The Toronto Raptors (7-5, 2-4 Away) travel to face the Oklahoma City Thunder (4-7, 3-3 Home), who will be hoping to halt their losing skid, on Friday. Toronto defeated the Houston Rockets 116-109 at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday. Fred VanVleet had a standout performance with 32 points.
The Raptors are fifth in the Eastern Conference. Oklahoma City dropped their fourth in a row on Wednesday at Paycom Center, falling to the Milwaukee Bucks 136-132 in double overtime. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 points in the loss, leading the team. The Thunder are 13th in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Toronto and Oklahoma City split their matchups last season, each team taking one. The Raptors won the last meeting 117-98 at Paycom Center on February 9. Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 27 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists.
Aleksej Pokusevski had 18 points in defeat. The Raptors have been led this season by Siakam, who is averaging 24.8 points per game. Siakam also is contributing 9.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. Gilgeous-Alexander has powered the Thunder’s offense, averaging 31.6 points per game.
He is the top scorer in the league. Gilgeous-Alexander also has recorded 5.6 assists per game, most in the NBA. Josh Giddey has posted 6.8 rebounds per game. The Raptors have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to Paycom Center, winning six.
Toronto is 6-4 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +6.7 (113.4-106.7). Oklahoma City has gone 4-6 over the last 10, allowing 113.9 points per game on average while scoring only 112.1 (-1.8 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Fred VanVleet: 39.7 | 29.9 | +9.8
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 29.7 | 18.8 | +10.9
THUNDER HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 23.0 | 15.8 | +7.2
Points per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 13.0 | 8.6 | +4.4
Rebounds per game:
Aleksej Pokusevski: 8.7 | 5.6 | +3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Under 220.5 (-110)
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