Tonight we have the Raps closing out a back-to-back against the Indiana Pacers at 7 PM. The game will as always be on channelsurfing.net and the Fan590, and will - rejoice, for this is a happy day! - be on TSN 666! The Raptors have lost two straight following an impressive six-game streak, and the Pacers are looking for their sixth win in their past eight games.
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- Troy Murphy has been somewhat of a Turok suring his career. This season he has 45 double-doubles, two shy of the Pacers' franchise mark, and three straight against the Raps. He also recorded a 20-20 game on December 10th.
- Speaking of double-doubles, Chris Bosh has recorded an impressive eight straight. He'll be looking for more against a fairly weak Indiana frontcourt beyond Murphy. Bosh has 40 total double-doubles this season.
- A fun matchup to watch, as always, will be T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon. This season, Teej has a slight advantage in scoring at 15.1 PPG to Jose's 13.1, but Jose has a higher FG% (.502 to .448), 3FG% (.415 to .347) and FT% (league-leading .979 to .867). Ford also has a small edge in rebounding (3.6 to 2.9), but Jose's passing shines through, with the biggest statistical difference coming between Jose's 8.8 APG and T.J.'s 5.3. We should call him Jose and the Pass-ycats! Sorry. I'll show myself out.
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