"One of the biggest reasons for the Brooklyn loss was poor offensive play for the Raptors, who were only able to put up 81 points against a current lottery team. The absence of RJ Barrett has really affected the offence as Toronto now ranks at a poor 20th in offensive rating after being top 10 for a good part of the season when they were on their season high nine game winstreak before the Canadian was sidelined with a right knee sprain."
"Sandro Mamukelashvili has really broken out this season and fills in quite well for the injured Jakob Poeltl. Across five starts, Mamu is averaging 16.2 points on a very efficient 55.4 percent from the field and an even 50 percent from beyond the arc, along with 6 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1 steal per game."
Toronto enters the game with an 18-13 record, a strong defensive rating (111.8, 4th) but a weakened offense (113.5, 20th) after RJ Barrett’s knee sprain. Recent results include an uneven mini road trip with a loss to the Nets and a win over the Heat. Offensive dry spells have increased without Barrett, who averaged 19.3 points on 50.6 percent shooting. Ochai Agbaji has taken over Barrett’s starting role and improved his three-point shooting. Sandro Mamukelashvili has emerged as an efficient interior scorer and rebounder while filling in for Jakob Poeltl.
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