Editing Toronto Raptors (section)

===New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets===
{{Main|Nets–Raptors rivalry}}
The New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets and the Raptors have been minor rivals since the trade of Vince Carter during the [[2004–05 Toronto Raptors season|2004–05 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/its-time-to-forgive-vince/|title=It's time to forgive Vince|last=Grange|first=Michael|website=sportsnet.ca|publisher=Rogers Digital Media|year=2015|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507172505/https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/its-time-to-forgive-vince/|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry began to heat up as the two teams faced each other in the opening round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs, with the Nets winning the series, 4–2, after a go-ahead shot by Richard Jefferson with 8 seconds left in Game 6 ensuring a 98–97 defeat for the Raptors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/jefferson-nets-eliminate-raptors-1.662599|title=Jefferson, Nets eliminate Raptors|website=CBC.ca|publisher=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation|date=May 4, 2007|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=November 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231114021243/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/basketball/jefferson-nets-eliminate-raptors-1.662599|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry was rekindled during the [[2013–14 Toronto Raptors season|2013–14 season]] when the Nets and Raptors battled for the Atlantic Division. The Raptors won the division final but then faced the Nets in the opening round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Prior to Game 1 of the series, Raptors' general manager Masai Ujiri spoke at a Raptors rally outside Air Canada Centre's Maple Leaf Square. During the rally, Ujiri yelled "Fuck<!-- Please don't censor per [[WP:UNCENSORED]], though the original source is censored for publication --> Brooklyn!" which found its way onto various social media platforms within minutes. Masai was fined $25,000 by the NBA for the quote and later apologized for the excessive language.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.si.com/nba/point-forward/2014/04/21/masai-ujiri-warned-nba-fine-toronto-raptors-gm-brooklyn|publisher=ABG-SI|title=NBA fines Raptors GM Masai Ujiri for cursing Brooklyn|first=Ben|last=Golliver|newspaper=Sports Illustrated|access-date=May 3, 2017|archive-date=September 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909142148/https://www.si.com/nba/point-forward/2014/04/21/masai-ujiri-warned-nba-fine-toronto-raptors-gm-brooklyn|url-status=live}}</ref> The hard-fought series lasted seven games, and was decided in the final seconds when [[Paul Pierce]] blocked Kyle Lowry's shot giving the Nets the 104–103 victory. The two teams met again in the first round of 2020 NBA Playoffs, this time with the Raptors sweeping the Nets in four games, which was the first playoff series that the Raptors swept.<ref name=closest/>