D'Angelo Russell came out of the gates hot on Tuesday as the Brooklyn Nets took on the Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors.
Like, seven 3-pointers in 6:40 of game clock hot.
Russell, who is shooing just 30.8 percent from beyond the arc this season, is not known as a 3-point threat. Still, something about playing against the Raptors seemed to motivate him.
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Russell cooled off in the second half, but that’s still an impressive showing from the young Nets guard.
Toronto eventually pulled out the win, 116-102. Russell finished with 32 points on 10-of-22 shooting, going 7-of-12 from downtown.