The game between the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, January 8 at 3:30 PM ET.
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The Toronto Raptors will welcome the Portland Trail Blazers to the Scotiabank Arena for an NBA game on Sunday. The Raptors lost 108-112 in their last game over the Nicks. Fred VanVleet scored 28 points and Gary Trent Jr. had 27 for the struggling Raptors. Toronto has lost seven of its past eight at home and 11 of 14 overall. Toronto’s Pascal Siakam scored a career-high 52 points in a Dec. 21 win at New York. He shot 4 for 14 Friday and finished with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Toronto trailed by three points through three quarters but gave up an 8-0 run to begin the fourth before battling back. Siakam’s 3-pointer with 49 seconds left made it 107-104. “They outplayed us,” VanVleet said. “They deserved to win. I just don’t think he felt he had a good rhythm,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said.
The Blazers on the other hand lost 108-99 against the Pacers in their last game. The surprising Pacers have won five straight home games and seven of their last nine overall. Portland was led by Anfernee Simons with 20 points. Lillard had 19 points and eight assists, and Jusuf Nurkic added 14 points and 19 rebounds — not enough for the Trail Blazers to avoid their third loss in four games.
“We just haven’t been good enough down the stretch in this stretch of games,” Lillard said. “We haven’t made shots, we’ve had turnovers, and teams have been able to outplay us in those closing runs. That’s when we have to be our sharpest.”
Toronto Raptors: OG Anunoby, Scottie Barnes, Pascal Siakam, Gary Trent Jr., Fred VanVleet
Portland Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant, Josh Hart, Jusuf Nurkić, Anfernee Simons, Damian Lillard
Toronto Raptors: Otto Porter Jr.
Portland Trail Blazers: Gary Payton, Justise Winslow, Nassir Little
The game between the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday, January 8 at 3:30 PM ET.
The match between the Toronto Raptors and Portland Trail Blazers will be telecast live on Root Sports Northwest.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Root Sports Northwest. | January 8 (3:30 PM ET) |
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