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Pascal Siakam of the Toronto Raptors in action against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on February 12, 2020 in New York City.Brooklyn Nets defeated the Toronto Raptors 101-91.

Everything you need to know for Raptors vs. Nets first-round series

The Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets face each other in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. We’ve got TV info, game recaps and both DFS and betting analysis for the series.

Contributors: Benjamin Zweiman, Ameer Tyree, and David Fucillo

The NBA Playoffs are here and will begin on Monday, August 17th in the NBA bubble in Orlando. We had 22 teams enter the seeding round in the bubble and now we’re down to the traditional 16 teams, 8 from each conference, battling it out to see who will take home the NBA title this season. It’s been a long ride but we’re finally here.

The No. 2 seed Toronto Raptors and No. 7 seed Brooklyn Nets will face each other in an Eastern Conference first-round best-of-7 series. Here you’ll be able to find all the information you need for the series, including how to watch each game, betting odds for the series, recaps and scores, plus NBA DFS analysis. We’ll also be updating with any relevant news and injuries.

Game 1: Toronto Raptors 134, Brooklyn Nets 110
Game 2: Wed, Aug 19 Brooklyn at Toronto, 1:30 ET, NBATV
Game 3: Fri, Aug 21 Toronto at Brooklyn, 1:30 ET, NBATV
Game 4: Sun, Aug 23 Toronto at Brooklyn, 6:30 ET, TNT
Game 5*: Tue, Aug 25 Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TBD
Game 6*: Thu, Aug 27 Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD, ESPN
Game 7*: Sat, Aug 29 Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TNT

18 Total Updates Since
Aug 9, 2020, 2:18pm PDT

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August 30, 2020
Kyle Lowry available for Game 1 vs. Celtics [UPDATE]

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

Raptors PG will play in the series opener against Boston on Sunday afternoon.
August 24, 2020
Report: Nets to pursue Gregg Popovich for head coach vacancy

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

Brooklyn fired Kenny Atkinson during the season and it isn’t believed Jacque Vaughn will be retained as head coach.
August 24, 2020
Brooklyn Nets bubble exit interview: A lot of optimism should be main takeaway

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

Despite the sweep by the Raptors, the Nets showed promise without two superstars in the bubble. We take a look at the future for Brooklyn.
August 23, 2020
NBA DFS breakdown, lineup notes for August 23

By Ameer Tyree@its_ameericle

The Raptors have a ton of potential ahead of Sunday’s potential closeout game against the Nets. We’ll go over the full slate here.
August 23, 2020
Raptors dominate Nets without Kyle Lowry, sweep Brooklyn

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

The defending champs lost their starting PG early in Game 4 and it didn’t matter one bit. The Raptors go on to face the Celtics in the second round.
August 23, 2020
Best lineup strategy for Raptors vs. Nets Game 4 NBA Showdown

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

We go over the top DraftKings Showdown strategy for Sunday’s first-round matchup between Toronto and Brooklyn.
August 22, 2020
Nick Nurse named NBA Coach of the Year for 2019-20

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

Raptors head coach Nick Nurse led a Kawhi Leonard-less team to the second-best record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season.
August 21, 2020
Best lineup strategy for Raptors vs. Nets Game 3 NBA Showdown

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

We go over the top Showdown strategy for Friday’s first-round matchup between Toronto and Brooklyn.
August 20, 2020
Joe Harris to miss at least next two games [UPDATE]

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

The Nets are down 2-0 to the Raptors in their first round series. Things could be over soon with Harris’ status unclear.
August 19, 2020
Nets falter late, hand Game 2 to Raptors on silver platter

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

After leading for pretty much the entire game, Brooklyn was unable to hold on to even the series against Toronto.
August 19, 2020
Best lineup strategy for Nets vs. Raptors Game 2 NBA Showdown

By Ameer Tyree@its_ameericle

We go over the best Showdown options for Wednesday’s Nets-Raptors matchup in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
August 17, 2020
Raptors start title defense with dominant win over Nets in Game 1

By Ameer Tyree@its_ameericle

The Raptors came out and never really faltered against Brooklyn, cruising to a 134-110 victory inside the NBA bubble.
August 17, 2020
Best lineup strategy for Nets vs. Raptors Game 1 NBA Showdown

By Ameer Tyree@its_ameericle

We go over the best Showdown options for Monday’s Nets-Raptors matchup.
August 17, 2020
How the public is betting Raptors vs. Nets first-round playoff series

By Benjamin Zweiman and Ameer Tyree

The Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets face off in the first round round for the 2020 NBA Playoffs. We break down how the public is betting the series and Game 1.
August 15, 2020
Updated look at the NBA Playoff Bracket [UPDATE]

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

With the NBA Playoffs right around the corner, we take a look at the latest seeding in for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference.
August 13, 2020
Full schedule of NBA Playoffs first round playoff series

By David Fucillo@davidfucillo

The 2020 NBA Playoffs get underway on Monday, August 17th. We break down the complete schedule, including how to watch on television and via live online stream.
August 11, 2020
Report: Nets to launch head coaching search at end of season

By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN

Brooklyn is looking to choose coach to lead Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving to title.
August 9, 2020
Raptors clinch second seed in Eastern Conference by topping Grizzlies

By Ameer Tyree@its_ameericle

Serge Ibaka’s double-double helped Toronto top Memphis to clinch the second seed in the Eastern Conference.

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