Raptors at Trail Blazers 12/14/18 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Toronto Raptors look for their third straight victory on Friday when they visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Raptors playing without Kawhi Leonard beat the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday 113-83. The win was Toronto’s second straight of 20 points or more. Kyle Lowry led the Raptors with 23 points and 12 assists, while Serge Ibaka scored 20.

Damian Lillard is leading Portland in scoring and assists with averages of 27.0 points and 6.1 assists per game. Jusuf Nurkic is the leader in rebounding with an average of 10.5 per game. CJ McCollum is the second leading scorer with an average of 22.0 points per game. As a team, the Trail Blazers are averaging 45.4% from the field and 35.3% from three-point territory.