Brooklyn led from early on and pulled away late for a comfortable 116-103 victory over Toronto
You might even add a third if you factor in the Nets rallying back from a seven-point halftime disadvantage by scoring the first nine points of the third quarter to put the Raptors permanently in the rear-view mirror. Brooklyn never trailed again as it pulled away for what proved to be a comfortable 116-103 victory, its fifth in a row.
While he admitted he was close to running out of gas at times during the game, what proved to be a successful comeback allowed him to reflect on the journey he has undergone the past few months, from the surgery itself to the long months of rehab that followed. The fact that Siakam, described by teammate Fred VanVleet as “our franchise player”, came through his first game since May 8 unscathed can be considered a win in and of itself for this team. Though the Raptors went 6-4 in Siakam’s absence, Nurse is excited by the potential of adding a former all-star, and one of the few players remaining from the 2019 NBA championship team.
But while Siakam had to wait 618 days to play a game in front of Toronto fans after the Raptors spent last season playing out of Tampa, the holdup has been even longer for Brooklyn’s biggest star. Durant had waited 851 days to lace up his sneakers in this arena again, since tearing his Achilles tendon in Game 5 of the 2019 NBA Finals, a series his former team, the Golden State Warriors, would famously go on to lose.
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