Surging Raptors look to extend win streak against struggling Nets

After a few years of uncertainty and mediocre to mediocre play, the Toronto Raptors have finally found a winning formula.

Six games over .500 and second in the East, the Raptors are on a roll, winning nine of their last 10 and six in a row.

They will look to keep up the good times Sunday against a Brooklyn Nets team that should be an easy matchup on paper, but has the ability to turn the tables on Toronto.

You can catch their showdown on Sportsnet ONE and Sportsnet+ at 6pm ET / 3pm PT.

The Raptors are coming off a 140-110 win over the Washington Wizards on Friday, helping them clinch a spot in the NBA Finals. Everything seems to be going in its own way.

Now, they face a Nets team against whom they have won four straight games.

The Raptors have already beaten Brooklyn once this season, 119-109 on Nov. 11 to start their current six-game hitting streak.

On the streak, the Raptors ranked second in the NBA in offensive rating (122.9), fifth in defensive rating (109.2) and second in net rating (13.7), behind only the powerhouse Oklahoma City Thunder.

They have the best assist-to-turnover ratio (2.27), the third-best effective field goal percentage (59.6) and the third-best true shooting percentage (62.8), pointing to a new offensive efficiency.

While the Raptors use a scoring committee system, Brandon Ingram has led the way with 21.1 points per game on 49.6 percent from the field. RJ Barrett is close behind at 50.7 percent at 19.6 a night, while Scotty Barnes is at 51 percent at 19.4 a game.

Barnes has been a big star for the Raptors, as aside from just scoring, he’s averaging 7.6 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and is shooting a career-high 41.4 percent from three-point range on 3.6 attempts per game.

The Raptors will be without center Jakub Poeltl, who continues to manage the back pain he’s dealt with most of the season. The Austrian senior is averaging 11.3 points and 7.7 rebounds. The Raptors have a 2-2 record with him out of the lineup.

Additionally, rookie forward Colin Murray-Boyles is questionable for the showdown with a right MCL sprain.

The Nets, meanwhile, are leaning on seventh-year wing Michael Porter Jr., who is averaging a career-best 24.8 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists while shooting 48.6 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from three-point range. In Brooklyn’s upset win over the Celtics on Friday, the summer trade acquisition scored 33 points with 8 rebounds.

Coming off a tank year, the Nets fielded a young and unproven roster, including the four first-round picks they made in the 2025 NBA Draft: Igor Damon, Nolan Trevor, Ben Saraf and Danny Wolf — none of whom looked like immediate impact players in Year 1.

Despite their questionable makeup, the Nets have won three of their last eight and are still trailing the 2-14 Indiana Pacers and 1-15 Wizards in the Eastern Conference standings.

So when the showdown pits an 11-5 team against a 3-12 team, there’s always room for upset in the NBA. If the Raptors want to cement their place at the top of the East, they need to take care of business.