The first round of the NBA Playoffs continues on Sunday night and we will see Toronto Raptors travel to the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York to take on the Brooklyn Nets in game 4 of their best-of-seven series. The game has a start time of 7:00 pm (Eastern) and will be televised on TNT. Vegas odds have the Nets listed as 4 point favorites, while the total sits at 193.
Stat Packs: The Raptors are the higher seed in this series, but still find themselves down 2 games to 1 to the Nets. Toronto is still a decent 22-20 on the road this year, but have now lost 2 of 3 at Brooklyn this year and they are 1-4-1 ATS in their last 6 meetings here. Toronto has averaged just 95 ppg in the playoffs, after averaging 101.3 ppg during the regular season. In the playoffs it has been DeMar DeRozan that has led the team in scoring at 24.7 ppg, while Kyle Lowry (17.0 ppg) and Jonas Valanciunas (14.0 ppg) round out the top 3 scorers for the team. Jonas has also been a beast on the boards, grabbing 14 rpg in the series so far. Defensively the Raptors ranked 7th in the league in points allowed (98.0 ppg) and they have done well vs Nets, holding them to 97 ppg so far.
The Brooklyn Nets were the sexy pick by many to take this series from the Raptors and so far so good as they have a 2-1 lead in the series and a win here would give them a commanding 3-1 series lead as they head back to Toronto. The Nets are now 29-13 on their home floor this year. Brooklyn averaged just 98.5 ppg on the year overall, but so far in the 3 games vs the Raptors they put up just 97 ppg. In the Playoffs, Joe Johnson has led the team in scoring with 23.7 ppg, while Deron Williams (20.3 ppg), Paul Pierce (13.3 ppg) round out the double digit scorers on the team. On the defensive end of the floor the Nets have been solid this year, as they have allowed just 99.4 ppg overall and 97.3 ppg on their home floor, while allowing the Raptors just 95 ppg in the series so far.
Pick: I will take the Under in this game. Both teams have been playing pretty good defense in the series, as the Nets have been held to just 97 ppg, while the Raptors have scored just 95 ppg. The Raptors have allowed just 97.4 ppg on the road this year, while the Nets have allowed the same at home. I see this one as a slow paced defensive battle.
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