On October 19, Beijing time, the NBA ushered in the final day of the preseason, and the Nets lost to the Raptors 112-116. Choi Young-hee failed to play for the second game in a row. The Raptors led by as many as 17 points, and the Nets closed the gap in the final quarter or lost the game. The Nets' Cam Johnson played well, contributing 32 points and shooting 7-of-14 from three-point range, Simmons had four points, eight rebounds and six assists, and the Raptors' Barnes scored 21 points. In the end, the Nets went 1-3 in the preseason, the Raptors went 3-2, and Choi Yong-hee played the first two preseason games, shooting 2-of-7 and 1-of-3 from three-point range, with a total of 6 points and 3 rebounds.
Statistics
Raptors: Barnes 21 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Agbaji 16 points and 6 rebounds, Poeltl 14 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Dick 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks, Quickley 9 points and 10 assists, Butchel 10 points, Shedd 9 points and 4 assists
Nets: Johnson 32 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 7 three-pointers, Thomas 13 points and 4 rebounds, Simmons 4 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, Schroder 10 points and 3 assists, and Klooney 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals
The star of the game
The Nets' Johnson played well, contributing 32 points and seven three-pointers. The Raptors' Barnes had 21 points and six rebounds and was in good shape.
Game recap
In the first quarter, Johnson, Schroder, and Wilson hit three points in a row, and the Nets played a 9-0 start. Dick hit a mid-range shot, Poeltl scored back-to-back inside, Quickley hit a three-pointer, and Barnes scored on a dunk as the Raptors narrowed the gap to one point. Johnson hit another three. Butcher and Shedd sent a dunk, Schroder hit a shot, Barnes scored a layup, and the Raptors overtook the Nets. At the end of the first quarter, the Raptors led the Nets 31-30.
In the second quarter, Barnes broke through and scored again, and Milton and Clooney also returned to color. Simmons scored on a layup and Abaji hit a three-pointer. Dick scored on a dunk, Johnson was on fire, scoring 11 points in a row, and the Raptors' Dick and Abaji also scored back-to-back. At halftime, the Raptors led the Nets 53-50. In the first half, the Nets' Johnson was on a hot streak, contributing 21 points and 3 rebounds, shooting 7-of-11 from the field and 5-of-8 from three-point range.
Yibian fought again, Johnson hit a long-range three-point shot, Barnes and Simmons sent each other a violent dunk, Quickley scored a layup, Abaji played 2+1, Barnes and Poeltl made a layup and hit again, and the Raptors blasted a wave of 15-2 to stretch the difference to 14 points. Johnson hit his seventh three-pointer, and Clooney scored four straight points to give the Nets five points behind. Fernando scored with a hook hand, Shedd and Dick hit three points in a row, and the Raptors went on an 8-0 run to open up the difference. Thomas scored six points in a row, and Wilson and Dick exchanged three-pointers. At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors led the Nets 91-79.
In the final quarter, Keon Johnson scored on a mid-range shot, Butcher hit a three-pointer, and Abaji scored four points in a row. The Raptors fielded more benches. Choi Yong-hee communicates with Claxton on the sidelines. Keon Johnson hit a three-pointer, Schroder hit two free throws, Ramsey scored four straight points, Johnson scored on a layup, and the Nets still trailed by double digits. Battle hit a three-pointer, the Nets traded Martin and Milton, and Williams scored five straight points to close the gap to two points. Ramsey hit two key free throws, and in the end, the Raptors beat the Nets on the road.
Both sides start
Raptors: Dick, Quickley, Barnes, Agbaji, Poeltl
Nets: Schroder, Thomas, Simmons, Johnson, Wilson