TORONTO -- — Cam Johnson hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with less than two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and finished with 33 points as the Brooklyn Nets overcame a 10-point deficit and beat the Toronto Raptors 101-94 on Thursday night.

Brooklyn’s Nic Claxton was ejected with 8:46 left in the second after throwing the ball into the stands. Claxton scored seven points in 11 minutes. Nets assistant Juwan Howard prevented Claxton from throwing a cushion before the center left Brooklyn’s bench.

Johnson scored 15 points in the fourth as the Nets won for the second time in eight games.

Ben Simmons and Shake Milton each scored 12 points, and Noah Clowney had 11 for the Nets, who trailed 76-66 late in the third.

Toronto’s Scottie Barnes returned after missing the past two games due to a sprained right ankle, finishing with 16 points in 36 minutes.

Ochai Agbaji led the Raptors with 20 points, and Gradey Dick added 19 as Toronto’s losing streak reached six.

Raptors center Jakob Poeltl remained out after leaving Monday’s loss to Chicago because of a strained left groin. RJ Barrett sat due to illness, and Davion Mitchell was unavailable because of a strained right shoulder.

Takeaways

Nets: Barnes scored to put the Raptors up 90-88 with 2:46 left, but Johnson answered with 11 straight points as Brooklyn took a 99-90 lead with 23 seconds remaining.

Raptors: Toronto’s starting lineup of Barnes, Agbaji, Dick, Jonathan Mogbo and Ja’Kobe Walter was the youngest in team history, with an average age of 22 years, 187 days.

Key moment

After Toronto’s Jamal Shead missed a 3, Simmons grabbed the rebound and passed to Thomas for the decisive 3-pointer.

Key stat

Toronto shot 7 for 11 from 3-point range in the third, but went 1 for 10 from distance in the fourth.

