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NBA playoffs preview: Can experienced Nets upset Raptors?

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Deron Williams and the Nets fell to the No. 6 seed in the East after losing four of their last five games.

Deron Williams and the Nets fell to the No. 6 seed in the East after losing four of their last five games.

Nets in seven. The Nets stumbled upon a winning formula in 2014, and their experience will ultimately prove decisive against the upstart Raptors. This won't be a cakewalk for Brooklyn -- Toronto is a deeper squad and is playing just as well as Brooklyn -- but you can bet it won't be fazed by the stage.

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