The Brooklyn Nets travel to the Air Canada Center to take on the Toronto Raptors tonight.
Toronto (19-6) owns the best record in the conference, and it can thank its 11-1 record against teams under .500 for the advantage.
All of the Raptors’ six victories in the last eight games have come in such matchups, while both defeats have been against Cleveland.
The Brooklyn Nets looked to be turning their season around with a couple blowout wins over the Sixers and the Hornets, but they fell back to earth last night when they lost to the Heat by 95-91.
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Toronto, which is trying to win the Atlantic Division for a second straight season, should have some added motivation against the Nets (10-13). The Raptors were eliminated in seven games by Brooklyn in the first round, blowing a 3-2 series lead and losing Game 7 104-103 at the Air Canada Centre
Lowry, who averaged 21.1 points in that series, scored 28 in Game 7 before his jumper in the final seconds was blocked. He was also effective during the regular season, scoring 22.0 points while hitting 13 of 27 treys as the Raptors and Nets split four matchups.
Amir Johnson, who had 11 points Monday, was also productive in Game 7, putting up 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
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The Nets are 2-5 ATS in their last seven road games against a team with a winning home record and 1-6 ATS in their last seven games against a team with a winning record, while the Raptors are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games against a team with a losing road record and 6-2 ATS in their last eight games against the Eastern Conference.
Mason Plumlee is looking to build on his season-high 21 points. The center is averaging 16.7 points and 10.7 boards over the past three games, a major improvement from his 6.7 and 5.6 season marks.
He was limited to reserve duty in the playoffs last season, totaling 18 points and 17 rebounds in the series with Toronto.
Joe Johnson is 10 of 19 from 3-point range in three games since missing two with the flu, and he may be looking forward to facing the Raptors. He averaged 21.9 points in the playoffs against Toronto, including 25.0 while Brooklyn split the four meetings in Canada.
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