Overview
- Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. ET at Scotiabank Arena as Toronto (15-8, third in East) opens its third meeting with Charlotte (6-16).
- Toronto expects center Jakob Poeltl to return after sitting the Lakers game for back management, per coach Darko Rajakovic.
- LaMelo Ball is listed as probable for Charlotte, while Brandon Miller, Ryan Kalkbrenner and Tre Mann are questionable and Collin Sexton is out.
- The teams have split the first two games, including a Hornets 118-111 overtime win after erasing a 17-point deficit on Nov. 29.
- The Raptors enter on the second night of a back-to-back after a 123-120 loss to the Lakers decided by Rui Hachimura’s buzzer 3; coverage is on TSN, FanDuel Sports Network Extra and NBA League Pass.