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Raptors smother Nets in Game 4 despite growing aches and pains

All across the NBA lower seeds are surging. Memphis is battling Oklahoma City, Atlanta is neck and neck with Indiana and Dallas is one home win away from
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Raptors smother Nets in Game 4 despite growing aches and pains
Raptors smother Nets in Game 4 despite growing aches and pains

All across the NBA lower seeds are surging. Memphis is battling Oklahoma City, Atlanta is neck and neck with Indiana and Dallas is one home win away from pushing San Antonio to the brink. Toronto has seized home court advantage back, a stifling defense, and momentum as the series heads north of the border. Battered and bruised, the Raptors leave New York feeling great.

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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