On October 19, Beijing time, the 2024-25 NBA preseason continued, and the Nets lost to the Raptors 112-116 at home, and the Nets suffered two consecutive defeats.

Statistics

Nets: Choi Young-hee didn't get a chance to play, Simmons had 4 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists this ·, Cameron · Johnson 32 points, Schroder 12 points, Cam · Thomas 13 points

Raptors: Agbaji 16 points, Scottie · Barnes 21 points and 6 rebounds, Poeltl 14 points · 8 rebounds, Grady Dick 12 points, Quickley 9 points and 10 assists

Background

In their last 95-117 loss to the 76ers, the Nets had 20 turnovers as a team, and coach Fernandez explained that this was due to the team's shift from two point guards to one. It is worth mentioning that Choi Yong-hee did not get a chance to play in the game against the 76ers, but in the previous two preseason games for the Nets, he got a total of 13 minutes of playing time, totaling 2-of-7, and got 6 points and 3 rebounds.

In the regular season last season, the Raptors finished 25-57 and finished 12th in the East, missing out on the play-in tournament. In the offseason, the Raptors agreed to a five-year, $270 million contract extension with Barnes, followed by a five-year, $175 million contract extension for Quickley. In addition, the Raptors selected Kobe · Walter, who has excellent shooting ability, with the No. 19 pick in the draft.

Game recap

At the beginning of the game, the Nets played smoothly on the offensive end, hitting three consecutive three-pointers into the net, and the team made a perfect 12-2 start. Poeltl, who was hatted by Simmons ·, vowed to save face, scoring three goals in a row to lead the team to a wave of 13-4 counterattacks to narrow the gap to one point. At the critical moment, Johnson and Schroder stepped to the free throw line one after another, and Thomas also made a difference, and the Nets rewrote the score to 25-18. The Raptors did not show weakness, and hit a 13-5 small climax again with consecutive free throws, and overtook the Nets 31-30 at the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, after the Nets regained the advantage at 37-35, the team's offense was once again mired, and in nearly four minutes, the athletic battle hit just one shot. At the critical moment, Johnson stepped up and made two consecutive three-pointers to help the Nets break the deadlock and help the team tie the score at 45-45. However, the Nets have since made three consecutive turnovers, including two for Simmons alone · this one. When the Raptors stretched the deficit to six points again, it was Johnson's three-pointer that helped the Nets chase the score to 50-53 at the end of the first half.

In the second half, Cameron · Johnson still felt hot, and in the second half, he made contributions on the outside, and then assisted · Simmons to complete a dunk, and the Nets chased the score to 56-57. The Raptors immediately launched a counterattack, and the inside and outside opened fire to launch an 18-5 offensive wave to extend the advantage to 14 points. At 4 minutes and 59 seconds, Johnson made a jumper, and his personal score has reached 30 points. Clooney also contributed six points on the snow, but the Raptors had the upper hand on both ends of the floor, and after a 13-4 spurt, the Raptors continued to defend a double-digit lead. At the end of the third quarter, the Raptors led the Nets 91-79.

In the final quarter, the Raptors were in control of the situation on the court. At 8:11, Fernando hit a layup to give the Raptors a 100-83 lead. The Nets didn't give up, closing the deficit to two points with 19.1 seconds left in the game, but the Raptors didn't give their opponents a chance to turn the game around. At the same time, the Nets coach did not give Choi Yong-hee a chance to play in this campaign.

Both sides start

Raptors: Ochai· Abaji, Scottie· Barnes, Jacob· Poeltl, Grady· Dick, Emmanuel· Quickley

Nets: This · Simmons, Dennis· Schroder, Cameron· Johnson, Cam· Thomas, Jalen· Wilson