{"id":194277,"date":"2026-04-12T11:25:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194277\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T11:25:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T11:25:35","slug":"toronto-controls-own-destiny-in-regular-season-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/194277\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Controls Own Destiny in Regular Season Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">The Toronto Raptors (45-36) are going into their final regular season game against the Brooklyn Nets (20-61) on Sunday, April 12, with everything on the line. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">After a 112-95 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/raptors\/onsi\/news\/toronto-raptors-fall-new-york-knicks-playoff-seeding-scenarios-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">loss to the New York Knicks on Friday<\/a>, Toronto sits in the No. 6 spot tied with the Orlando Magic and holding only a narrow lead over the Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">Winning this game is the most direct path to securing a top-six seed and avoiding the Play-In Tournament. Here is everything you need to know ahead of the matchup:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/01knxb8ns2stq99hk663.jpg\" alt=\"Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley sets the play while defended by Brooklyn Nets forward Tyrese Martin\" title=\"Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley sets the play while defended by Brooklyn Nets forward Tyrese Martin\" width=\"5120\" height=\"2880\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"6w\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toronto Raptors guard Immanuel Quickley sets the play while defended by Brooklyn Nets forward Tyrese Martin. | John Jones-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors Game DetailsDate: Sunday, April 12, 2026Time: 6:00 PM ETLocation: Scotiabank Arena | Toronto, ON, CanadaTV Channel: SportsnetLive Stream: Fubo (free trial available), NBA App, YouTube TV, or Hulu + Live TV.Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors Injury Report<\/p>\n<p>Team<\/p>\n<p>Player<\/p>\n<p>Injury<\/p>\n<p>Status<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Nic Claxton<\/p>\n<p>Finger<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Noah Clowney<\/p>\n<p>Ankle<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Ziaire Williams<\/p>\n<p>Foot<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Drake Powell<\/p>\n<p>Knee<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Josh Minott<\/p>\n<p>Ankle<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p>Nets<\/p>\n<p>Terance Mann<\/p>\n<p>Knee<\/p>\n<p>OUT<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7b\">The Raptors have a clean bill of health going into the final game of the regular season, which is exactly where they want to be. Injuries have plagued them all season long, but that won&#8217;t be the case in a game that they need to win to get to the top six.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7e\">The Nets, meanwhile, cannot say the same. Injuries have hurt them all year long and several players will see their seasons end early before the game against the Raptors.<\/p>\n<p>Playoff Scenarios: The Race for No. 6<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7k\">The Eastern Conference standings are a logjam behind the top four. Here is how the Raptors&#8217; situation breaks down:<\/p>\n<p>A win against the Nets punches a playoff ticket for the Raptors, clinching their first postseason berth since 2022.The Raptors hold the tiebreaker over the Atlanta Hawks (46-35) due to a season sweep, but they are currently neck-and-neck with the Magic.A loss, coupled with wins by the Magic or 76ers, could cause the Raptors into the No. 7 or No. 8 spot, forcing them into the Play-In Tournament.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7q\">The Magic are visiting the Boston Celtics and the 76ers are hosting the Bucks. Their opponents are locked into their standings spots, so both are expected to win and take the Raptors&#8217; spot in the top six if Toronto loses.<\/p>\n<p>Key Matchup: Brandon Ingram vs. Nets Perimeter<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7w\">With Brooklyn missing several key players like Claxton and Mann, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/raptors\/onsi\/news\/toronto-raptors-brandon-ingram-shed-overrated-label\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brandon Ingram should have an opportunity <\/a>to take over the game. The Nets have struggled with depth all season, and the Raptors&#8217; ability to move the ball will likely exploit a Nets defense that allowed 125 points to the Milwaukee Bucks in their last outing.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7z\">The Raptors need Ingram to be a key figure on offense in order to succeed.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-18\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"86\">Sign up for our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nba\/raptors\/onsi\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">free newsletter<\/a>, which will bring all Toronto Raptors On SI stories every weekday to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Raptors (45-36) are going into their final regular season game against the Brooklyn Nets (20-61) on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":194278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-194277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}