Nets beat Raptors 97-83 to tie 7-game series 3-3

New York, May 3 (IANS) Brooklyn Nets relied on their veterans to beat the Toronto Raptors 97-83 to tie the first round NBA playoff series 3-3 at home. Game 7 will be played at Toronto Sunday, reports Xinhua. Guard Deron Williams led the Nets...

Nets beat Raptors 97-83 to tie 7-game series 3-3

New York, May 3 (IANS) Brooklyn Nets relied on their veterans to beat the Toronto Raptors 97-83 to tie the first round NBA playoff series 3-3 at home.

Game 7 will be played at Toronto Sunday, reports Xinhua.

Guard Deron Williams led the Nets with 23 points. Joe Johnson, who is in his 13th season, had 17 points, while Kevin Garnett (19th season) and Paul Pierce (16th) chipped in with 13 and 12 points respectively.

For the Raptors, DeMar DeRozan had 28 points but his teammates gave little help. Kyle Lowry was 4-out-of-16 in the field to score 11 points, the only other Raptors' player who scored over 10 points.