The Raptors have not needed Marcus Banks very much this season as they are loaded at the point. Banks has played in 19 games (0 starts) for the Raptors this season and he is averaging 12.3 minutes, 5.3 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He is also shooting 52.2% from the floor as he has really been selective with his shots this season. It’s good to know that the Raptors have Banks sitting near the end of the bench in case they need him to play.

Reserve power forward Amir Johnson has really played well for the Raptors this season. Johnson has played in 69 games (1 start) for the Raptors this season and he is averaging 17.2 minutes, 5.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. He is shooting 59.9% from the floor this season as most of his shots are coming from close range. He could be a starter down the road for the Raptors if he keeps improving his game.

Power forward Reggie Evans missed the first half of the year due to injury. But he has really brought toughness, rebounding and defense off the bench for the Raptors lately. Evans has played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Raptors so far this season and he is averaging 12.5 minutes, 4.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game. Evans was voted by the players as the dirtiest player in the league and the Raptors need a guy like him as they are considered a pretty soft basketball team.

The Raptors really laid a egg in Houston last night. The Rockets shot 51.3% from the floor last night and they were leading this game 97-65 heading into the 4th quarter before calling off the dogs. Marcus Banks led the way for the Raptors last night with 15 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals in 24 minutes last night which should tell you a lot about the team last night. Andrea Bargnani only shot 6 of 17 from the floor last night as he finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds. He is the player whose game is most affected by not having Chris Bosh on the court. Antoine Wright (13 points, 2 rebounds), Reggie Evans (10 points, 5 rebounds) and Marco Belinelli (11 points) had decent efforts off the bench for the Raptors last night. The Raptors are now 31-28 on the year.