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Projected Starters
| Boston | Toronto |
| PG - Isaiah Thomas | PG - Kyle Lowry |
| SG - Avery Bradley | SG - Demar Derozan |
| SF - Jae Crowder | SF - James Johnson |
| PF - Amir Johnson | PF - Luis Scola |
| C - Jared Sullinger | C - Jonas Valanciunas |
Last Meeting
The Raptors used a 26-10 run in the third quarter to break open a close game. Although the Celtics continued to battle in the fourth, and trimmed Toronto’s lead to single digits with less than two minutes remaining, the Raptors escaped Boston with a 113-103 victory.
Terrence Ross was fantastic off the bench, pouring in 21 points in 21 minutes. Ross shot 8-for-12 from the floor, 2-for-6 from beyond the arc and 3-for-3 from the free throw line. He was aggressive early, mixing it up with three-pointers as well as drives to the basket and played the role of spark plug off the bench to perfection.
Noteworthy
• The seven-game home stand equals the franchise high set last season (Nov. 7-21) and in 2012 (Mar. 21 – Apr. 3) and 1999 (Nov. 30 – Dec. 14). The Raptors will also have another stretch of seven consecutive home games later in the season (Mar 2-14).
• Toronto has won a season high-tying five straight games (Jan. 6-18, Oct. 28 - Nov. 4).
• The team’s longest winning streak under Casey is six games done three times (Last: Jan. 23-31, 2015). We've won 5 in a row 8 times.
• The backcourt duo of Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan combined for 61 points Monday versus Brooklyn. Lowry poured in a game-high 31 points and matched his career high with seven made three-pointers, while DeRozan scored 30. It was the first time they both scored 30+ points in the same game in 233 games as teammates.
• DeRozan and Lowry are one of four duos in the NBA averaging 20+ points this season. DeRozan ranks 11th in the NBA averaging 22.8 points, while Lowry ranks 15th with 21.0 points.
• Kyle Lowry needs four assists to pass Damon Stoudamire (1,761) for third place on team’s all-time assists list. Jose Calderon (3,770) and Alvin Williams (1,791) rank first and second, respectively, on the list.
• Toronto has won 17 straight games when holding opponents to less than 100 points, the second-longest streak in team history. They won 27 straight games when holding their opponent below the century mark from March 2009 to March 2010.
• Patrick Patterson has scored in double figures off the bench in a season-high three straight games (Jan. 9-18), averaging 11.3 points. During this stretch, he is shooting .545 (12-for-22) from the field with eight made threepointers.
• The Raptors reached the midway point of their season Monday against the Nets. Toronto’s 26 wins after 41 games are the second most in franchise history. The Raptors were 27-14 after 41 games last season.
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