Portland hosts Toronto after Lillard’s 60-point game

Toronto Raptors (22-28, 12th in Eastern Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (23-25, 12th in Western Conference)

Portland, Oregon; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Trail Blazers -4.5

BOTTOM: Portland meets the Toronto Raptors after Damian Lillard scored 60 points in the Portland Trail Blazers’ 134-124 win over the Utah Jazz.

The Trail Blazers have won 13-10 in home games. Portland averages 14.3 turnovers per game and is 9- when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.

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The Raptors are 7-16 on the way. Toronto has a 2-9 record in one-possession games.

The teams are playing for the second time this season. The Raptors won the last meeting on Jan. 8 117-105 with Pascal Siakam scoring 27 points in the win.

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TOP PERFORMER: Lillard averages 30.1 points and 7.4 assists for the Trail Blazers. Anfernee Simons has averaged 19.3 points in his last 10 games for Portland.

Siakam averages 24.6 points, 8.1 rebounds and 6.4 assists for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. has averaged 18.8 points and 1.8 steals in his last 10 games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Trail Blazers: 4-6, averaging 120.1 points, 40.3 rebounds, 24.4 assists, 6.3 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Your opponents averaged 118.6 points per game.

Raptors: 5-5, averaging 118.9 points, 42.7 rebounds, 25.1 assists, 8.7 steals and 5.9 blocks per game while shooting 47.3% from the field. Your opponents scored an average of 117.3 points.

INJURIES: Trailblazers: Josh Hart: Day to Day (hamstring), Justise Winslow: Out (ankle), Jusuf Nurkic: Day to Day (calf), Ibou Badji: Day to Day (knee).

Raptors: Otto Porter Jr.: Out for the season (foot), Dalano Banton: Out (hip).

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The Associated Press created this story using Data Skrive technology and data from Sportradar.