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Portland faces Toronto, looks for 5th straight win
By The Associated Press
Toronto Raptors (27-19, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail
Blazers (23-22, ninth in the Western Conference)
Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -4.5; over/under is 223.5
BOTTOM LINE: Portland comes into a matchup with Toronto as winners of four
games in a row.
The Trail Blazers have gone 13-10 in home games. Portland ranks eighth in the
NBA with 45.3 rebounds led by Donovan Clingan averaging 10.8.
The Raptors are 14-9 on the road. Toronto averages 114.3 points while
outscoring opponents by 1.8 points per game.
The Trail Blazers are shooting 45.1% from the field this season, 1.3 percentage
points lower than the 46.4% the Raptors allow to opponents. The Raptors average
114.3 points per game, 3.7 fewer than the 118.0 the Trail Blazers allow.
The two teams match up for the second time this season. The Raptors defeated
the Trail Blazers 121-118 in their last meeting on Dec. 3. Scottie Barnes led
the Raptors with 28 points, and Deni Avdija led the Trail Blazers with 25
points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Avdija is averaging 26 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.9 assists for
the Trail Blazers. Shaedon Sharpe is averaging 22.0 points over the last 10
games.
Brandon Ingram is averaging 21.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the
Raptors. Barnes is averaging 20.2 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 8-2, averaging 117.0 points, 45.0 rebounds, 23.8
assists, 8.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 111.3 points per game.
Raptors: 6-4, averaging 114.2 points, 41.7 rebounds, 31.1 assists, 7.7 steals
and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.5% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 111.9 points.
INJURIES: Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson: out (hamstring), Matisse Thybulle:
out (thumb), Blake Wesley: out (foot), Kris Murray: out (back), Deni Avdija:
day to day (back), Damian Lillard: out for season (achilles).
Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: out (back), Collin Murray-Boyles: day to day (thumb), RJ
Barrett: day to day (ankle), Ja'Kobe Walter: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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