Raptors F Novak active Friday after missing four games

The Toronto Raptors will have some additional floor spacing as they attempt to solve the Indiana Pacers defense on Friday night.

Sweet-shooting big man Steve Novak will be active for the first time since Oct. 30. Novak, acquired from the New York Knicks as a part of the Andrea Bargnani trade this summer, has missed the past four games with a back injury.

A career 43.3 percent 3-point shooter, Novak is the Raptors' best outside threat. In five games, Toronto is shooting just 32 percent on threes, well below the 35.8 percent league average.