Cam Thomas scores 23 points, Nets rally to beat Raptors 106-102 in home finale
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Cam Thomas had 23 points, Dennis Schroder 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.
Cam Thomas had 23 points, Dennis Schroder 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.
Nic Claxton added 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots, and 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 Barclays Center.
Schroder credited Claxton's and Clowney's play on both ends of the court for helping the Nets late in the fourth quarter following Sunday's 107-77 loss to Sacramento.
The 19-year-old Clowney, who was the 21st overall pick in the 2023 draft and has spent most of the season with the team's G League affiliate in Long Island, became the 12th teenager in NBA history to block seven or more shots in a game.
“They kept trying to lay the ball up and I kept blocking it,” he said.
Clowney's seven blocks are second most for a rookie in franchise history. Mike Gminski set the record with eight at Milwaukee on Jan. 6, 1981, and Sean Williams matched it against Sacramento on Dec. 18, 2007.
“That's a lot of blocked shots,” Schroder said. “He had so many shots, he just changed without getting a piece. As a rookie I was 18 ,19, he's going to be special.”
