PORTLAND, Ore. — Two injury riddled teams face off Wednesday night in Portland when the Trail Blazers host the Toronto Raptors.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Toronto Raptors
Location: At Moda Center, Portland
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: NBC Sports Northwest
Radio: Rip City Radio 620 AM
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About the Raptors
Raptors power forward Paskal Siakam is averaging 26.3 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists this season. ... Raptors guard Fred VanVleet is averaging 15.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game in his first season as a full-time starter for Toronto. ... Filling in for injured backup center Serge Ibaka, former Oregon Ducks big man Chris Boucher has averaged 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 23.0 minutes over the past two games. ... The Raptors rank 14th in offense (107.3 points per 100 possessions) and fifth in defense (102.1 points per 100).
About the Blazers
The players getting minutes at power forward for the Blazers right now (Mario Hezonja, Anthony Tolliver and Nassir Little) are averaging a combined 10.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists and are shooting 28.9% from the field and 26.8% from the 3-point line. ... Since moving into the starting lineup for the injured Rodney Hood, Kent Bazemore has averaged 12.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks in 33.2 minutes over the past two games while shooting 40% from the 3-point line. ... CJ McCollum's shooting slump continues. He's averaging 20.2 points per game but the career 39.8% 3-point shooter is making just 29.8% of his 3-point attempts through the first 10 games of the season. ... The Blazers rank 13th in offense (107.9 points per 100 possessions) and 18th in defense (108.6 points per 100 possessions).
Injury report
Raptors: OUT: OG Anunoby (right eye contusion), Serge Ibaka (sprained right ankle), Kyle Lowry (distal phalanx fracture left thumb), Patrick McCaw (left knee surgery).
Blazers: No report issued yet
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Jared Cowley writes about the Trail Blazers and other topics for KGW.com. He's also the co-host of the 3-on-3 Blazers podcast (listen here). You can reach him on Twitter @jaredcowley.
