Game Day: Raptors vs. Lakers
Jay Satur - Raptors.com
The Raptors continue a three-game homestand tonight with an eye on earning season-series split against the Lakers at Air Canada Centre (7:30 PM ET, TSN 2, TSN 1050 Radio).
Projected Starting Lineups
Raptors: Greivis Vasquez (G), DeMar DeRozan (G), Terrence Ross (F), Amir Johnson (F), Jonas Valanciunas (C)
Lakers: Jeremy Lin (G), Jordan Clarkson (G), Wesley Johnson (F), Ryan Kelly (F), Tarik Black (C)
Injury/Roster Report
Raptors: Kyle Lowry - back spasms (out), Lucas Nogueira - on assignment with NBA Development League
Lakers: Kobe Bryant - right rotator cuff surgery (out), Steve Nash - sciatic pain (out), Ronnie Price - right elbow surgery (out), Julius Randle - tibia fracture (out), Nick Young - fracture, left kneecap (out)
NEED TO KNOW
Jordan Clarkson is on a tear for the Lakers. He drained 30 points against Oklahoma City this week, shooting more than 60 per cent from the field, and followed that up with a 20-point performance in L.A.’s win over the Timberwolves on Wednesday. Alongside Clarkson in the backcourt, Jeremy Lin has averaged 22.3 points in his last three games. With an injured Steve Nash announcing his retirement and Kobe Bryant out for the season, however, the Lakers have continued their abysmal 2014-15 campaign that is on track for the worst winning percentage—.271—since the team moved to Los Angeles from Minnesota in 1960.