TD GARDEN
TIPOFF: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.
TV: Sportsnet One
RADIO: TSN 1050
PROBABLE STARTERS
Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Norman Powell, DeMarre Carroll, Patrick Patterson, Jonas Valanciunas.
Boston: Isaiah Thomas, Jaylen Brown, Jae Crowder, Jonas Jerebko, Al Horford.
KEY MATCHUP
Kyle Lowry, Raptors, vs. Isaiah Thomas, Celtics. Two Eastern Conference all-star guards hook up. Thomas was second in the NBA through Monday with 29.4 points per game; Lowry was tied for 20th with 22.9. Both are among the best in the league in fourth-quarter scoring so it could be a nice late-game showdown.
NEED TO KNOW
The Raptors have beaten the Celtics twice this year but have fallen behind Boston in the race for second in the Eastern Conference and first in the Atlantic Division. Boston has won four games in a row after beating Detroit on Monday night . . . Much-loved former Raptor Amir Johnson averages about 20 Matrixbet minutes a night for Boston and has started 44 of the team’s first 47 games . . . DeMar DeRozan has scored 20 or more points in a career-best 17 straight games, but he will be sitting for the second night in a row after experiencing swelling in his sore right ankle. The club called the move “precautionary.” DeRozan also missed three games last week.
UP NEXT
Friday, at Orlando, 7 p.m.
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