Raptors strike back against Brooklyn in Game 2
Nets unable to take command against Toronto
Despite being manhandled on the boards, yielding an unfathomable 36 fourth-quarter points and enduring another difficult night of long-range shooting, the Brooklyn Nets had the Toronto Raptors right where they wanted them with 25 seconds to go Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre.
With the visiting team trailing by two points in the waning moments of regulation, the ball found its way into the sure and capable hands of Paul Pierce, Brooklyn’s Game 1 hero in this opening-round playoff series.
The former NBA Finals MVP hoisted up a potential go-ahead 3-pointer which almost certainly would have spelled doom for a Toronto team that had yet to win a playoff game since 2008.