The Toronto Raptors (24-30, 9-18 Away) will try to overcome the league’s top shooting defense when they are on the road to face the Memphis Grizzlies (32-20, 21-4 Home) on Sunday.
Toronto defeated the Houston Rockets 117-111 at Toyota Center on Friday. Fred VanVleet was the standout player with 32 points. The Raptors are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Memphis dropped their last game on Thursday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, falling to the Cleveland Cavaliers 128-113. Desmond Bane topped the scoresheet in defeat with 25 points. With 24 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists, Ja Morant also played a part.
The Grizzlies are the second seed in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season. Memphis will be pursuing a season sweep against Toronto after earning the win in the only earlier matchup 119-106 at Scotiabank Arena in December 2022.
Dillon Brooks led the Grizzlies with 25 points and six assists. Pascal Siakam had 25 points and 10 rebounds in the losing effort. Siakam is averaging 24.8 points per game to lead the Raptors in scoring this season. Siakam also has grabbed 8.0 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, VanVleet is dishing 6.5 assists.
Morant’s 27.3 points per game have powered the Grizzlies on offense. He has the 10th-best scoring average in the league. Morant also has recorded 8.3 assists per game, fourth-most in the NBA. Steven Adams has collected 11.5 rebounds per game.
Foes are shooting 45.1% from the field against the Grizzlies, ranking as the toughest FG% defense in the league. The Raptors are 7-3 in the last 10 visits to FedExForum.
Toronto is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +1.6 (118.1-116.5). Memphis has gone 3-7 over the last 10, allowing 117.0 points per game on average while scoring only 113.9 (-3.1 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Fred VanVleet: 40.4 | 30.8 | +9.6
OG Anunoby: 2.0 | 24.4 | -22.4
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 25.8 | 19.8 | +6.0
OG Anunoby: 1.0 | 16.9 | -15.9
Rebounds per game:
Precious Achiuwa: 10.0 | 6.4 | +3.6
Pascal Siakam: 5.8 | 8.0 | -2.2
Assists per game:
Fred VanVleet: 8.4 | 6.5 | +1.9
Pascal Siakam: 3.4 | 6.2 | -2.8
GRIZZLIES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dillon Brooks: 14.4 | 21.3 | -6.9
Points per game:
Dillon Brooks: 10.0 | 15.3 | -5.3
Rebounds per game:
Ja Morant: 8.2 | 5.8 | +2.4
Assists per game:
Ja Morant: 11.6 | 8.3 | +3.3
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies (-185)
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