AMWAY CENTER
TIPOFF: Friday, 7 p.m.
TV: TSN
RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN
PROBABLE STARTERS
Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Norman Powell, DeMarre Carroll, Patrick Patterson, Jonas Valanciunas.
Orlando: Elfrid Payton, Evan Fournier, Aaron Gordon, Serge Ibaka, Nikola Vucevic.
KEY MATCHUP
Jonas Valanciunas, Raptors, vs. Nikola Vucevic, Magic. The Orlando centre scorched Toronto with 25 points and 10 rebounds in the Magic’s win last week, making three three-pointers. Valanciunas will have to be better chasing him out on the perimeter. The Raptors centre played a season-low 11:47 against Boston on Wednesday, and had more fouls (four) than points or rebounds (three).
NEED TO KNOW
The Raptors are listing DeMar DeRozan as “questionable” with his sore right ankle. The all-star guard has missed five of his team’s last six games; the Raptors have gone 2-3 with him out of the lineup . . . The Magic have lost five of their last six games, with the lone victory coming over Toronto at the Air Canada Centre last week . . . Orlando is 28th in the league in scoring, averaging only 99.9 points per game, but they managed to put up 114 against the inconsistent Raptors defence in their previous meeting. The Magic are also 28th in three-point shooting at 33.4 per cent . . . Toronto’s Kyle Lowry needs four three-pointers to tie Morris Peterson for the most in Raptors franchise. Peterson made 801 threes as a Raptor. Lowry has hit four or more three-pointers in 22 games this season, including four times in Toronto’s last five games.
UP NEXT
Sunday, at Brooklyn, 12 p.m.
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