The Toronto Raptors and Charlotte Hornets will square off again on Tuesday, completing their season series. The two teams played on Saturday, a 128-108 Raptors win. Tip-off from The Spectrum Center is at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Toronto (39-39 SU and 40-37-1 ATS) is currently ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. It would play Chicago in the NBA Play-in Tournament if the season ended today. Gary Trent Jr. (17.7 PPG) is questionable with an elbow injury, O.G. Anunoby (17.0 PPG and 5.1 RPG) is questionable with an ankle injury, and Will Barton (6.5 PPG) is probable to play in Tuesday's game (ankle sprain).
Charlotte (26-53 SU and 35-41-3 ATS) is second-to-last in the Eastern Conference. The Hornets will miss the playoffs for the seventh consecutive season. Dennis Smith Jr. (8.8 PPG an d 4.8 APG) is questionable (toe) and Mark Williams (8.6 PPG and 6.9 RPG) is probable (ankle) to play Tuesday night. The Hornets will play without LaMelo Ball (23.3 PPG), Terry Rozier (21.1 PPG), Charlotte Hornets0. (20.3 PPG), Charlotte Hornets1 (15.7 PPG), Charlotte Hornets2 (14.7 PPG), and Charlotte Hornets3 (5.0 PPG).
Toronto clinched a play-in spot on Saturday with its win over Charlotte. With four games left, the Raptors must now focus on passing Atlanta for the eighth seed. Both teams are 39-39 but the Hawks own the tiebreaker.
Charlotte wasn't much competition for Toronto, as its starting lineup more closely resembled a G-League squad than an NBA team. The Raptors shot 53.8 percent from the field and outrebounded the Hornets 45-37, with 15 offensive rebounds. They assisted on 38 of their 56 made field goals and scored an astounding 90 points in the paint.
?? NEW FRANCHISE RECORD ??@FredVanVleet has set a franchise record with 20 assists. He becomes the first player in franchise history to have a 20 point / 20 assist game pic.twitter.com/IorghI55Fi
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) April 2, 2023
Pascal Siakam leads Toronto in scoring this season. He's averaging 24.3 points on 47.6 percent shooting, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game. A few other Raptors to watch are Fred VanVleet (19.7 PPG and 7.0 APG), Scottie Barnes (15.5 PPG, 6.8 RPG, and 4.8 APG), Jakob Poeltl (12.8 PPG and 9.2 RPG), and Chris Boucher (9.4 PPG and 5.7 RPG).
Toronto scores 112.9 points per game (23rd) and shoots 45.7 percent (26th) with a 33.7 shooting percentage from deep (28th). The Raptors convert 78.3 percent of their free throws (17th) and average 43.0 rebounds (18th) with a +0.8 rebounding margin. They're 11th in adjusted offensive rating, 28th in effective field goal percentage (51.7%), and 25th in pace, per Dunks and Threes.
Toronto surrenders 111.7 points per game on def ense (5th), and its opponents shoot 49.1 percent (28th), including 37.5 percent from three-point range (27th). The Raptors are 12th in adjusted defensive rating and 2nd in assist-per-turnover ratio.
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