For the first time in franchise history, the Raptors lead a series 3-0 after a win over the Nets in Game 3.
Fred VanVleet had 22 points, including a 52-foot buzzer-beater to end the first half. Serge Ibaka had 20 points and 13 rebounds and Kyle Lowry added 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.Tyler Johnson scored 23 points to lead the Nets, who were playing without Joe Harris — he left the NBA bubble after Game 2 for personal reasons. Caris LeVert added 15 points.
Ibaka slashed to the hoop for a dunk early in the fourth that stretched the difference to 18 points. Lowry pounced on a bad pass on Brooklyn’s next possession, and Terence Davis finished with a jumper for a 20-point lead. Raptors coach Nick Nurse went to his bench soon after. Sharp-shooter Matt Thomas had a pull-up jumper with 2:20 left to put Toronto up by 30.
“I think it feels a whole lot different,” Nurse said comparing the bubble to being on the road. “It feels the same as Game 1 and 2 exactly. . . I don’t want to totally discount their home-game setup and their crowd and their fans etc., on the virtual, but I think it feels really similar to just going in and playing like the last two games were for us right now.”
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