their winning ways Friday night. They're in Toronto.

Well, there's always Saturday back at home against the Clippers.

The Nets (4-6) have shown they are capable. They beat Detroit.

They beat Atlanta twice. But they also showed they can disappoint.

They have collapsed in second halves, they've lost twice to Indiana,

lost at home to Golden State.

They are coming off their worst beating of the season, in terms of

margin, a 24-point drubbing by the Cavs in New Jersey Tuesday. So now

they have to try to regain the good feeling they held after

high-octane (234 combined points) wins over the Hawks. And they have

to find it against the Raptors in Toronto.

The Nets have lost four of the last five meetings against the

Raptors -- and that, of course, was before Toronto added Jermaine

O'Neal, who is getting around 13 points a game in his new environment.

And then there's Chris Bosh, who added another 40-point game to his

resume this week. The Nets may catch a break with point guard Jose

Calderon, who has battled a strained right hamstring.

Despite the might of O'Neal and Bosh inside, the Nets' biggest

headache could be the Raptors' three-point ability: they are ranked

2nd in the league while the Nets are last in three-point defense. So

Jason Kapono, Jamario Moon, Andrea Bargnani and Anthony Parker could

lead a Raptors' long-distance party.

CAVS 106, NETS 82: The Nets defended poorly much of the night and

went invisible offensively in the second half. With LeBron James

getting in the lane at will and the Cavs ramming home 10

three-pointers, the Nets were overwhelmed when they managed just 30

second half points. The Cavs opened the third quarter hitting four

three-pointers in the first 3:09, to open up a nine-point lead that

grew and grew. Devin Harris scored 23 for the Nets while rookie Brook

Lopez forged his first career double-double (15 points, 13 rebounds).