The Toronto Raptors enter Thursday night’s road game against the Cleveland Cavaliers with several names on their injury report, including key rotation forward Sandro Mamukelashvili.
Mamukelashvili is listed as questionable due to neck stiffness after sustaining a contusion earlier in the week. Rookie forward Collin Murray-Boyles is also questionable because of an illness, and guard Ochai Agbaji is dealing with lower back spasms.
Toronto will also be without its group of two-way and G League players — Chucky Hepburn, A.J. Lawson, Alijah Martin, and Jonathan Mogbo — who remain unavailable while on assignment.
The Raptors (6–5) have won four of their last five games, led by the strong play of Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, and Scottie Barnes. Ingram continues to pace Toronto with 21.4 points per game, while Barrett and Barnes are contributing 20.0 and 19.5 points respectively.
Point guard Immanuel Quickley has provided steady backcourt play, averaging 15.3 points and 6.2 assists. His chemistry with Barnes has helped the Raptors’ offense rank among the league’s most balanced over the last two weeks.
Head coach Darko Rajaković’s group will look to carry its recent momentum into Rocket Arena, where the Cavaliers (8–4) have been one of the league’s toughest home teams. Cleveland has won four of its last five, powered by Donovan Mitchell’s explosive scoring run. The All-Star guard enters Thursday averaging 30.4 points and 5.4 assists per game.
The Cavaliers have yet to submit their official injury report, but they are coming off a strong back-to-back set in Miami, where Jarrett Allen posted a 30-point, 10-rebound double-double in their most recent win.
Toronto and Cleveland met earlier this season on October 31, when the Raptors earned a 112–101 road victory behind a combined 60 points from Ingram, Barrett, and Jamison Battle. The rematch offers an early chance for the Cavaliers to even the season series.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. ET at Rocket Arena. Toronto will continue its road trip in Indiana on Saturday, while Cleveland begins a five-game homestand that includes matchups with Memphis and Milwaukee.
