{"id":428396,"date":"2026-01-23T16:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428396\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T16:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T16:40:07","slug":"toronto-raptors-visit-portland-trail-blazers-looking-for-third-straight-win-on-tsn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/428396\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto Raptors visit Portland Trail Blazers looking for third-straight win on TSN"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Toronto Raptors<\/a> will try to win their third straight game on their Western Conference road trip as they visit the Portland Trail Blazers<\/a> on Friday night. <\/p>\n

Watch the Raptors and Blazers LIVE at 10 p.m. ET\/7 p.m. PT on TSN4, the TSN App, and TSN.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n

Led by Scottie Barnes<\/a>\u2019 third-quarter explosion, the Raptors were able to mount a comeback to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-109 on Wednesday night<\/a>. Barnes scored 14 in the third and finished with 23 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals in the win.<\/p>\n

The Raptors outscored the Kings 43-21 in the third frame to pull away for their first win in Sacramento since 2023. Brandon Ingram<\/a> added 23 points while Sandro Mamukelashvili<\/a> poured in 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds in his ninth start of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re making good decisions,\u201d Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic said after the win. \u201cFor a stretch of games, we were just more comfortable understanding that when our good shooters are taking shots, we\u2019ve got to live with the outcome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mamukelashvili could remain in the starting lineup on Friday, as RJ Barrett and Collin Murray-Boyles are questionable<\/a> for the matchup, according to TSN\u2019s Josh Lewenberg. Barrett has missed the team\u2019s past seven games with an ankle injury, while Murray-Boyles has been out two games with a thumb contusion. <\/p>\n

\u201cSandro is helping us in so many ways,\u201d Rajakovic said. \u201cHis rebounding is improving, and we\u2019re using him more in pick-and-rolls to roll rather than pop. He\u2019s providing a completely different dimension — spacing, scoring, and defensively, he\u2019s smart and knows how to guard different personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n

Centre Jakob Poeltl<\/a> and guard Ja\u2019Kobe Walter remain out.<\/p>\n

Toronto took the lone matchup between the two teams earlier this season, winning a 121-118 decision at Scotiabank Arena on Dec. 2. Barnes scored 28 to go with seven rebounds and seven assists, while Trail Blazers\u2019 star Deni Avdija<\/a> approached a triple-double with 25 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds. <\/p>\n

The Raptors sit in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 27-19 record, seven games behind the conference-leading Detroit Pistons<\/a>. The club will finish up its Western road trip Sunday against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and the Oklahoma City Thunder<\/a> before returning to Scotiabank Arena for a game against the New York Knicks<\/a> on Wednesday. <\/p>\n

Portland (23-22) comes into Friday\u2019s matchup on a four-game winning streak and is averaging 123.3 points over that span. They have gone 8-2 over their past 10 games to climb into ninth in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re playing together,\u201d Canadian guard Shaedon Sharpe<\/a> said of Portland\u2019s recent winning streak. \u201cWe have each other\u2019s back, and we\u2019re having fun in the process. We have a lot more games left and let\u2019s keep rolling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Avdija exited the team\u2019s 127-110 win over the Miami Heat<\/a> on Thursday with a back issue but is not expected to miss Friday\u2019s contest. He is averaging 26 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 6.9 assists this season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Raptors will try to win their third straight game on their Western Conference road trip as…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":428397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[434],"tags":[712,49,48,459,87973,82,96661],"class_list":["post-428396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-apple-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-nba","tag-portland-trail-blazers-sports-basketball-team-team-statscom-22","tag-sports","tag-toronto-raptors-sports-basketball-team-team-statscom-28"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=428396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/428396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/428397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=428396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=428396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=428396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}