The Portland Trail Blazers (23-25, 13-10 Home) play host to the Toronto Raptors (22-28, 7-16 Away) Saturday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter. Toronto is playing on back-to-back days after being defeated by the Golden State Warriors 129-117 at Chase Center yesterday.
Fred VanVleet was a top performer in the losing effort with 28 points and 10 assists. The Raptors are 12th in the Eastern Conference. Portland got the win on Wednesday at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, beating the Utah Jazz 134-124.
Damian Lillard had 60 points, eight assists, and seven rebounds to lead the team. The Trail Blazers are 12th in the Western Conference. This marks the last meeting of the season between the teams.
After taking the only earlier season meeting against Portland 117-105 at Scotiabank Arena on January 8, Toronto will be aiming for a season sweep. Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with 27 points, while Scottie Barnes added 22 points and nine rebounds. Lillard had 34 points and eight assists in defeat.
The Raptors have been led this season by Siakam, who is averaging 25.1 points per game. Siakam also is contributing 8.2 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game. Lillard’s 30.1 points per game have powered the Blazers on offense.
He has the sixth-best scoring average in the league. Lillard also has recorded 7.4 assists per game, ninth-most in the league. Jusuf Nurkic has collected 9.7 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers have had success in the Raptors’ last 10 visits to Moda Center at the Rose Quarter, winning six. Meanwhile, the Raptors are 3-5 when playing on consecutive nights this season and 2-2 in such games against opponents with at least a day of rest.
The Trail Blazers are 3-2 with a rest advantage. In the last 10 games, Toronto is 5-5 with an average margin of +1.6 (118.9-117.3). For the season, the Raptors are averaging 112.7 points per game, compared to 112.4 for opponents.
Portland has gone 4-6 over the last 10, scoring 120.1 points per game on average while holding opponents to 118.6 (+1.5 margin). The Trail Blazers are averaging 114.0 ppg for the full season while allowing 113.3.
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Precious Achiuwa: 25.0 | 16.5 | +8.5
OG Anunoby: 14.0 | 24.4 | -10.4
Points per game:
Fred VanVleet: 24.5 | 19.3 | +5.2
OG Anunoby: 9.8 | 16.9 | -7.1
Rebounds per game:
Precious Achiuwa: 8.4 | 5.9 | +2.5
TRAIL BLAZERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Trendon Watford: 3.7 | 9.5 | -5.8
Points per game:
Damian Lillard: 38.0 | 30.1 | +7.9
Jusuf Nurkic: 9.4 | 14.1 | -4.7
Rebounds per game:
Drew Eubanks: 6.8 | 4.6 | +2.2
Josh Hart: 6.0 | 8.1 | -2.1
Assists per game:
Damian Lillard: 9.8 | 7.4 | +2.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Portland Trail Blazers (-190)
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