Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (16-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-15, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will try to keep its four-game home win streak intact when the Raptors play Oklahoma City.
The Raptors have gone 6-4 at home. Toronto is the top team in the Eastern Conference averaging 56.7 points in the paint. Jakob Poeltl leads the Raptors scoring 13.1.
The Thunder are 7-3 on the road. Oklahoma City is sixth in the Western Conference with 16.4 fast break points per game led by Jalen Williams averaging 3.9.
The Raptors make 46.9% of their shots from the field this season, which is 4.3 percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents (42.6%). The Thunder average 13.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 more makes per game than the Raptors give up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Poeltl is scoring 16.0 points per game with 11.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists for the Raptors.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is scoring 29.8 points per game with 5.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists for the Thunder.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 113.7 points, 48.0 rebounds, 28.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points per game.
Thunder: 7-3, averaging 112.2 points, 42.5 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 11.4 steals and 5.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 102.9 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: out (back), Gradey Dick: day to day (calf), Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).
Thunder: Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Ousmane Dieng: out (finger), Jaylin Williams: out (hamstring), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Alex Caruso: day to day (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.