Tuesday November 24 2009 - 4:03pm Eastern - Toronto, ON
Getting set to to head down to the ACC for the Pacers and Raptors … here are a couple of key stories and numbers to get ya primed and ready for the game
BANGED UP BODIES?
Amir Johnson (knee), Marco Belinelli (groin), and Antoine Wright (ankle) are all considered game-time decisions for tonight.
THE LINE IS THE KEY
Free Throw Attempts per game this season:
Chris Bosh (TOR) - 11.8
Dwyane Wade (MIA) - 11.1
Carmelo Anthony (DEN) - 10.5
Lebron James (CLE) - 10.3
Dwight Howard (ORL) - 10.3
But it’s not just Bosh getting to the line. The Raptors - as a TEAM - are doing a solid jump going after the freebies as well. We’ll see if the trend continues against the Pacers tonight.
TEAM Free Throw Attempts per game this season
1. Denver - 32.8
2. Indiana - 29.0
3. Memphis - 28.8
4. Toronto - 28.0
5. Washington - 27.8
Last season the Raptors were 25TH in the league (22.7 attempts per game)
E. Smith





Starting 5 for TOR tonight:
Bosh
Turkoglu
Bargnani
DeRozan
Calderon
Starting 5 for INDY tonight:
Granger
- Eric SmithMurphy
Foster
Rush
Ford
Inactive for TOR tonight:
O’Bryant
Evans (left Midfoot sprain)
Banks
Inactive for INDY tonight:
Diener (sore toe on left foot)
- Eric SmithDunleavy (right knee rehab)
McRoberts
Officials for tonight:
Bob Delaney
Eric Lewis
Leroy Richardson
* This is Delaney’s first game in Toronto in more than a year.
Delany didn’t work a Raptors’ game at home - or on the road - at all last year.
- Eric Smith