Porter and Clowney lead the Nets to a 96-81 victory over the Raptors

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Porter Jr. scored 24 points, Noah Clowney added 19 and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Toronto Raptors 96-81 on Sunday night.

Rookie Egor Demin had 16 points and Nic Claxton finished with 12 for the Nets, who led by 15 points in the third quarter, fell behind early in the fourth, then took the lead again.

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Brandon Ingram finished with 19 points and Immanuel Quickley added 17 points and 10 assists for the Raptors, who have lost six of their last nine games after starting the season 15-7.

Brooklyn outscored Toronto 29-16 in the fourth quarter. The Nets allowed their lowest point total of the season.

Brooklyn led 60-45 midway through the third quarter before the Raptors went on a 20-7 run to close the period. The Nets were 0 of 7 from the field and turned the ball over five times during that stretch.

Toronto opened the fourth quarter with back-to-back baskets from Jamison Battle and Collin Murray-Boyles to take a 69-67 lead before the Nets called a timeout with 10:55 left.

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After Battle’s dunk made it 73-72, Brooklyn responded and outscored the Raptors with a 10-0 run, capped by Clowney’s 3-pointer with 7:22 left.

Ingram made two free throws on the ensuing possession before Claxton scored three straight baskets to extend the lead to 88-75 and put the game out of reach with 4:42 remaining.

Toronto center Jakob Poeltl was removed from the game during the first quarter with a back injury.

To be continued

Raptors: Continue their three-game road trip at Miami on Tuesday.

Nets: Visit Philadelphia on Tuesday.

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