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The early success of the Sacramento Kings is long-forgotten now that they've lost five in a row and 17 of their last 19 games. They've also lost their last 10 away games and haven't won on the road since they beat the Chicago Bulls on Dec. 21. As good as Tyreke Evans is, there's really no excuse for the Raptors not winning this one.
Eric Smith reports that Hedo Turkoglu, DeMar DeRozan and Jose Calderon will all play today, but Marco Belinelli will sit this one out because of a sore ankle.
Start time: 12:00pm ET
Channel: TSN2
Liveblog: theScore.com with James Borbath
Probable starting lineups
Toronto: Jarrett Jack, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Chris Bosh, Andrea Bargnani
Sacramento: Tyreke Evans, Kevin Martin, Omri Casspi, Donte Greene, Spencer Hawes
Five questions
1. Is it a coincidence that the Raptors are 9-0 this season when they have at least two days of rest between games? Their last game was Wednesday's win over the Nets.
2. Will DeRozan and Turkoglu start or will Triano work them back into the rotation off the bench?
3. How will Turkoglu be affected by the mask he's being forced to wear to protect his eye?
4. Could Tyreke Evans and Omri Casspi finish one-two in Rookie of the Year voting?
5. As long as the Raptors still win, is it OK for me to want Turkoglu to have a bad game so that when he's asked about it afterward, he simply replies "Mask"?
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