A pair of Eastern Conference teams take the floor in search of a victory on the shores of Lake Erie. The Toronto Raptors are on the road as they make the trip up the eastern seaboard to face the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday evening. Toronto was in action on the road against the Pistons Saturday afternoon so they will be playing the second game of a back-to-back here. The Raptors downed the Pelicans 115-110 at home Thursday night in their previous game, covering the 4.5-point line in the process. Cleveland was upended 136-119 on the road by Atlanta in the second game of a back-to-back situation Friday night, failing to cover as a one-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Cavaliers own a 53-50 advantage but the Raptors have won four straight meetings, with three coming this season. That includes a 118-107 road win in the most recent matchup on December 23, 2022.
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Toronto was in action against Detroit on the road Saturday afternoon in the front game of a back-to-back situation that concludes here. The Raptors entered Saturday 29-31 and in the basement of the Atlantic Division, 14 games behind the Celtics for the top spot. They were ninth in the Eastern Conference, 4.5 games behind the Knicks for the final guaranteed spot and two games ahead of the 11th-place Bulls to remain in the play-in tournament. Toronto is 4-5 in the second game of back-to-back situations this season while holding a +0.8-ppg scoring differential (112.8 ppg for, 112 ppg against) in those contests. The Raptors entered Saturday 10-18 on the road with a -0.9-ppg scoring margin (113 ppg for, 113.9 ppg against) this season. Toronto is 17-19 against Eastern Conference foes with a +0.3-ppg scoring differential (111.6 ppg for, 111.3 ppg against) on the year.
On the season, Toronto stan ds 21st in scoring offense as they put up an average of 113.4 points per game this season. The Raptors are 18th in rebounding with 42.9 boards a night while they are 24th by dishing out an average of 23.2 assists a night. Toronto stands 10th in scoring defense as they allow an average of 112.4 points a night. OG Anunoby is fourth on the team with an average of 16.8 points plus 5.5 rebounds per game. Scottie Barnes (15.6 points, 7.1 rebounds), Fred VanVleet (19.7 points, 6.6 assists), Gary Trent Jr. (18.6 points) and Precious Achiuwa (10.3 points, 6.7 rebounds) are solid offensive options this season. Pascal Siakam contributes a team-leading 25.3 points, 7.7 rebounds and 6.1 assists per contest this season. Chris Boucher (9.8 points, 5.9 boards), Jakob Poeltl, Christian Koloko, Thaddeus Young, Malachi Flynn, Juancho Hernangomez and Dalano Banton are all looked at to help Nick Nurse’s squad. The Raptors are 26th in the leag ue in field goal percentage as they shoot 45.7% from the floor as a team. Toronto stands 23rd by knocking down 10.8 three-pointers a night while they are 27th in three-point field goal percentage as they sink 33.5% of their attempts on the season.
Otto Porter Jr. has been out since November 14 and underwent foot surgery in January that will keep him out for the rest of the season. VanVleet (personal) missed Thursday’s game against New Orleans and Saturday’s game with the Pistons so watch for any information about his status before tip-off.
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