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Projected Starters
| Toronto | Detroit |
| PG - Kyle Lowry | PG - Reggie Jackson |
| SG - Demar Derozan | SG - Kentavious Caldwell-Pope |
| SF - Demarre Carroll | SF - Marcus Morris |
| PF - Pascal Siakam | PF - Jon Leur |
| C - Jonas Valanciunas | C - Andre Drummond |
Last Meeting
GAME 1 - OCTOBER 26, 2016 TORONTO 109, DETROIT 91
DeMar DeRozan scored 40 points and Jonas Valanciunas added a career-high 32 as the Toronto Raptors opened their season with a 109-91 victory over the Detroit Pistons. DeRozan made a career high 17 field goals on 27 shots and was a perfect 6 for 6 from the free throw line, while Valanciunas was 10 for 15 from the field to go along with 11 rebounds … Tobias Harris had 22 points and Marcus Morris had 17 points and nine rebounds for the Pistons, who lost for the eighth time in their last 11 games against Toronto … DeRozan broke Vince Carter's opening-night record of 39 points, set against the-then New Jersey Nets in 2003.
Note Worthy
• Toronto is 9-1 in games following a two-day break.
• Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 19.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and shooting .593 (32-for-54) over the last four games (Feb. 3-8).
• Jonas leads the team with 20 double-doubles – last: Feb. 6 vs. LAC (21 points, 12 rebounds) – and joined Chris Bosh (2005-10) and Antonio Davis (1999-01) as the only players in team history to record at least 20 double-doubles in four consecutive seasons. He is averaging a career-high 9.9 rebounds through 52 games played this season.
• Toronto has played one game this season (Jan. 29 vs. Orlando) with all 15 players available.
• Dwane Casey is five wins away from his 300th career coaching victory. There are currently 10 active head coaches in the NBA with 300+ career victories and nine with a +.500-winning percentage. Casey has compiled a 295-276 (.517) record in eight seasons as a head coach with Toronto and Minnesota.
• Toronto has held opponents below 100 points 17 times this season – something they did 34 times through the first 55 games last year.
• Toronto’s game Friday, Feb. 24 vs. Boston has been changed to an 8 p.m. start and will be broadcasted on ESPN in the United States and Sportsnet ONE in Canada.
Injury Updates
Patrick Patterson - Questionable Left knee contusion
Go Raps!
