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Projected Starters
New York Toronto
PG - Derrick Rose PG - Kyle Lowry
SG - Courtney Lee SG - Demar Derozan
SF - Carmelo Anthony SF - Demarre Carroll
PF - Kristaps Porzingis PF - Paskal Siakim
C - Joakim Noah C - Jonas Valanciunas

Last Meeting
GAME 80 - APRIL 10, 2016 TORONTO 93, NEW YORK 89
DeMar DeRozan converted a tiebreaking three-point play with 1:05 left on a night he became Toronto's No. 2 career scorer, and the Raptors beat the New York Knicks 93-89. DeRozan finished with 27 points as the Raptors pulled within two games of Cleveland for the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Kyle Lowry scored 15 points and Jonas Valanciunas had 14 for the Raptors, who set a franchise record with their 23rd road victory. The Knicks raced to a 21-10 lead, but Toronto recovered to take a 54-51 edge into halftime, then built its own double-digit advantage that the Knicks wiped away in the fourth quarter ... DeRozan drove baseline to beat two defenders and make a layup while being fouled, giving Toronto an 89-86 lead



Noteworthy
• The Toronto Raptors will host the New York Knicks in the first of 16 Atlantic Division games Saturday night at Air Canada Centre. The Raptors won the season-series last season against all four division opponents – Boston (3-1), Brooklyn (4-0), New York (3-1) and Philadelphia (4-0). Toronto has not lost a season-series against a division rival since the 2012-13 season.

• As part of the NBA’s Hardwood Classics Nights, the Raptors will wear Toronto Huskies uniforms for the first time since 2009-10 and the third time in team history. On November 1, 1946, the Toronto Huskies faced the New York Knickerbockers at Maple Leaf Gardens, marking the first game in NBA history.

• DeMar DeRozan is the only remaining player from when the Raptors last wore Huskies uniforms.

• Saturday marks the first of six home games the Raptors will use an alternate Toronto Huskies court. Milwaukee was the first team to use a full alternate court last season.

MOST TOTAL POINTS THROUGH 8 GAMES - Michael Jordan 307 (1986-87), Rick Barry 303 (1966-67), Michael Jordan 303 (1988-89), Michael Jordan 281 (1989-90), Tiny Archibald 276 (1972-73), DeMar DeRozan 273 (2016-17), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 273 (1970-71), World B. Free 273 (1979-80).

• DeMar DeRozan scored a game-high 34 points as the Raptors rallied to defeat Charlotte 113-11 last night. DeRozan became the first player since Michael Jordan in 1986 to record 30+ points in seven of the first eight games to start a season. In the last 50 years only three players have started a season recording 30+ points in eight of the first nine games – Michael Jordan (1986-87), World B. Free (1979-80) and Tiny Archibald (1972-73).

• Toronto enters Saturday’s game ranking first the NBA holding opponents to 91 points (11.3) off turnovers through the first eight games. The Raptors are tied with Charlotte for the fewest turnovers in the NBA (11.4).

• Toronto leads the NBA averaging 14.0 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 ranks second behind Washington’s Marcin Gortat in the NBA averaging 6.2 screen assists.

• Lucas Nogueira has recorded 20 points, 14 rebounds and four blocks over the last two games (Nov. 9-11). He is shooting .818 (9-for-11) from the field and a perfect 2-for-2 at the free throw line.



Injury Updates
Jared Sullinger - Out Left foot surgery

Delon Wright - Out Right shoulder surger




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