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No DeMar (ankle) or Hedo (ball... I mean, face) for this one. The Raptors won the first of this home-and-home series on Sunday by a 117-102 score, and now they return to Conseco Fieldhouse where they blew a 23-point lead in a frustrating 105-101 loss on Jan. 11. The Raptors are riding a five-game win streak and they're "in the zone" right now while the Pacers have lost three straight and seven of their last nine. As Boston continues to struggle, this is another game that Toronto really needs to win if they're going to have a realistic shot at catching the Celtics in the standings.
Start time: 7:00pm ET
Channel: The Score
Probable starting lineups
Toronto: Jarrett Jack, Sonny Weems, Antoine Wright, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani
Indiana: Earl Watson, Brandon Rush, Mike Dunleavy, Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert
Five questions
1. Didn't we just play these guys? What is this, Groundhog Day? Oh, wait...
2. Can the Raptors extend their franchise record and score over 100 points for a 14th straight game? (Note: The NBA record for most consecutive games scoring at least 100 points is held by the 1981-82 Nuggets, who scored over 100 in all 82 games.
3. Do the Pacers have anyone that can guard Chris Bosh? Danny Granger had the assignment on Sunday and got into foul trouble early in the first and third quarters.
4. Is Pacers coach Jim O'Brien really going to bench T.J. Ford for the rest of the season? Ford hasn't played since Dec. 30.
5. Will Andrea Bargnani and/or Chris Bosh get out and challenge Troy Murphy's shots from behind the arc? Murphy has made nine of his 16 three-point attempts — many of them uncontested — in his three games against the Raptors this season.
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