7:10 pm
March 28

Trail Blazers @ Raptors

Who will WIN this matchup?

Portland Trail Blazers (27-18)

@ Toronto Raptors (18-27)

 

Current odds:

Portland Trail Blazers: (-130)

Toronto Raptors: (+110)

 

• The line for this game is Portland by 2 points.

• There will be some familiar faces in different places Sunday night when the Portland Trail Blazers visit the Toronto Raptors in Tampa. The teams completed a trade Thursday, with the Raptors sending Norman Powell to the Trail Blazers for Gary Trent Jr. and Rodney Hood.

• In his debut with Portland, Powell scored 22 points Friday in a 112-105 victory over the host Orlando Magic. In their Toronto debuts, Trent scored eight points and Hood two in a 104-100 loss to the visiting Phoenix Suns on Friday. The Raptors have lost 10 of their past 11 games. Powell set a franchise record for points in a Trail Blazers midseason debut on 7-for-13 shooting from the field, including 5-for-7 on 3-point attempts.

• Damian Lillard did not play for the Blazers on Friday because of a left-knee contusion. Stotts said he was hopeful Lillard would return Sunday against Toronto.

• The plan, according to Stotts, is to use a three-guard lineup featuring Lillard, Powell and CJ McCollum for a large part of games. There was no commitment yet that Powell would be a starter.

• In his six seasons with Toronto, Powell averaged 9.9 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 20.2 minutes in 349 games (120 starts). Powell ranks third in franchise history in scoring as a reserve (1,578 points) and is one of 13 players in franchise history to score 40 or more points in a game. He is averaging 19.7 points a game this season.

• Trent averaged 15 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 30.8 minutes in 41 games (23 starts) this season with Portland. His father, Gary Trent Sr., appeared in 13 games with the Raptors during the 1997-98 season. Hood averaged 4.7 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 19.1 minutes in 38 games (five starts) this season with Portland. Trent started on Friday and played 31 minutes. Hood was the first substitute used by Nurse on Friday and played 18 minutes.

• The Raptors were without Paul Watson Jr. and DeAndre’ Bembry on Friday because of the NBA’s health and safety protocols.

5/10
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