Raptors vs Thunder

The Thunder have shown they can be a tough out in the West. Will the latest Toronto Raptors injury report bring good news for Nick Nurse tonight>

March 24 vs. March 22 vs. March 19 vs. VanVleet is healthy and ready to go against Oklahoma City. March 18 vs. Toronto is widely expected to have their hands completely full in this game due to all of OKC’s offensive firepower.

This Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 116.16 points per game. They will square ...

- Mar 16, 2017 - Oklahoma City 123 vs. Oklahoma City is expected to lose this next one by 5.5. - Mar 18, 2018 - Oklahoma City 132 vs. - Mar 22, 2019 - Oklahoma City 116 vs. - Dec 29, 2019 - Oklahoma City 98 vs. - Mar 31, 2021 - Oklahoma City 113 vs. [NBA picks](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_nba_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Regional restrictions may apply.) We'll see who can continue their climb to a .500 record. This Thursday, the Oklahoma City Thunder are hoping to patch up the holes in a defense that has allowed an average of 116.16 points per game. Gilgeous-Alexander's night made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 33 points. OKC relied on the efforts of small forward

Oklahoma City has won three straight to propel them into ninth place in the Western Conference. The Thunder covered 62% of their games while 58% went over the ...

The Raptors feature one of the surest defenses in the NBA. Outside of him, look for Fred VanVleet (17.1 PPG since the All-Star break) and Jakob Poeltl (14.9 PPG, 10.3 RPG) to make a huge impact given their experience. The Raptors have been incredibly balanced since the All-Star break. Since the All-Star break, SGA has chipped in 6.2 RPG, 4.6 APG, and 3.0 STOCKS (steals plus blocks) per game. Oklahoma City forces 17.1 turnovers per game – the highest mark in the league. Toronto allows just 112.1 PPG – the seventh-fewest mark in the league. They excel at getting the ball inside and attacking the rim as their 55.2 points in the paint per game rank third across the entire league. SGA has ascended into stardom this season and only seems to be getting better as the season goes on. Giddey has taken a predictable leap in his second NBA season and has become a near-nightly triple-double threat. [Oklahoma City Thunder](/nba/oklahoma-city-thunder) (34-35) visit the [Toronto Raptors](/nba/toronto-raptors) (33-36) on Thursday night! The Thunder covered 62% of their games while 58% went over the projected point total. The Raptors covered 49% of their games while 57% went over.

Two nine seeds do battle in Toronto tonight, as both the Thunder and Raptors are hungry to improve on their current seeding.

(foot – out) One game back of the [Atlanta Hawks](https://www.peachtreehoops.com), they still have a chance to host one of the play in games. [Toronto Raptors](https://www.raptorshq.com), but there’s still upside potential.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was near-perfect in the first half, but his magic wore off in the second half of the Thunder's 128-111 loss to the Raptors.

“We’d have to see where he is at the end of the rehab stint, and we’d have to see where we are. - OKC and Toronto tied the season series 1-1. He’s open to helping us however possible, and that’s exactly the mindset that he needs to have to give himself the best chance to get back on the court and potentially help us at some point.” Lindy Waters III was the last off the bench. I’m sure it’s pretty special to him, and if it’s special to him it’s special to us.” Waters shot 2-of-3 from deep in the fourth quarter. “He approached that like a guy who was bangin’ on the door, and so wanted to give him an opportunity.” At 24 years old, Gilgeous-Alexander is showing that he might be the person to clear it.” With how hot he was, SGA could’ve punted it through the basket or thrown it in backward, Rumble-style. “They played the better 48-minute basketball game, and they won.” Toronto had 18 offensive rebounds to the Thunder’s 11. “He was himself tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said.

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[Brooklyn Nets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/BKN/brooklyn-nets/) with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 121-107. The Raptors are six games back of the No. Thunder 10,000 times and the results are in. Thunder](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/game-forecast/NBA_20230316_OKC@TOR/). Toronto's point guard [Fred VanVleet](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/players/playerpage/2252663) did his thing and shot 8-for-12 from beyond the arc and finished with 36 points and seven assists. But Toronto is in still a perilous position in the NBA standings as it has essentially no shot of notching a top-six seed and avoiding the NBA play-in tournament, but could easily slip out of the playoff picture entirely. Here are several [NBA betting lines](https://www.sportsline.com/nba/odds) for Thunder vs. You can [head to SportsLine to see its picks](https://www.sportsline.com/insiders/raptors-vs-thunder-odds-line-spread-proven-model-reveals-nba-picks-predictions-for-mar-16-2023/#ttag=03162023_agg_cbssports_picks_basketball_nba_model_thunderraptorsauto). Before entering any Thunder vs. The model enters Week 22 of the 2022-23 NBA season a stunning 64-33 on all top-rated NBA picks this season, returning nearly $2,700. Thunder odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 231. [Oklahoma City Thunder](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/OKC/oklahoma-city-thunder/) will take on the [Toronto Raptors](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/TOR/toronto-raptors/) at 7:30 p.m.

Visit ESPN for the game recap of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Toronto Raptors NBA basketball game on March 16, 2023.

added 23 points and [Fred VanVleet](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/2991230/fred-vanvleet) and [Scottie Barnes](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4433134/scottie-barnes) each had 19. “I thought they just probably went and got him a little earlier with the double teams, which I don’t think really impacts his shot quality,” Daigneault said. “He makes it look so easy.” “They played the better 48-minute basketball game, and they won.” “It was a tough fight,” Dort said. [Gary Trent](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/858/gary-trent) Jr. A lot of the fast breaks in the first half were off of our turnovers, which we know they’re obviously really capable of.” [Pascal Siakam](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3149673/pascal-siakam) had 25 points and 14 rebounds to help the [Toronto Raptors](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/tor/toronto-raptors) beat the [Oklahoma City Thunder](http://www.espn.com/nba/team/_/name/okc/oklahoma-city-thunder) 128-111 on Thursday night, extending their season-high home winning streak to six. Oklahoma City is 13-21 on the road. [Jakob Poeltl](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3134908/jakob-poeltl) had his third straight double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Raptors. Anunoby](http://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3934719/og-anunoby) scored 17 points for Toronto as all five Raptors starters reached double figures, and a season-high six scored 15 or more. “I really liked our transition offence tonight.”