Just when you thought that the going couldn’t get any tougher, the Toronto Raptors are set to welcome the Brooklyn Nets to the Scotiabank Arena. These Brooklyn Nets are not the Nets of earlier this year — though they have already beaten Toronto three straight times — or the previous couple of years. This iteration seems to have figured out who exactly who they are or might be. Kyrie is a thriving, full-time basketball player again. Ben Simmons is finding ways to contribute as he works himself back into game shape, and Kevin Durant remains unstoppable, unfair and unwilling to check-out of the “who’s the best basketball player on the planet” conversation.
Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets Matchup: Two teams moving in opposite directions
