Cam Johnson led the Nets with 24. Russell was stellar with no real practice time, while starting point guard Ben Simmons was a team-worst minus-18. Scottie Barnes had 33 points, and Toronto dominated inside late, aided by an injury to Nets starting power forward Noah Clowney.

Unfortunately for the Nets, even the presence of Russell was not enough to prevent the team from enduring a 130-113 loss to the Raptors. Russell had 22 points and eight assists in his debut (second stint) with the franchise while Cam Johnson had 24 points and three assists.

Cam Johnson scored 24 points and D’Angelo Russell had 22 in his return to Brooklyn but the Nets lost their 11th of 14 games, falling in Toronto 130-113 to the Raptors.

The Raptors were on the longest skid in the NBA. Then the Nets showed them how losing is done — losing not just a game but two players. Brooklyn got mauled 130-113 by the woeful Raptors before 19,104 at Scotiabank Arena,