Toronto hosts Brooklyn, aims to break home slide
Brooklyn Nets (21-33, 11th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (19-36, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
: Raptors -2; over/under is 231.5
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto plays Brooklyn looking to end its three-game home skid.
The Raptors have gone 0-11 against division opponents. Toronto ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference in rebounding averaging 43.6 rebounds. Jakob Poeltl leads the Raptors with 8.5 boards.
The Nets are 2-7 in division matchups. Brooklyn ranks sixth in the NBA with 11.7 offensive rebounds per game led by Nicolas Claxton averaging 2.9.
The Raptors are shooting 47.6% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points higher than the 47.1% the Nets allow to opponents. The Nets average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.5 more makes per game than the Raptors give up.
The teams square off for the second time this season. The Nets won the last meeting 115-103 on Nov. 29. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 23 points to help lead the Nets to the win.
TOP PERFORMERS: Scottie Barnes is averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, six assists and 1.5 blocks for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Toronto.
Mikal Bridges is averaging 21.7 points and 3.7 assists for the Nets. Cameron Thomas is averaging 23.4 points and 3.4 assists over the last 10 games for Brooklyn.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 112.5 points, 43.2 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 8.6 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 123.0 points per game.
Nets: 4-6, averaging 112.8 points, 39.4 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.8 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: day to day (back).
Nets: Dariq Whitehead: out for season (shin), Ben Simmons: day to day (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
