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Raptors' Jonas Valanciunas: Available off the bench for Game 4

Valanciunas (ankle) will be active and available to play off the bench during Monday's Game 4 against the Cavaliers, Mike Mazzeo of ESPN.com reports.

Analysis:

Valanciunas was surprisingly upgraded to questionable earlier in the day after sitting out with ankle injury since Game 4 of the Raptors' second-round series against the Heat. However, despite being active, the center will come off the bench and is expected to see his minutes severely limited, as the Raptors want to ease him back into action. With that in mind, it's likely too risky to rely on Valanciunas for solid production Monday, so it's a situation to avoid until we see what kind of role he'll occupy.

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