Poeltl and Toronto take on New Orleans in non-conference action

Mon, Mar 4, 2024
NBA News (AP)

New Orleans Pelicans (36-25, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (23-38, 12th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Jakob Poeltl and the Toronto Raptors host Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans in non-conference play.

The Raptors have gone 13-18 in home games. Toronto is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 114.4 points while shooting 47.7% from the field.

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The Pelicans are 18-13 on the road. New Orleans ranks seventh in the Western Conference with 26.9 assists per game led by Ingram averaging 5.8.

The Raptors are shooting 47.7% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points higher than the 46.2% the Pelicans allow to opponents. The Pelicans average 12.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.0 fewer made shot on average than the 13.3 per game the Raptors give up.

The two teams square off for the second time this season. The Pelicans defeated the Raptors 138-100 in their last meeting on Feb. 6. Ingram led the Pelicans with 41 points, and Gradey Dick led the Raptors with 22 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Poeltl is averaging 11.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks for the Raptors. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 18.5 points, 5.2 rebounds and 5.7 assists over the past 10 games for Toronto.

Ingram is averaging 21.9 points and 5.8 assists for the Pelicans. Trey Murphy III is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New Orleans.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 114.1 points, 45.7 rebounds, 28.8 assists, 8.3 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.

Pelicans: 6-4, averaging 113.0 points, 44.2 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 5.6 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.8 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Bruce Brown: out (knee), Scottie Barnes: out (hand).

Pelicans: Dyson Daniels: out (knee).

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