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Starting Lineup

Toronto Raptors
Rasho Nesterovic
Bargnani
Moon
Parker
Calderon

Charlotte Bobcats
Nazr Mohammad
Emeka Okafor
Matt Carroll
Jason Richardson
Raymond Felton

The Raptors look to bounce back after a disappointing loss at home against the shorthanded Pacers. Bosh who left the Pacers game after the first quarter because of a sore knee will not be available, reports indicate that he may be out for a week or more. On the Bobcats side, Gerald Wallace will also miss the game due to injury. The Bobcats have lost 6 straight, coming off a loss against the Celtics.

Keys to the game
- Rebounding. Without Bosh in there, the Raptors will have a hard time fighting off Okafor on the boards. Bargnani and Rasho needs to gives some serious effort securing the rebounds.

- Bargnani. Eventhough Bargnani scored 20+ in the previous Pacers game, he played quite poorly in my opinion. He needs to let the game come to him and not just force shots up, especially outside shots. We will see what type of game Bargnani will have within the first 5 minutes of the game, if he's having a bad one, then the Raptors will be in trouble as our frontline scoring will pretty much be nil.

- Calderon/TJ. Felton can't guard either one of them. Our guards need to establish that advantage early. Calderon has been off the past few games. With Bosh gone, he needs to get on track and provide some scoring.