Game day: Charlotte Hornets at Raptors

AIR CANADA CENTRE TIPOFF: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. TV: Sportsnet One RADIO: TSN 1050 PROBABLE STARTERS

Charlotte: Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Marvin Williams, Cody Zeller.

Toronto: Cory Joseph, DeMar DeRozan, DeMarre Carroll, Serge Ibaka, Jonas Valanciunas. KEY MATCHUP Walker vs. Joseph Hornets point guard Kemba Walker has has averaged 32.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists in three games against Toronto, a healthy jump from the 22.9/4.0/5.5 line he has averaged all season. Cory Joseph had a hard time containing Orlando’s Elfrid Payton on Monday. NEED TO KNOW The Hornets are hanging around the periphery of the East playoff race. They were in 11th place, two games back of eighth-place Miami, after Monday’s games . . . The Raptors catch the Hornets on the second night of a back-to-back . . . Toronto has beaten Charlotte four straight times at the Air Canada Centre. UP NEXT Friday, vs. Indiana, 7 p.m. Doug Smith