The Nets beat the Raptors 106-102 in the home finale

NEW YORK (AP) — Cam Thomas had 23 points, Dennis Schroeder scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and the Brooklyn Nets rallied to beat the Toronto Raptors 106-102 on Wednesday night.

Nick Claxton added 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks, while rookie Noah Clowney had 10 points and a career-high seven blocks for the Nets in their final home game of the season. They finished 20-21 at the Barclays Center.

Schroeder credited the play of Clacton and Clowney on both ends of the court for helping the Nets late in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 107-77 loss to Sacramento.

The 19-year-old Clowney, who was the 21st overall pick in the 2023 draft and spent most of the season with the team's G League affiliate in Long Island, became the 12th youngster in NBA history to block 7 or more shots. game.

“They tried to get the ball up and I kept blocking it,” he said.

Clowney's seven blocks are the second most by a rookie in franchise history. Mike Gminski set the streak with 8 games on January 6, 1981 in Milwaukee, and Shawn Williams matched it on December 18, 2007 in Sacramento.

“That's a lot of blocked shots,” Schroeder said. “He had a lot of shots that he just changed without taking a piece. As a rookie I was 18, 19 years old, it will be special.”

Immanuel Quickley scored 32 points for Toronto. Grady Dick had a career-high 24 points and 6 3-pointers.

The Nets limited the Raptors to 7 for 22 shooting from the field and blocked six shots in the fourth quarter.

Toronto shot 16 for 47 in the paint and finished with 32 points.

“Their length, their size versus our size, we knew they had some really good guys coming into the game,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “We were able to get into the paint, but we couldn't score.”

Toronto took a 76-67 lead with 3:45 left in the third quarter after Jordan Nwora's three-pointer. The Nets cut the deficit to 1, then trailed 88-83 with 8:45 left on Nwora's basket.

Schroder then capped a 12-6 run with seven points and a stunning layup that put the Nets up 95-94 with 4:46 left. A quick three-point play by Quickley gave the Raptors a 97-95 advantage before a pair of dunks by Clowney and Claxton put the Nets ahead 99-97 with 1:49 left.

Quickley's 3-pointer put Toronto back on top, and Schroeder's three-point play put Brooklyn up 102-100. Garrett Temple had a chance to tie after stealing the ball from Clowney, but was met at the rim by Clowney for his seventh block of the night.

Schroeder made a pair of free throws and Quickley cut the deficit to 104-102 with 5.2 seconds left. Schroeder then made two free throws to seal the victory.

NEXT UP

Raptors: Friday night at Miami.

Nets: Friday night in New York.