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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Toronto Raptors look to distance themselves from the Brooklyn Nets in the Atlantic Division standings when the two teams collide Monday at Barclays Center. Watch the Raptors vs. Nets live tonight on TSN2 at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt. The Raptors are four games ahead of Brooklyn for the division lead and have won two of the first three matchups this season, including a 104-103 triumph in the Empire State on Jan. 27. Mondays game should be an exciting one for how close the Raptors and Nets are in the Eastern Conference standings. Toronto will end a quick road trip against the Nets and posted a 111-104 victory Sunday in Minnesota, as DeMar DeRozan led the way with 25 points and Kyle Lowry followed with a triple-double of 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. "Kyle and DeMar down the stretch really turned it on," said Raptors coach Dwane Casey. "Kyles triple-double was huge for us. We needed all of his assists, all of his buckets and all of his rebounds." Terrence Ross, Amir Johnson and Steve Novak all scored 15 points for the Raptors, winners in three straight and nine of 11 games. Success beyond the 3- point line aided the Raptors, who sank 14-of-24 from long distance. Novak was 5-of-6 beyond the arc. "They shot the heck out of it from 3," said Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman. "Its a game we just didnt do enough to win." Toronto is 17-14 on the road and unbeaten in three straight as the guest. They are third in the East standings -- one game ahead of Chicago and four in front of Brooklyn -- and will start a three-game homestand Wednesday versus Detroit, Memphis and Phoenix. Brooklyn is sixth in the conference standings and 1 1/2 games behind Washington. It will shoot for a seventh straight win at home with the Raptors in town and handed the Sacramento Kings a 104-89 defeat Sunday. Former King Marcus Thornton scored 27 points off the bench and Joe Johnson added 18. Deron Williams ended with 10 points and seven assists for a Nets team that shot 53.2 percent and scored 28 points on 25 Sacramento turnovers. "Its always fun to play your former team and see your homeboys," said Thornton, "but my job was to focus on getting this win and we did." The Nets have won five of six and 11 of their last 16 games, and have a 19-11 record at Barclays Center this season. They will visit Miami and Washington in the middle of the week. Nets veteran Kevin Garnett is still nursing a back issue and is questionable Monday versus Toronto. Garnett hasnt played since Feb. 27 at Denver. Paul Pierce (shoulder) and Andrei Kirilenko (ankle) are both questionable as well and left Sundays game. Custom Hockey Jerseys . Pretty good hitting, too. Dan Haren pitched six innings and sparked the go-ahead rally with a single, leading Los Angeles to another win over the skidding Atlanta Braves, 4-2 on Tuesday night. Cheap Hockey Jerseys Authentic . 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The Panthers (16-21-6) outshot Montreal 16-10 in the final frame, but were repeatedly frustrated by Price, who made 26 saves on the night.Michael Smith will return to the Premier League even stronger after his painful exit on Judgement Night, says Wayne Mardle. The 25-year-old endured a difficult debut season in the competition and was eliminated on Thursday night after a 7-5 defeat to Phil Taylor condemned Bully Boy to the bottom position in the table.Smith paid the price for wasteful finishing in previous weeks as he and Dave Chisnall both suffered an early exit at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. Michael Smith crashed out of the Premier League, finishing bottom of the table after a 7-5 loss to Phil Taylor BBut Mardle believes this early exit will serve as a harsh lesson for Smith, a quarter-finalist at the World Championships, and expects him to make another Premier League appearance in the future.dddddddddddd.Its the damage that has gone on in previous weeks, Mardle told Sky Sports. Thirty-seven per cent on his doubles throughout the Premier League. But its a massive learning curve, massive experience for him, hell be back. Hes world No 8, thats how good he is. Wayne Mardle Him and Dave Chisnall are bottom on the percentage and its not a coincidence they are bottom and second from bottom in the table. You cant hit doubles to that quality, which is quite low to be totally honest, and expect to be anywhere else. The likes of Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, they are loitering around the 50 per cent mark. On their day, they can all score, but the saying scoring is for show, doubles for dough, its no joke, it matters. You need to finish, and Michael Smith throughout the duration of the nine matches has just not finished as well as some of the others and thats why hes bottom.But its a massive learning curve, massive experience for him, hell be back. Hes world No 8, thats how good he is. Also See: Thornton avoids PL elimination MVG handed Taylor showdown ' ' '