Brooklyn Nets beat Toronto Raptors in overtime despite 32 points from Kawhi Leonard

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Kawhi Leonard's 32 points weren't enough.

Following an impressive victory against the Philadelphia 76ers this week, the Toronto Raptors lost to the Brooklyn Nets on Friday in overtime.

The final score: 106-105.

Jonas Valanciunas was Toronto's second-leading scorer with 24 points. The Nets got a huge game out of D'Angelo Russell, who scored 29 points on 13-for-22 shooting from the field.

In case you missed any of the action, check below for updates, highlights and stats from Toronto's sixth loss of the season.

Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets

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End of OT: Raptors 105, Nets 106

10:02 p.m. - Fred VanVleet misses the 3-pointer and the Nets snap their eight game losing streak.

Tough loss for the Raptors, who end up shooting 35-for-89 from the field and 11-for-35 from 3-point range.

9:59 p.m. - D'Angelo Russell is no longer the only Net to score in OT. A Jarrett Allen layup gives Brooklyn a 106-105 lead with 24.1 remaining.

9:57 p.m. - D'Angelo Russell and Kawhi Leonard are exchanging buckets right now. Russell has all six of Brooklyn's points in OT and Leonard has all seven of Toronto's.

9:54 p.m. - Kawhi Leonard is doing it again.

After dunking on Jarrett Allen, Leonard hits a 3-pointer to put the Raptors ahead by one point with 3:15 to go in OT.

Timeout Brooklyn.

9:53 p.m. - So, uh, Kawhi Leonard just got his best dunk as a Raptor.

 

9:52 p.m. - D'Angelo Russell opens overtime with a couple of pull-ups. 

102-98 Nets.

End of 4th quarter: Raptors 98, Nets 98

9:49 p.m. - Kawhi Leonard gets a hand on Spencer Dinwiddie's shot attempt to win the game.

Overtime it is.

9:48 p.m. - Kawhi Leonard's pull-up ... rims out.

The Nets will have an opportunity to win the game with 5.0 seconds remaining on the clock coming out of the timeout.

9:46 p.m. - 98-98 with 27.9 remaining in regulation. We have a ball game.

9:41 p.m. - It's Kawhi Leonard time. He scores five quick points to give the Raptors a two point lead. 

 

2:23 to go.

9:40 p.m. - A reminder that Kawhi Leonard has more steals in his career than fouls.

 

9:37 p.m. - Interesting lineup for the Raptors right now. They have Pascal Siakam playing at the five with Fred VanVleet, Kyle Lowry, Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard surrounding him.

9:34 p.m. - Spencer Dinwiddie is picking up from where D'Angelo Russell left off in the third. He has four of Brooklyn's 12 points in the quarter, his latest bucket putting them up 92-87.

Timeout Raptors.

9:32 p.m. - The Nets are in the bonus with 6:48 remaining in the quarter. That could become important, especially now that Kawhi Leonard and Kyle Lowry are back in the game.

9:29 p.m. - You hate to see it if you're the Raptors. CJ Miles fouls Joe Harris on a 3-pointer, and the Nets lead by two points.

 

9:26 p.m. - The Nets call the first timeout of the fourth quarter with the Raptors leading 82-81.

8:23 remains in the game. It's gut check time.

End of 3rd quarter: Raptors 79, Nets 80

9:18 p.m. - OG Anunoby hits a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the third quarter to make it a one point game.

We have a close one, folks.

D'Angelo Russell had a huge third quarter for the Nets, scoring 15 points on 7-for-9 shooting to bring his total up to 23 for the game. Brooklyn's next leading scorer is Allen Crabbe with 11 points.

9:16 p.m. - GET THAT GARBAGE OUT OF HERE!

 

9:05 p.m. - D'Angelo Russell hits a 3-pointer off of a Kyle Lowry turnover to give the Nets a 72-70 lead.

Russell has 15 points alone in the third quarter. He's carving the Raptors up right now.

8:59 p.m. - Jonas Valanciunas did something very mean to Jarrett Allen:

 

It didn't take Allen very long to get some revenge, though:

 

End of 2nd quarter: Raptors 53, Nets 53

8:36 p.m. - After a rough start, the Raptors are tied with the Nets at the half.

Led by Jonas Valanciunas and Kawhi Leonard, the Raptors outscored the Nets 33-29 in the second quarter. Valanciunas now has 17 points in the game and Leonard has 11.

As TSN's Josh Lewenberg noted, Valanciunas has been on quite the tear lately:

 

8:34 p.m. - And like that, Pascal Siakam gives the Raptors a 49-47 lead with a pair of free throws. Toronto is currently on a 9-0 run.

8:33 p.m. -​ Kawhi Leonard continues to be good at this basketball thing.

 

8:27 p.m. - The Raptors are starting to show some life. Kawhi Leonard cuts Brooklyn's lead to six points with a 3-pointer.

8:22 p.m. - Toronto's shooting woes continue. They're now 10-for-31 from the field and 3-for-13 from deep.

Now seems like a good time to note that the Raptors have made 36.8 percent of their 3-point attempts in their 21 wins compared to 25.0 percent in their five losses.

8:14 p.m. - The Nets haven't been shy from the perimeter so far. They've already taken 20 triples, knocking down eight of them.

The Raptors, meanwhile, are 2-for-11 from the great beyond.

Toronto trails 39-26 with 7:50 remaining in the first half.

End of 1st quarter: Raptors 20, Nets 24

8:05 p.m. - Rough first quarter for the Raptors. Not only did they shoot only 28.6 percent from the field — including 1-for-9 from 3-point range — the Nets out-rebounded them 21-13, with six of their rebounds coming on the offensive glass.

Jonas Valanciunas is Toronto's leading scorer after one quarter with six points. Allen Crabbe and DeMarre Carroll lead the way for the Nets with six points each.

7:58 p.m. - Give Jonas Valanciunas another bucket, this one set up by his signature pump fake.

 

7:53 p.m. - Jonas Valanciunas has four points on 2-for-2 shooting from the field. The four other Raptors starters? Two points on 1-for-8 shooting.

Fortunately for Toronto, the Nets have also gotten off to a slow start in missing nine of their first 15 shot attempts.

7:49 p.m. - The Raptors might want to guard Allen Crabbe. He's already 2-for-2 from 3-point range, sparking a 13-0 run by the Nets.

7:45 p.m. - Nick Nurse isn't happy with something. He calls the first timeout of the game with 10:01 remaining in the first.

The Nets currently lead 5-2.

7:43 p.m. - Active start from Jonas Valanciunas. He comes up with a block on the opening possession of the game and scores the first points of the night for the Raptors on the other end.

Pregame

6:57 p.m. - Starting for the Nets: D'Angelo Russell, Allen Crabbe, Joe Harris, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Jarrett Allen.

6:44 p.m. - Will the Raptors get another standout performance from Kawhi Leonard tonight? He's averaging 33.5 points and 8.5 rebounds over his last four games.

 

6:35 p.m. - The Raptors will start Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam and Jonas Valanciunas against the Nets. Serge Ibaka will come off the bench for the 9th time this season.

Ibaka is averaging 13.3 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game as a reserve so far this season compared to 18.0 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game as a starter.

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Scott Rafferty is a Senior NBA Editor for The Sporting News