The opportunity was there to take a 2-0 series lead back home, but the Nets couldn't get the basket they needed down the stretch Tuesday night, and the Raptors tied the series at one game apiece. It was a game of runs once again, but this time, neither team led by more than seven points and after an ugly first half, it was tight throughout the final 24 minutes. Richard Jefferson hit a three to take a one-point lead with 46 seconds left in the game, but after a pair of T.J. Ford free throws, RJ missed a jumper to regain the lead. After two more at the stripe for Ford, Boki Nachbar had a final chance to tie it with nine seconds on the clock, but his three from the corner was off the mark. Jefferson, Jason Kidd and Vince Carter combined to shoot just 17-54 (.315) from the floor, but Nachbar had another big game and Kidd kept them in it by shooting much better from beyond the arc (4-of-6) than inside it (1-of-8). On the other end, Chris Bosh and Anthony Parker combined to score 51 of Toronto's 89 points.
- Boxscore - NBA.com
- Parker, Bosh lead Raptors to first playoff win since 2002 - AP
- Game Highlights (Video) - NBA.com
- Youthful Exuberance Carries Day for Raptors - John Eligon - New York Times
- Raptors tie series with Nets - Bruce Arthur - National Post
- Back to square one as Raptors even the series - Michael Grange - Toronto Globe & Mail
- Holding Court - Scott Colbourne - Toronto Globe & Mail
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - YES Network
- One that got away - Dave D'Alessandro - Star-Ledger
- Nets Game 2 Playoffs Recap - David Waldstein - Star-Ledger
- Sam Mitchell Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
- Jason Kidd Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
- Lawrence Frank Press Conference (Video) - NBA.com
- Bosh, Raptors Rally Past Nets, Tie Series (Video) - ESPN
- Raptors even quarter-final series with 89-83 victory over Nets - Lori Ewing - Canadian Press
- Two much to ask - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- No Boki encore - Fred Kerber - New York Post
- For Vince, Nets it's Canada dry - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Carter's help goes missing - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Thorn's answers in stars - Julian Garcia - New York Daily News
- Nets cough up chance to go up 2-0 - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Late flurry rescues Raptors - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- Highlights and lowlights from Raptors-Nets Game 2 - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- Colangelo defends promotion - Doug Smith - Toronto Star
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Richard Lautens - Toronto Star
- Despite their Game 2 letdown, the Nets have come a long way - Bill Lankof - Toronto Sun
- Photo Gallery: New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors - Frank Gunn - AP
- Nets notebook - Raptor rewarded - Al Iannazzone - The Record
- Vince, Nets get 'Bosh-ful' in Toronto - Larry Fleisher - SNY
- Getting Inside - USA Today
- Raptors Top Nets to Even Series at One - Matt McQueeny - New Jersey Nets
- Nets split, but feel fortunate - Al Iannazzone - YES Network