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Thursday NBA preview: Phoenix Suns at Toronto Raptors

Phoenix: De’Anthony Melton, Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, T.J. Warren, Deandre Ayton

Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Serge Ibaka

KEY MATCHUP

Ayton vs. Ibaka

The seven-foot-one Phoenix rookie already has 12 games of 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds, and plays an old-school inside game that will challenge Ibaka’s interior presence.

NEED TO KNOW

The plan Wednesday night was to have Kawhi Leonard play again Thursday, which would represent his first back-to-back appearances of the season. But plans have a way of changing and nothing is 100 per cent certain … At 11-34, Phoenix has the worst record in the Western Conference.