ROTATION: Starters -- Point guard Jose Calderon, Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan, Small forward Antoine Wright, Power forward Chris Bosh, Center Andrea Bargnani. Bench -- Guard Jarrett Jack, Forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Guard Marco Belinelli, Forward Amir Johnson, Center Rasho Nesterovic, Center Patrick O'Bryant, Forward Sonny Weems. PLAYER NOTES: --G Jose Calderon had three assists in 28 minutes of Tuesday's loss in Denver; the sure-handed guard had committed only three turnovers, total, in his four previous games.
--F Chris Bosh was held to a season-low 13 points, the first time this season he's been held under 20. He also only shot two free throws after averaging 12.9 per game through the first 10 games of the season.
--F Sonny Weems, who had never played more than eight minutes in a game this season, logged 27 against Denver on Tuesday thanks to an injury to starting small forward Hedo Turkoglu. Weems tried to make the most of it, getting up a team-high 14 shots and scoring a career-high 12 points.
MEDICAL WATCH:
--F Hedo Turkoglu (hip) sat out Tuesday's game in Denver and is being listed as day-to-day.
--F Reggie Evans (sprained left foot) missed the last two weeks of the preseason and remains on the shelf. A return date is unknown.
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