Nets vs. Raptors: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NBA start time

Through 3 Quarters

The Toronto Raptors are flexing their muscles against the Brooklyn Nets, showing why they were favored to win all along. Three quarters in and the Raptors’ offense has really been able to impose its will, dominating Brooklyn 95-71 three quarters in.

Toronto has been led by power forward Scottie Barnes, who so far has dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds along with four steals. Those points put Barnes near his season high of 28. One thing to keep an eye out for is Chris Boucher’s foul situation as he currently sits at five.

Brooklyn has been relying on the performance of center LaMarcus Aldridge, who has 15 points.

This is the first time Toronto has been ahead going into the fourth quarter in the past five games.

Who’s Playing

Toronto @ Brooklyn

Current Records: Toronto 32-27; Brooklyn 32-29

What to Know

The Toronto Raptors haven’t won a contest against the Brooklyn Nets since April 21 of last year, but they’ll be looking to end the drought Monday. The Raptors are on the road again Monday and play against Brooklyn at 7:30 p.m. ET Feb. 28 at Barclays Center. If the game is anything like Brooklyn’s 131-129 victory from their previous meeting in December of last year, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

Toronto has to be aching after a bruising 127-100 defeat to the Atlanta Hawks this past Saturday. Toronto was down 104-74 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from. One thing holding Toronto back was the mediocre play of shooting guard Gary Trent Jr., who did not have his best game: he finished with only nine points on 3-for-10 shooting in his 30 minutes on the court.

Meanwhile, the Nets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 126-123 win over the Milwaukee Bucks this past Saturday. Brooklyn’s point guard Kyrie Irving did his thing and had 38 points and five assists along with five boards.

The Raptors are the favorite in this one, with an expected 3.5-point margin of victory. Now might not be the best time to take Toronto against the spread since they’ve let down bettors for the past two consecutive games.

Brooklyn’s win lifted them to 32-29 while Toronto’s loss dropped them down to 32-27. If Brooklyn want to win, they will need to focus on stopping Toronto’s center Precious Achiuwa, who had 21 points in addition to nine rebounds, and point guard Fred VanVleet, who had 24 points and nine assists. We’ll see whether or not they are up to the challenge.

How To Watch

• When: Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: Barclays Center — Brooklyn, New York
• TV: The Sports Network
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Ticket Cost: $20.00

Odds

The Raptors are a 3.5-point favorite against the Nets, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Raptors as a 2.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -110

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Series History

Toronto have won 24 out of their last 29 games against Brooklyn.

• Dec 14, 2021 – Brooklyn 131 vs. Toronto 129
• Nov 07, 2021 – Brooklyn 116 vs. Toronto 103
• Apr 27, 2021 – Brooklyn 116 vs. Toronto 103
• Apr 21, 2021 – Toronto 114 vs. Brooklyn 103
• Feb 05, 2021 – Toronto 123 vs. Brooklyn 117
• Aug 23, 2020 – Toronto 150 vs. Brooklyn 122
• Aug 21, 2020 – Toronto 117 vs. Brooklyn 92
• Aug 19, 2020 – Toronto 104 vs. Brooklyn 99
• Aug 17, 2020 – Toronto 134 vs. Brooklyn 110
• Feb 12, 2020 – Brooklyn 101 vs. Toronto 91
• Feb 08, 2020 – Toronto 119 vs. Brooklyn 118
• Jan 04, 2020 – Toronto 121 vs. Brooklyn 102
• Dec 14, 2019 – Toronto 110 vs. Brooklyn 102
• Apr 03, 2019 – Toronto 115 vs. Brooklyn 105
• Feb 11, 2019 – Toronto 127 vs. Brooklyn 125
• Jan 11, 2019 – Toronto 122 vs. Brooklyn 105
• Dec 07, 2018 – Brooklyn 106 vs. Toronto 105
• Mar 23, 2018 – Toronto 116 vs. Brooklyn 112
• Mar 13, 2018 – Toronto 116 vs. Brooklyn 102
• Jan 08, 2018 – Toronto 114 vs. Brooklyn 113
• Dec 15, 2017 – Toronto 120 vs. Brooklyn 87
• Feb 05, 2017 – Toronto 103 vs. Brooklyn 95
• Jan 17, 2017 – Toronto 119 vs. Brooklyn 109
• Jan 13, 2017 – Toronto 132 vs. Brooklyn 113
• Dec 20, 2016 – Toronto 116 vs. Brooklyn 104
• Apr 13, 2016 – Toronto 103 vs. Brooklyn 96
• Mar 08, 2016 – Toronto 104 vs. Brooklyn 99
• Jan 18, 2016 – Toronto 112 vs. Brooklyn 100
• Jan 06, 2016 – Toronto 91 vs. Brooklyn 74

Injury Report for Brooklyn

• Kevin Durant: Out (Knee)
• Kyrie Irving: Out (Not Injury Related)
• Ben Simmons: Out (Back)
• Joe Harris: Out (Ankle)

Injury Report for Toronto

• Fred VanVleet: Game-Time Decision (Knee)
• OG Anunoby: Out (Finger)