The Toronto Raptors (23-30, 8-18 Away) head to face the Houston Rockets (13-38, 8-17 Home) Friday at Toyota Center. Toronto was edged out by the Utah Jazz 131-128 at Vivint Arena on Wednesday. With 34 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists, Fred VanVleet led the way in the loss.
The Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference. Houston got the win on Wednesday at Toyota Center, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 112-106. Eric Gordon scored 25 to lead the team in scoring. With 20 points and 13 rebounds, Tari Eason also produced a strong performance.
The Rockets are the 15th seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the last time this season. Toronto will be pursuing a season sweep against Houston after getting the win in the only prior meeting 116-109 at Scotiabank Arena in November 2022, their third straight head-to-head victory.
VanVleet led the Raptors with 32 points. Jalen Green had 21 points in the losing effort. Pascal Siakam is averaging 24.9 points per game to lead the Raptors in scoring this season. Siakam also has grabbed 8.0 rebounds per game.
Meanwhile, VanVleet is dishing 6.6 assists.Green (21.7 ppg) and Kevin Porter Jr. (19.2) have been the primary providers of the Rockets’ offense. Porter Jr. also has tallied 5.6 assists per game. Alperen Sengun has collected 9.0 rebounds per game.
The Raptors have come up short in recent trips to Toyota Center, losing seven of the last 10. In the last 10 games, Toronto is 4-6 with an average margin of +1.2 (118.7-117.5). Houston has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 119.0 points per game on average while scoring only 111.3 (-7.7 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Precious Achiuwa: 27.6 | 17.7 | +9.9
OG Anunoby: 9.0 | 24.4 | -15.4
Points per game:
OG Anunoby: 6.0 | 16.9 | -10.9
Rebounds per game:
Precious Achiuwa: 9.4 | 6.4 | +3.0
Assists per game:
Fred VanVleet: 8.6 | 6.6 | +2.0
Pascal Siakam: 4.0 | 6.2 | -2.2
ROCKETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Tari Eason: 25.0 | 15.4 | +9.6
Points per game:
Eric Gordon: 18.0 | 12.8 | +5.2
Rebounds per game:
Tari Eason: 9.2 | 5.7 | +3.5
Assists per game:
Alperen Sengun: 7.0 | 3.6 | +3.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Toronto Raptors -7.5 (-110)
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