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Toronto Raptors at Portland Trail Blazers

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24-44, 8-24 Away
Final
102 - 105

29-39, 17-16 Home

Simons scores 22, Camara adds 21 as Blazers hit 18 3-pointers and beat the Raptors 105-102

Toronto Raptors vs. Portland Trail Blazers: Game Highlights

Portland made 18 3-pointers, with Simons hitting six — four in the fourth quarter — and Camara tied his career high with five.

Deni Avdija finished with 19 points, including two free throws that capped the scoring with 5.1 seconds left, six rebounds and six assists. Shaedon Sharpe scored 17 for the Trail Blazers.

Jakob Poeltl and Ochai Agbaji scored 19 points apiece for the Raptors. Scottie Barnes finished with 16 points, six rebounds, six assists — including a pass from beyond halfcourt to Agbaji for an alley-oop layup — and six steals.

Takeaways Raptors: Portland’s Matisse Thybulle blocked a 3-pointer by Toronto’s Orlando Robinson that could have tied the game in the closing seconds.

Trail Blazers: Thybulle made a season debut after an ankle injury kept him sidelined for the first 66 games. Thybulle, who led the Trail Blazers in steals (1.7 per game) last season, finished with two rebounds and two steals.

Key moment After Camara scored in the paint to give the Trail Blazers their first lead since 2-0, Avdija knifed into the lane, was fouled as he threw down a dunk over the 6-foot-10 Robinson. He hit the free throw to cap a 13-0 run and make it 99-95 with 2:06 left and Portland led the rest of the way.

Key stat Each team grabbed 19 rebounds but the Trail Blazers outscored Toronto 25-18 in second-chance points.

Up next The Raptors take on the Suns in Phoenix and the Trail Blazers play host to the Washington Wizards on Monday.

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Regular Season Series

POR leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 102 - 105
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 102 - 105
4th 0.1 Matisse Thybulle defensive rebound 102 - 105
4th 0.1 Matisse Thybulle blocks Orlando Robinson 's 27-foot three point jumper 102 - 105
4th 3.1 Toumani Camara personal take foul 102 - 105

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/por.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPOR
38-94 FG 36-88
40 Field Goal % 41
10-31 3PT 18-50
32 Three Point % 36
16-20 FT 15-18
80 Free Throw % 83
47 Rebounds 51
19 Offensive Rebounds 19
28 Defensive Rebounds 32
29 Assists 21
12 Steals 10
0 Blocks 7
18 Turnovers 20
0 Team Turnovers 2
18 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26
33 Fast Break Points 12
54 Points in Paint 34
22 Fouls 20
16 Largest Lead 5
Portland Trail Blazers Portland Trail Blazers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robert Williams III, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
Jerami Grant, F Out Dec 23
Scoot Henderson, G Out Dec 19
Jrue Holiday, G Out Dec 19
Matisse Thybulle, G Out Dec 13
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jakob Poeltl, C Day-To-Day Dec 23
RJ Barrett, F Out Dec 20

Game Information

Moda Center

Location: Portland, OR
Attendance: 18,154 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 26 4 .867 - L1
Denver 21 8 .724 4.5 L1
Minnesota 20 10 .667 6 W3
Portland 12 18 .400 14 L2
Utah 10 19 .345 15.5 L4
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