Raptors Rip Nets, Boston Hold Off 76ers For 3-0 NBA Playoff Leads
Orlando, FL – AUGUST 21: Fred VanVleet #23 of the Toronto Raptors shoots the ball during the game against the Brooklyn Nets during Round One, Game Three of the NBA Playoffs on August 21, 2020 at The Field House at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida. David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images/AFP The defending champions Toronto Raptors pummelled the Brooklyn Nets while the Boston Celtics had to claw past a determined Philadelphia on Friday, both taking commanding 3-0 series leads in the NBA playoffs. Pascal Siakam scored 26 points, pulled down eight rebounds and handed out five assists to lead the Raptors to a 117-92 victory over the Nets. Toronto connected on 50.5 percent of their shots from the field and 47.8 percent from three-point range. Kyle Lowry came up just short of a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for a Raptors team that can clinch a second round berth in game four on Sunday. “We’re just taking it a possession at a time,” Lowry said.