Portland visits Toronto on 6-game road slide

Portland Trail Blazers (19-19, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (16-23, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Portland will aim to stop its six-game road skid when the Trail Blazers play Toronto.

The Raptors have gone 11-10 at home. Toronto is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 51.0 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 12.3.

The Trail Blazers are 10-13 on the road. Portland ranks third in the Western Conference shooting 37.9% from downtown. Gary Payton II paces the Trail Blazers shooting 100% from 3-point range.

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TOP PERFORMERS: Siakam is shooting 47.2% and averaging 25.7 points for the Raptors. Fred VanVleet is averaging 16.7 points over the last 10 games for Toronto.

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Anfernee Simons is scoring 22.4 points per game and averaging 3.0 rebounds for the Trail Blazers. Damian Lillard is averaging 4.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Portland.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 109.7 points, 42.2 rebounds, 22.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points per game.

Trail Blazers: 3-7, averaging 111.9 points, 43.6 rebounds, 24.7 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.7 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Otto Porter Jr.: out (toe).

Trail Blazers: Nassir Little: out (hip), Justise Winslow: out (ankle), Gary Payton II: out (ankle).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.