Ah... Remember the Nets-Raptors short-lived rivalry? You know, Masai Ujiri yelling F*** Brooklyn; Paul Pierce blocking Kyle Lowry's in Game Seven --"This is why they brought me here;" Jay-Z and Drake; the logo dispute! It all seemed perfect.
And here we are today.
The Nets (18-46) are fighting to stay out of the bottom five slots in the NBA, while the 42-20 Toronto Raptors are fighting for the No.1 seed in the East. The two collided for the third time this season and the Raptors defeated the Nets, 104-99, Tuesday night in the second-to-last game of the nine-game circus road-trip.