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Portland Trail Blazers (19-19, 8th in Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (16-23, 12th in Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST
Bottom line: Portland will look to stop a six-game road skid when the Trail Blazers take on Toronto.
The Raptors are 11-10 at home. Toronto is a Pascal Siakam-led paint averaging 12.3, with him scoring 51.0 points per game, putting him fifth in the Eastern Conference.
The Trail Blazers are 10th-13th. Portland ranks him third in the Western Conference with 37.9% from downtown. Gary Payton II paces the Trail Blazers shooting 100% from his range for 3 points.
Top performer: With the Raptors, Siakam’s shooting percentage is 47.2%, averaging 25.7 points. Fred VanVleet has averaged 16.7 points over his last 10 games for Toronto.
Anfernee Simons is scoring 22.4 points and averaging 3.0 rebounds per game for the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard has averaged 4.4 of her 3-pointers in the last 10 games in Portland.
Last 10 games: Raptors: 3-7, 109.7 points, 42.2 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 8.3 steals, 4.3 blocks, 43.5% shooting from the field. Opponents are scoring an average of 112.8 points per game.
Trail Blazers: 3-7, shooting 47.2% from the field, averaging 111.9 points per game, 43.6 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 7.0 steals, 4.3 blocks. Opponents are scoring an average of 112.7 points.
Injury: Raptors: Otto Porter Jr.: Out (toe).
Trailblazers: Nasir Little: out (hip), Justice Winslow: out (ankle), Gary Payton II: out (ankle).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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