Chris Bosh hasn't played an NBA preseason game since Oct. 7 in Rome, sidelined by what the team says is a "tweaked knee." But the 23-year-old was able to practice fully Tuesday for the first time in weeks and hopes to be ready for Thursday's exhibition game against the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers.

"Chris practiced again today. We let him go a little bit longer, and again, we'll see how he feels tomorrow," Raptors' coach Sam Mitchell said after Tuesday's practice. "This morning, he said he woke up and felt fine. If it feels good tomorrow, we'll let him go again tomorrow. And, if he feels good the next day, I'll play him in the game."

Bosh also practiced Monday but didn't appear too worse for wear Tuesday. There was none of the dreaded swelling that the team medical staff feared. He said his left knee was "stiff. . . kind of on the verge of being sore."

"It's just hard to get out of the blocks sometimes," Bosh said.