u2019t close to enough on Monday.\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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