Game day: Brooklyn Nets at Raptors

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TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. TV: Sportsnet One RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The Fan

PROBABLE STARTERS

Brooklyn: D’Angelo Russell, Joe Harris, Rodions Kurucs, Jared Dudley, Jarrett Allen. Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka.

KEY MATCHUPS

Kurucs vs. Green The last time Toronto played Brooklyn, on Dec. 7, Kurucs was not a part of the Nets’ regular rotation. Since then, the 20year-old Latvian rookie has played in all of the Nets’ 17 games and started the last 14. Kurucs, six-foot-nine with a seven-foot-two wingspan, is averaging 10. 1 points and has given some stability to Brooklyn’s starting lineup. The Raptors’ Danny Green might appreciate the rest day he got against the Atlanta Hawks as he prepares for this battle.

NEED TO KNOW

Four Brooklyn players are struggling with injuries: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (abductor

strain), Allen Crabbe (knee), Jared Dudley (hamstring) and Dzanan Musa (shoulder) … Ex-Raptor DeMarre Carroll is averaging 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 24.1 minutes a game … Toronto’s Norm Powell says the key to beating a team like the Nets, who spread out the scoring, is shutting down ball handlers D’Angelo Russell and

Spencer Dinwiddie … Brooklyn is seventh-best in the NBA from beyond the arc, shooting 36 per cent; Toronto ranks 22nd, shooting 34.4 per cent from three-point territory.

UP NEXT

The Raptors visit the Washington Wizards, Sunday at 1 p.m.