QUARTER-BY-QUARTER

• First Quarter: Toronto 33, New Jersey 13… The Raptors connected on 11-of-17 (.647), while New Jersey made five-of-19 (.263) shots during the opening quarter … The Nets’ 13 points are one more than their postseason franchise low for points in the first quarter set in Game Two (12, April 24) … Toronto made nine-of-10 from the line and New Jersey made one-of-three … Andrea Bargnani led all players with 13 points … Vince Carter had eight points for the Nets … Bargnani was perfect in the quarter in going four-of-four from the field – including two-of-two from beyond the arc – and three-for-three from the line … New Jersey had five turnovers for eight points to Toronto’s one turnover (zero points) … T.J. Ford left late in the quarter with a stinger and did not return.
• Second Quarter: New Jersey 29, Toronto 26 … The Nets shot .583 (seven-of-12), while the Raptors shot .579 (11-of-19) from the field during the second … New Jersey made 15-of-17 free throw attempts in the quarter to Toronto’s three-of-three … Jose Calderon had a quarter-high 10 points for the Raptors, while Bostjan Nachbar had seven for New Jersey … Toronto had zero offensive rebounds at half … Toronto’s 59 points were a franchise postseason-high (58, May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia, first half) … The 17-point lead tied a franchise postseason-high for a half (17, 58-41, May 11, 2001 vs. Philadelphia, first half).
• Third Quarter: New Jersey 25, Toronto 20 … New Jersey connected on nine-of-19 (.474) from the field … Toronto shot .471 (10-of-21) ... Vince Carter had 11 points to lead all players … Morris Peterson had eight points to pace Toronto … New Jersey had seven assists and Toronto had three in the third … The Nets outscored Toronto 10-2 in points in the paint.
• Fourth Quarter:New Jersey 29, Toronto 19 … New Jersey made 11-of-22 (.500) from the field and the Raptors made four-of-16 (.250) … Richard Jefferson had 10 points in the quarter ... Jose Calderon had six points to lead the Raptors … New Jersey made four-of-10 from beyond the arc, while Toronto made zero-of-four … The Nets had seven assists, while the Raptors had none … Toronto connected on 11-of-12 from the line and New Jersey made three-of-four … Jose Calderon left the game late in the fourth with a sore ankle … Toronto allowed 11 points on five turnovers … New Jersey had one turnover (zero points) in the frame.

HIGHLIGHTS

• With the win, Toronto improves to 2-3 in the series and improves its all-time record in potential elimination games to 6-3 ... Toronto has yet to lose two home games to the same opponent this season or postseason … New Jersey is now 15-16 in the playoffs under Lawrence Frank and 8-4 in potential close out games since Jason Kidd joined the team.
• Toronto had its highest attendance ever at Air Canada Centre – 20,511 (20,499, Game Six, May 18, 2001 vs. Philadelphia).
• In 25 postseason contests, Toronto is 8-0 when scoring 93 or more compared with a 2-15 record when scoring fewer than 93 points.
• The teams combined to shoot .468 (66-for-141) from the field … In the two prior games at Air Canada Centre the teams shot .413 (131-of-317) from the field.
• Toronto outscored New Jersey 33-13 in the opening quarter … Toronto has a 69-48 edge in the three first quarters played at Air Canada Centre, while New Jersey outscored the Raptors 63-34 in the opening quarters at Continental Airlines Arena.
• New Jersey had 28 points in the paint to 18 for Toronto … Coming into the contest New Jersey was outscoring Toronto in the paint by an average of 40.0 - 24.5 per game.
• Toronto had a postseason low-tying 10 turnovers (Game Two, April 24) … Toronto had 40 turnovers in Games Three and Four.
• Toronto had a franchise postseason low-tying 12 assists (Game Two, April 24) ... New Jersey had 21 assists and leads the Raptors 124-77 in assists during the series.
• The Nets had postseason highs of 23 free throws made (18, Game One, April 21) and 28 free throw attempts (26, Game One, April 21).
• Jason Kidd registered 11 points, a game-high seven assists and a team high-tying 11 rebounds … Kidd is averaging 11.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 11.0 assists in the series.
• Jose Calderon had a team- and career-high 25 points (regular season: 24, Jan. 31, 2007 vs. Washington; postseason: 13, April 21, 2007 vs. New Jersey) ... Calderon also had had a team-high eight assists … Calderon topped Del Curry’s postseason record for most points by a Raptors player off the bench (20 points, May 6, 2001 at Philadelphia).
• Andrea Bargnani registered a postseason career-high 18 points (16, Game Four, April 29).
• Anthony Parker finished with 18 points and six rebounds … Parker is averaging 20.0 points in three home playoff games.
• Morris Peterson started for the first time in the series and had 17 points and five rebounds in45:05 minutes before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
• Jason Kidd tallied 11 points, a game-high 10 assists and seven rebounds … Kidd is averaging 13.2 points, 10.4 rebounds and 12.8 assists in the series.
• Vince Carter recorded a game-high 30 points to go with five rebounds and two assists on 10-of-22 from the field … Carter was averaging 17.5 points on.302 shooting (13-for-43) from the field at the Air Canada Centre in the two previous games..
• Richard Jefferson connected on nine-of-23 from the field and three-of-three from the line for 23 points.