The Toronto Raptors will continue their road trip in Portland when they take on the Trail Blazers.
The Raptors will look to snap their two-game losing streak. Meanwhile, Portland is looking to snap their three-game losing skid.
The Blazers played last night against the Houston Rockets so this will be the second night of a back-to-back for them.
The Raptors played on March 7 in Phoenix and nearly completed a huge comeback. The Raptors battled the Suns until the end but fell short.
In this matchup Toronto will face off against former Raptor Dalano Banton. He is coming off a huge performance against the Rockets. Banton has 30 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
It should be a good point guard battle as Banton duels Immanuel Quickley who is coming off a big game as well.
Quickley put up a near triple-double performance in Phoenix. He finished with 21 points, a career-high 18 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Raptors will be shorthanded once again as Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl are out indefinitely following their surgeries.
Bruce Brown Jr. is out again with right knee inflammation and D.J. Carton is out with an ankle injury.
For the Blazers they have a long list of injuries as Shaedon Sharpe, Scoot Henderson and Deandre Ayton are out. Jerami Grant and Jabari Smith are listed as day-to-day.
The Raptors are slight favorites in this spot as they take on a Blazers team that has the 5th worst record in the NBA.
Toronto Raptors (23-40) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (17-45)
10:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, March 9, 2024
Moda Center, Potland Oregon
TV: TSN
Projected Raptors Starting Lineup:
PG: Immanuel Quickley
SG: Gary Trent Jr.
SF: RJ Barrett
PF: Ochai Agbaji
C: Kelly Olynk
Key Reserves: Gradey Dick, Javon Freeman-Liberty, Chris Boucher
Projected Trail Blazers Starting Lineup:
PG: Dalano Banton
SG: Anfernee Simons
SF: Kris Murray
PF: Toumani Camara
C: Duop Reath
Key Reserves: Rayan Rupert, Matisse Thybulle, Moses Brown
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