The Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets are playing live on the NBA playoffs schedule on Sunday and the matchup from TNT comes from the Barclays Center and is streaming online at 7 pm ET and comes as Game 4 has the Nets leading the series 2-1 in the first round and they can take control at home with a win and they are looking to advance to the next round to play against the Miami Heat.
The Nets won Game 1 and then lost in Game 2 after a great performance from DeMar DeRozan and he had another solid performance in the last game with 30 points and now the Nets have the chance to take control at the Barclays Center and they are looking to continue their strong play of the second half of the season. DeRozan is leading all scorers in the series and after being held back in the first game he has come along and Jason Kidd will try to address that and he has done a good job giving his veteran players rest in the series and they are looking to keep that going in this matchup on Sunday.
The Nets played much better at home this season thana way and they went 28-13 and now they have the chance to add another victory and that will give the team a 3-1 advantage in the series. Brooklyn got 29 points from Joe Johnson in the last game to lead the way and he had another solid game, while Shaun Livingston had six rebounds and Deron Williams was tops with eight assists. Williams has been playing well once again this series and he is looking to keep things going on Sunday.
The Raptors come in after getting 30 points from DeRozan and the team has a ton of talent, but so far they have not been able to get past the Nets at home and Game 5 in the series will be on Tuesday. The Sunday schedule after the Nets has the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers and that will be Game 4 and the Rockets won a must-win game in the series in Game 3 to avoid going down 3-0 and onw the series is 2-1 and that will be on TNT as well and has James Harden and Dwight Howard looking to keep things on track.
The Monday schedule has the Miami Heat and the Charlotte Bobcats playing and Miami is up 3-0 in the series, while the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers are tied 2-2 in the series with Game 5 coming and that will be in Indy. The Spurs are down 2-1 in the series after losing Game 3 in amazing fashion and now they could be on the verge of going 3-1 down if they lose that matchup.
Check here for the Brooklyn Nets and Toronto Raptors live coverage from TNT.
