What It Means:

If he can play, he will be limited. Valanciunas has been out since he sprained his ankle in Game 3 against the Miami Heat and this will be a tough matchup for him. The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to space the floor a lot, which makes it even tougher on his balky ankle. If he can go, his playing time will likely come from Luis Scola and Bismack Biyombo. We'll add any additional updates during warmups. Stay tuned.

Valanciunas is averaging 15.0 points and 12.1 rebounds per game in 28.5 minutes per game this postseason. He is also leading the league this postseason in Total Rebounding Percentage at 25.1 percent. The Raptors have gone 3-4 in the seven games Valanciunas has missed since last series. He ranked 20th with a 7.6 nERD during the year.