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added 27 points and 15 rebounds and the Toronto Raptors steamrolled into the Eastern Conference semifinals by routing the Brooklyn Nets 150-122 on Sunday to complete a four-game sweep.to an ankle injury in the first quarter but the defending NBA champions had more than enough depth and power left to wrap up the first sweep in franchise history and set up a series with the Boston Celtics.had 20 points and 10 assists for the Raptors.
The Raptors would likely need Lowry for that one. He was grimacing in pain in the first quarter and soon left the game and eventually the arena to have the ankle examined elsewhere on the NBA campus.scored 35 points for Brooklyn, which came to the bubble without many of its top players but went 5-3 in the seeding games to earn the No. 7 seed.
The Raptors began to get separation near the end of the first quarter and then seized control in the second, getting inside easily against the undersized Nets. Only LeVert, with 26 points in the half, could keep it from getting completely out of hand, so the Toronto lead that was 17 was down to 77-68 by halftime.
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