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Projected Starters
| Toronto | Charlotte |
| PG - Kyle Lowry | PG - Kemba Walker |
| SG - Demar Derozan | SG - Nicolas Batum |
| SF - Demarre Carroll | SF - Michael Kidd-Gilchrist |
| PF - Pascal Siakam | PF - Marvin Williams |
| C - Jonas Valanciunas | C - Cody Zeller |
Last Meeting
GAME 77 - APRIL 5, 2016 TORONTO 96, CHARLOTTE 90
DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points, Kyle Lowry had 12 of his 21 in the fourth quarter and the Raptors beat Charlotte 96-90, handing the Hornets back-to-back losses for the first time in more than two months. Charlotte trailed by 10 points after one and fell behind by as many as 19 before a furious fourth-quarter rally came up short.
Note Worthy
• Toronto is currently in a stretch where they play three of four games against teams leading or tied for second in the conference standings - Oklahoma City (Nov. 9), Charlotte (Nov. 11), Cleveland (Nov. 15) and Golden State (Nov. 16).
• Toronto faces the first of 17 back-to-backs beginning Friday at Charlotte and home Saturday vs. New York. This is the latest into the season (games 8-9) the Raptors have played their first back-to-back since 2006-07 – also games 8 and 9.
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, the last player to record 30+ points in six of the first seven games to start a season was Washington’s Bernard King in 1990 -91.
• Other players in the last 50 years to accomplish the above are Michael Jordan (1986-87), World B. Free (1979-80), Marques Johnson (1978-79), Rick Barry (1974-75 & 1966-67) and Tiny Archibald (1972-73). The last player to record 30+ points in seven of the first eight games to start a season was Michael Jordan in 1986-87.
• Toronto recorded a season-high 25 assists Nov. 9 at Oklahoma City. Kyle Lowry led the team with 13 assists, followed by DeMar DeRozan (6) and Patrick Patterson (3).
• According to the Elias Sports Bureau, DeRozan and Lowry recorded 5+ assists in the same game 25 times during the 2015-16 season, the most of any guard tandem in the NBA.
• The Raptors improved to 4-0 this season when DeRozan and Lowry combine to score 50+ points. They scored a season-high 58 points Nov. 2 at Washington.
• The Raptors are 110-61 over the last three seasons when they record 20+ assists.
• Toronto also leads the NBA averaging 13.7 screen assists (when an offensive player sets a screen for a teammate that directly leads to a made field goal by that teammate). Jonas Valanciunas leads the NBA averaging 6.6 screen assists.
Injury Updates
Jonas Valanciunas - Questionable; Left Knee Contusion
Terrence Ross - Questionable; Sprained Right Index Finger
Jared Sullinger - Out; Left Foot Surgery
Delon Wright - Out; Right Shoulder Surgery
Go Raps!
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