Nets let Game 2 slip away, Raptors win 104-99

The Brooklyn Nets held the lead for much of Wednesday’s Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors but couldn’t finish the job.

The Nets bounced back well on Wednesday from their Game 1 blowout loss, but Brooklyn still had a disappointing result, losing Game 2 to the Toronto Raptors 104-99.

The Nets won the first quarter, held the lead at the half and won the third quarter to maintain their advantage. Then Brooklyn went ice cold in the fourth quarter, only scoring 19 points to Toronto’s 30.

Even still, the Nets had a chance to force overtime with the ball in their hands for what should have been the final possession of regulation as the Raptors held a 102-99 lead.

Instead, the play got away from Brooklyn, Kyle Lowry (21 points, nine rebounds and two steals) got an easy bucket to expand Toronto’s lead and put the final nail in the coffin.

Garrett Temple was Brooklyn’s leading scorer with 21 points on 6-for-13 shooting, 5-11 from deep — with several of his misses coming throughout the Nets’ final possessions of the game.

Caris LeVert (16 points and 11 assists), Jarrett Allen (14 points and 15 rebounds) and Joe Harris (14 points and 15 rebounds) each had a double-double.

LeVert also had six boards and Allen blocked three shots.

Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (17 points) and Tyler Johnson (12) each finished in double-figures, as well.