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BIG UPDATE: Pelicans And Raptors Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups

The New Orleans Pelicans and Toronto Raptors have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

Ben Stinar

BIG UPDATE: Pelicans And Raptors Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups
BIG UPDATE: Pelicans And Raptors Final Injury Reports And Starting Lineups /

UPDATE: Fred VanVleet has been ruled out due to personal reasons.   

On Thursday evening, the New Orleans Pelicans and Toronto Raptors are facing off in Canada.   

For the game, both teams have finalized their injury reports and starting lineups.

The Pelicans have ruled out Dyson Daniels, E.J Liddell, Dereon Seabron and Zion Williamson.  

Larry Nance Jr. has been upgraded to available. 

As for the Raptors, they will be without Otto Porter Jr., Ron Harper Jr. and Dalano Banton. 

O.G. Anunoby and Thad Young have been upgraded to available. 

NBA's official injury report 

The starting lineups for both teams have been relayed by Underdog NBA. 

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Pelicans will start McCollum, Richardson, Jones, Ingram, Valanciunas on Thursday."

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Raptors list starters as Barnes, Trent Jr., Anunoby, Siakam, Poeltl on Thursday."

The Pelicans come into the night tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the seventh seed in the Western Conference.

They have a 30-29 record in 59 games and are just a half-game back of the Dallas Mavericks for the sixth seed (the final guaranteed playoff spot).

Over the last ten games, the Pelicans are 4-6. 

On the road, they have gone 10-19 in the 29 games they have played outside of New Orleans.

Meanwhile, the Raptors are the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 28-31 record in 59 games. 

They are 6-4 in their last ten games and in the middle of a two-game winning streak. 

At home, the Raptors have been good, with an 18-13 record in 31 games hosted in Canada. 

Last season, both teams lost in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. 

More on the Toronto Raptors can be read here

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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.

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