Toronto Raptors (38-25) @ San Antonio Spurs (39-23) GT

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[Spurs m8]

Go Spurs

Cheers

[Alamо]

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Manu out with a stomach ache.

[navy]

Manu out with a stomach ache.

Should have went Jordan on them.

[Legends66NBA7]

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The*San Antonio Spurs*had their worst shooting effort of the season the last time they faced the*Toronto Raptors, though now that performance seems like long ago.

Finally close to full health and producing points at a high rate, the Spurs go after their sixth consecutive win Tuesday night against a visiting Toronto team that's having trouble at both ends of the floor.

The Spurs (39-23), just 2 1/2 games back of a top-four seed in the Western Conference, shot 48.9 percent and hit 9 of 22 from 3-point range in Sunday's 116-105 victory over Chicago in the third of a six-game homestand.

Since averaging 95.9 points on 43.6 percent shooting over a 2-5 stretch, they've scored 111.2 per game and shot 47.9 percent during their longest streak since a season-high eight-game run Nov. 17-Dec. 1.

Tony Parker*had a season-high 32 points Sunday and*Kawhi Leonardadded 20 in San Antonio's 11th win in 12 home games.

Parker appears to have returned to his All-Star form after being slowed by a strained hamstring that forced him to miss 13 games. He's averaged 25.0 points on 64.6 percent shooting in his last three after putting up just 6.8 per game and shooting 26.0 percent over his previous five.

"I'm still dealing with some stuff, but I'm going to fight through it," Parker said. "I'm tired of talking about it. I kept saying I'm going to fight through it and I would rather play than stay out."

The star point guard was held to 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting Feb. 8 when San Antonio shot a season-worst 33.3 percent in an 87-82 loss at Toronto in the opener of its nine-game Rodeo trip.

Leonard,*Tim Duncan,*Manu Ginobili*and*Danny Green*went a combined 13 for 53 (24.5 percent) from the field.

The Raptors (38-25), however, have struggled defensively of late. Since limiting opponents to 88.3 points on 38.3 percent shooting over a four-game stretch, they've allowed 106.1 per game and a 49.2 percentage in their last eight after Sunday's 108-104 loss at Oklahoma City.

Following their third straight loss, the Raptors still own a huge lead in the Atlantic Division but have fallen out of the lead for the East's second seed. They're averaging just 97.3 points while dropping eight of nine, 8.3 fewer than they put up per game up in their first 54.

"We've got to continue to get better," coach Dwane Casey said. "We can't feel sorry for ourselves. Nobody is going to do that. We've got to put together 46, 47 minutes of good offense and good defense and continue as we go on with the season."

DeMar DeRozan*finished with 24 points against the Thunder, but All-StarKyle Lowry*had 14 on 5-of-15 shooting after scoring 25 on Friday in his return from a three-game absence with dislocated fingers.

DeRozan has been a bright spot with 28.5 points per game over his past four, though he's averaged 14.5 while shooting just 32.7 percent in his last four meetings with the Spurs.

Duncan will try to bounce back after his record streak of 1,310 consecutive games with a field goal ended in an 0-for-8 effort Sunday. He's totaled 21 points on 7-of-29 shooting in his last two versus Toronto.

The Spurs have won 11 of the past 12 meetings in San Antonio.

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This is a revenge game. The Toronto loss a few weeks ago was one of the low-points this season.

[SugarHill]

Spurs go as far as Tony Parker takes them except that time in the playoffs when he's gets subbed for Patty and the team gets better

[Alamо]

Raptors commentators keep trying to jinx us. How many times are they gonna say that Derozan has never won in this building?

[SugarHill]

If Raps win, TLP has to watch Schindler's List

[Legends66NBA7]

Interior and transition defense has been nice by the Raps, so far.

[Alamо]

Cojo is so trash. Get him out of there.



Show him how it's done tony!!

[T_L_P]

Spurs go as far as Tony Parker takes them except that time in the playoffs when he's gets subbed for Patty and the team gets better

You hit the nail on the head.

If Raps win, TLP has to watch Schindler's List

[Legends66NBA7]

Raptors commentators keep trying to jinx us. How many times are they gonna say that Derozan has never won in this building?

Hasn't won in a couple of buildings, I would imagine.

[Alamо]

Every time Cojo touches the ball we lose any sort of momentum we worked so hard for