Up next

Brooklyn hosts Utah on Saturday, while Toronto hosts Houston on Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nic Claxton vs. Jonathan Mogbo (Keon Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Keon Johnson bad pass (Jonathan Mogbo steals)	0	0
11:44	Dorian Finney-Smith blocks Jonathan Mogbo's two point shot	0	0
11:44	Raptors offensive team rebound	0	0
11:36	Gradey Dick makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Mogbo assists)	3	0
11:18	Keon Johnson misses 22-foot three point jumper	3	0
11:14	Ja'Kobe Walter defensive rebound	3	0
11:10	Cameron Johnson personal foul	3	0
11:10	Keon Johnson personal foul	3	0
11:10	Gradey Dick offensive foul	3	0
11:10	Gradey Dick turnover	3	0
10:48	Ben Simmons misses layup	3	0
10:44	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	3	0
10:44	Nic Claxton makes tip shot	3	2
10:23	Cameron Johnson blocks Ja'Kobe Walter 's 5-foot two point shot	3	2
10:19	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	3	2
10:13	Ben Simmons makes 5-foot two point shot	3	4
10:01	Ochai Agbaji misses 23-foot three point jumper	3	4
9:57	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	3	4
9:46	Dorian Finney-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	3	7
9:35	Jonathan Mogbo makes 15-foot jumper	5	7
9:09	Scottie Barnes blocks Keon Johnson 's 4-foot driving layup	5	7
9:06	Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound	5	7
8:56	Scottie Barnes misses 15-foot two point shot	5	7
8:51	Gradey Dick offensive rebound	5	7
8:51	Gradey Dick makes dunk	7	7
8:45	Nic Claxton makes alley oop layup (Ben Simmons assists)	7	9
8:34	Scottie Barnes misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	7	9
8:31	Nets defensive team rebound	7	9
8:20	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	7	9
8:17	Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound	7	9
8:08	Ochai Agbaji makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jonathan Mogbo assists)	10	9
7:56	Ben Simmons offensive foul	10	9
7:56	Ben Simmons turnover	10	9
7:49	Keon Johnson personal foul	10	9
7:42	Jonathan Mogbo makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Scottie Barnes assists)	12	9
7:42	Nets Full timeout	12	9
7:42	Jalen Wilson enters the game for Keon Johnson	12	9
7:22	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	12	12
6:56	Ochai Agbaji misses driving floating jump shot	12	12
6:54	Nic Claxton defensive rebound	12	12
6:40	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	12
6:37	Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound	12	12
6:29	Ja'Kobe Walter makes two point shot	14	12
6:13	Ochai Agbaji kicked ball violation	14	12
6:13	Jamal Shead enters the game for Scottie Barnes	14	12
6:06	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	12
6:03	Nic Claxton offensive rebound	14	12
5:59	Jonathan Mogbo shooting foul	14	12
5:59	Nic Claxton misses free throw 1 of 2	14	12
5:59	Nets offensive team rebound	14	12
5:59	Nic Claxton makes free throw 2 of 2	14	13
5:37	Jonathan Mogbo misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	14	13
5:35	Ben Simmons defensive rebound	14	13
5:32	Ben Simmons bad pass (Gradey Dick steals)	14	13
5:26	Nic Claxton blocks Gradey Dick 's 2-foot two point shot	14	13
5:24	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	14	13
5:16	Jalen Wilson misses 23-foot three point shot	14	13
5:16	Ben Simmons offensive rebound	14	13
5:12	Ben Simmons makes 1-foot two point shot	14	15
4:53	Jamal Shead misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	15
4:49	Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound	14	15
4:40	Ochai Agbaji personal foul	14	15
4:40	Kelly Olynyk enters the game for Jonathan Mogbo	14	15
4:40	Chris Boucher enters the game for Ja'Kobe Walter	14	15
4:40	Day'Ron Sharpe enters the game for Ben Simmons	14	15
4:40	Noah Clowney enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	14	15
4:40	Shake Milton enters the game for Nic Claxton	14	15
4:34	Jalen Wilson misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	15
4:31	Gradey Dick defensive rebound	14	15
4:27	Ochai Agbaji misses two point shot	14	15
4:24	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	14	15
4:08	Shake Milton misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	14	15
4:06	Noah Clowney offensive rebound	14	15
4:06	Chris Boucher shooting foul	14	15
4:06	Noah Clowney makes free throw 1 of 2	14	16
4:06	Raptors Full timeout	14	16
4:06	Noah Clowney makes free throw 2 of 2	14	17
3:52	Ochai Agbaji makes alley oop dunk shot (Kelly Olynyk assists)	16	17
3:37	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive foul	16	17
3:37	Day'Ron Sharpe turnover	16	17
3:37	Scottie Barnes enters the game for Gradey Dick	16	17
3:37	Jamison Battle enters the game for Ochai Agbaji	16	17
3:37	Tyrese Martin enters the game for Cameron Johnson	16	17
3:21	Chris Boucher misses 24-foot three point jumper	16	17
3:19	Noah Clowney defensive rebound	16	17
3:08	Jamison Battle shooting foul	16	17
3:08	Day'Ron Sharpe misses free throw 1 of 2	16	17
3:08	Nets offensive team rebound	16	17
3:08	Day'Ron Sharpe makes free throw 2 of 2	16	18
2:55	Chris Boucher misses 23-foot three point jumper	16	18
2:51	Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound	16	18
2:49	Scottie Barnes makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	19	18
2:33	Jalen Wilson misses 27-foot three point jumper	19	18
2:31	Raptors defensive team rebound	19	18
2:19	Kelly Olynyk bad pass (Jalen Wilson steals)	19	18
2:12	Tyrese Martin misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	19	18
2:09	Jalen Wilson offensive rebound	19	18
2:07	Jalen Wilson misses two point shot	19	18
2:07	Nets offensive team rebound	19	18
2:03	Day'Ron Sharpe offensive foul	19	18
2:03	Day'Ron Sharpe turnover	19	18
1:48	Jamison Battle makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kelly Olynyk assists)	22	18
1:30	Shake Milton bad pass (Jamal Shead steals)	22	18
1:28	Scottie Barnes makes dunk (Jamal Shead assists)	24	18
1:08	Kelly Olynyk shooting foul	24	18
1:08	Shake Milton makes free throw 1 of 2	24	19
1:08	Shake Milton makes free throw 2 of 2	24	20
54.1	Scottie Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	20
40.0	Day'Ron Sharpe makes 4-foot two point shot (Jalen Wilson assists)	24	22
27.2	Jamison Battle misses 23-foot three point jumper	24	22
24.1	Day'Ron Sharpe defensive rebound	24	22
2.0	Shake Milton makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	24	24
0.0	Chris Boucher misses 34-foot three point shot	24	24
0.0	Raptors offensive team rebound	24	24
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	24	24

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Venue

Scotiabank Arena

Toronto, ON

Date & Time

12:30 AM, December 20, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, YES, Sportsnet

Attendance

19,214

Referees

Derek Richardson, Eric Dalen, Ben Taylor

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	39	20	.661	W1
New York	38	22	.633	W1
Toronto	35	25	.583	W1
Philadelphia	33	26	.559	W3
Brooklyn	15	44	.254	L7

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