The Toronto Raptors (11-9, 3-7 Away) will try to slow down one of the league’s top scoring teams when they travel to face the New Orleans Pelicans (12-8, 7-3 Home) on Wednesday. Toronto defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-88 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. OG Anunoby was the standout player with 20 points. The Raptors are eighth in the Eastern Conference.
New Orleans were victorious on Monday at Smoothie King Center, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-101. Zion Williamson had 23 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, and three blocks to lead the team. The Pelicans are the fifth seed in the Western Conference.The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Toronto and New Orleans split their matchups last season, each team taking one game. The Pelicans came out on top in the last meeting 120-90 at Smoothie King Center on February 14. CJ McCollum led the Pelicans with 23 points. Fred VanVleet had 20 points in the losing effort.
The Raptors have been led this season by Anunoby and VanVleet, who are averaging 19.0 and 18.6 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Anunoby is No. 1 and VanVleet is first. VanVleet also has dished 6.6 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Chris Boucher is grabbing 6.6 rebounds per game. Williamson (22.5 ppg) and Brandon Ingram (20.8) have powered the Pels’ offense. Williamson leads the league in scoring, while Ingram is first. Jonas Valanciunas is posting 9.1 rebounds per game, most in the league, and McCollum is tallying 6.1 assists (1st).
The Pelicans are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league, ranking second with 116.7 points per game. The Raptors are 7-3 in the last 10 games at Smoothie King Center. In the last 10 games, Toronto is 5-5 with an average margin of -2.7 (108.2-110.9). New Orleans has gone 7-3 over the last 10, scoring 114.8 points per game on average while holding opponents to 107.8 (+7.0 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Thaddeus Young: 22.4 | 12.2 | +10.2
Points per game:
OG Anunoby: 24.0 | 19.0 | +5.0
Pascal Siakam: 18.0 | 24.1 | -6.1
Rebounds per game:
Chris Boucher: 10.3 | 6.6 | +3.6
Assists per game:
Pascal Siakam: 5.0 | 7.4 | -2.4
PELICANS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Rebounds per game:
Larry Nance Jr.: 3.5 | 5.3 | -1.8
Assists per game:
CJ McCollum: 2.5 | 6.1 | -3.6
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
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