#####**GAME INFO:**
Game Number: **#74**
Date: **Friday March 24th, 2023**
Current Streak: **L2**
Tip Off: **7:30pm (EDT)**
Venue: **Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON)**
#####**[ATLANTIC DIVISION](https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2023.html)**
TEAM | W| L| W/L%| GB| PS/G| PA/G| SRS|
|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:|
Boston Celtics (2)| 50| 23| .685| —| 117.8| 112.2| 5.50|
Philadelphia 76ers (3)| 49| 23| .681| 0.5| 115.4| 110.2| 5.01|
New York Knicks (5)| 42| 33| .560| 9.0| 115.3| 112.8| 2.70|
Brooklyn Nets (7)| 39| 34| .534| 11.0| 113.3| 112.9| 0.81|
**Toronto Raptors (9)**|35| 38| .479| 15.0| 112.9| 112.2| 0.85|
#####**MEDIA:**
Official Media Game Notes: [**TORONTO RAPTORS**](https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/raptors.pdf)
🍁Canadian TV🍁:
* *Raptors Pre-Game:* SN1 @ 7:00pm (EDT)
* **Raptors Tangerine Basketball (LIVE): SN1 @ 7:30pm (EDT)**
* *Raptors Replay/Raps in 30: SN1 @ 2:30am-1:30pm (EDT)*
US National TV: **N/A**
Legal Streams:
* [SPORTSNET NOW](https://www.snnow.ca/)
* [TSN DIRECT](https://www.tsn.ca/live)
* [NBA LEAGUE PASS](https://watch.nba.com/packages) – BLACKED OUT IN CANADA
Radio:
* 590 AM
#####[**UNIFORMS:**](https://lockervision.nba.com/team/toronto-raptors)
* [RAPTORS – BLACK – STATEMENT](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Toronto%20Raptors/TOR_SE.jpg)
* [PISTONS – WHITE – ASSOCIATION](https://appimages.nba.com/p/tr:n-slnfre/2022/uniform/Detroit%20Pistons/DET_AE.jpg)
#####**TEAM NEWS/PREVIEWS/BOXSCORES:**
* [SPORTSNET](https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/teams/toronto-raptors/)
* [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/nba/team-page/toronto-raptors?competitor_id=254)
* [ESPN](https://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors)
* [NBA.COM](https://www.nba.com/raptors)
* [YAHOO!](https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/teams/toronto/)
#####**BETTING INFO:**
Spread: **Raptors -14.5**
Total: **224.0**
Money Line: **Raptors -1300**
#####**[EXPECTED STARTING LINE UPS:](https://www.rotowire.com/basketball/nba-lineups.php)**
**POSITION** | **RAPTORS** | OPPONENT |
:———-:|:———-:|:———-:|
**PG** |💰 **Fred VanVleet** 💰| Killian Hayes|
**SG** |🧣 **OG Anunoby** 🧣| Jaden Ivey|
**SF** |💯 **Scottie Barnes** 💯 (Q)| Isaiah Livers (Q)|
**PF** |🌶️ **Pascal Siakam** 🌶️| Marvin Bagley|
**C** |🔨 **Jakob Poeltl** 🔨| James Wiseman|
#####**[10:30am – INJURY REPORT](https://official.nba.com/nba-injury-report-2020-21-season/)**
**RAPTORS**| **STATUS**| **INJURY**
:—:|:—:|:—:
Achiuwa, Precious| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Tightness
Banton, Dalano| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Thumb; Sprain
Barnes, Scottie| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Left Wrist; Soreness
Harper Jr., Ron |Out |G League – Two-Way
Porter Jr., Otto| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Surgery – Second Toe Dislocation
Trent Jr., Gary| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Right Elbow; Stiffness
Wieskamp, Joe| Questionable| Injury/Illness – Right Hamstring; Strain
OPPONENT| STATUS| INJURY
:—:|:—:|:—:
Bogdanovic, Bojan| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Achilles; Tendinopathy
Burks, Alec| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Foot; Soreness
Cunningham, Cade| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Tibia; Stress fracture
Diallo, Hamidou| Out| Injury/Illness – Right Ankle; Sprain
Livers, Isaiah| Probable| Injury/Illness – Right Hip; Soreness
McGruder, Rodney| Out| Injury/Illness – Right Foot; Sprain
Stewart, Isaiah| Out| Injury/Illness – Left Shoulder; Impingement
#####**[NBA REFEREE ASSIGNMENTS:](https://official.nba.com/referee-assignments/)**
* Twitter: **@OfficialNBARefs**
Crew Chief | Referee | Umpire | Alternate|
:—:|:—:|:—:|:—:
John Goble (#10)| Mitchell Ervin (#27)| Matt Myers (#43)||
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Nice
Just won a six month standard membership to SNNow because of Roll Up The Rim to Win, and I feel like this is the most Canadian sentence I’ve ever written.
Snow day incoming as well, looks like we’re getting 50 cms. Hopefully delayed opening tomorrow 🔥
Praying for Sct Brn to return 🙏
The main problem I see from the Raptors is that teams can get easy buckets against us. For a team that prides itself on defense, we aren’t defending very well. Raptors allow opponents to shoot 49.3% against us, which is 3rd worst in the league. We allow opponents to score 37.6% from 3 against us, which is 2nd worst in the league. I see a lot of people here say the Raptors need more shooting, which might be true, but if our defense isn’t fixed we will go nowhere even with extra shooters. We need to improve our defense, and also our depth, and the best way to do this is by trading one of the top players on our team. Siakam for Alvarado, Herb Jones, Larry Nance and 2 1st round picks would improve our defense, our depth, and we get younger and add picks as well. If you have Alvarado and Larry Nance coming off the bench for us we immediately become better and honestly more exciting as well. Need to inject a shot of energy into this team again.