Robert Williams out – Portland Trail Blazers at Toronto Raptors: Live updates, time, TV channel, how to watch free live stream online

PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT TORONTO RAPTORS

Third quarter: Blazers 80, Raptors 74

The score stood at 61-61 before the Blazers went on 15-7 run to go up 76-68. The Blazers won the quarter 33-24 by shooting 59.1% from the field and holding the Raptors to 33.3% shooting.

Jerami Grant led the Blazers with eight points in the quarter and Malcolm Brogdon scored seven.

Providing a huge boost was Scoot Henderson who handed out six assists after registering just one in the first half. Several came on fast breaks, where the Blazers tallied 14 points.

The Blazers scored 20 points in the paint and now has 40 for the game.

Second quarter: Raptors 50, Blazers 47

The Blazers began the second quarter with a 9-0 run to go up 30-25. But the Raptors recovered to win the quarter 26-25 and enter halftime with a three-point lead.

Shaedon Sharpe leads the Blazers with 10 points in the half. Scoot Henderson scored six points in the second quarter to reach eight for the half. He is 4 of 8 from the field but 0 of 3 on threes.

Toronto is just 3 of 16 on threes (18.8%) but has scored 30 points in the paint compared to 20 for the Blazers who are 7 of 19 on threes (36.8%).

Pascal Siakam leads the Raptors with 12 points. Dennis Schroder has six points and six assists. OG Anunoby, listed as questionable before the game, scored 10 points in the first half.

First quarter: Raptors 25, Blazers 21

The Raptors scored 20 of their 25 points in the paint while shooting 48% from the field. The Blazers shot 40% but hit on 5 of 11 threes. If not for seven turnovers, Portland might be leading.

Shaedon Sharpe led the Blazers with eight points. Malcolm Brogdon and Skylar Mays each had five points off the bench.

Scoot Henderson started the game with two points and one assist. Deandre Ayton was held scoreless but did have six rebounds.

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The Portland Trail Blazers will be without backup center Robert Williams III Monday night when they play at the Toronto Raptors.

The Blazers will rest Williams after playing the first of a back to back Sunday night at Philadelphia where they lost 126-98.

The Blazers will try to avoid matching their worst start to a season since 1986-87 when they started out 0-4. That team finished 49-33. The Blazers also began the 1982-83 season at 0-4 and finished 46-36. They did the same to start the 1975-76 season and finished 37-45.

The last time the Blazers began a season 0-3 was at the start of the 2007-08 season. That team responded by winning four straight games and finished the season 41-41.

Be sure to check back later for game updates.

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PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS AT TORONTO RAPTORS

What: Trail Blazers (0-3) at Raptors (1-2), 4:30 p.m. Monday.

Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto.

Radio: Rip City Radio (KPOJ 620 AM).

TV channel: Root Sports PLUS (in Portland: Comcast 1253; DirecTV: 688).

Watch the game live online: You can watch this game live for FREE with Fubo (free trial). You can also get this game on DirecTV Stream’s “CHOICE” package (promotional offers), if you are out of fuboTV trials, or simply prefer that platform and their pricing plans. If you already have a cable or satellite provider that carries Root Sports and want to watch online, you can watch this game live on Root Sports Live.

ODDS (Oregon Lottery/DraftKings)

Moneyline: POR +310 | TOR -395

Spread: POR +9.5 | Over/Under: 216.5

INJURIES

Blazers: Robert Williams III (rest), Anfernee Simons (right thumb ligament tear), Ish Wainright (right calf strain) and Duop Reath (G League, two way) are out.

Raptors: OG Anunoby (leg cramp) is questionable. Precious Achiuwa (left groin strain) is doubtful. Christian Koloko (respiratory issue) is out.

NEXT UP

The Blazers conclude their three-game trip with a 4 p.m. game Wednesday at the Detroit Pistons (2-1).

— Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)

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