TORONTO (Ticker) -- Guard Mark Jackson of the Toronto Raptors can move into the No. 4 position on the NBA's all-time assist list Tuesday night when the team plays host to the Golden State Warriors.

Jackson, who has been dishing the ball off to some of the NBA's biggest stars for 15 seasons, has 9,062 assists for his career. He needs just nine more to pass Isiah Thomas and take over fourth place. Utah's John Stockton is No. 1 on the list with 14,255 and counting.

The Raptors hope to have star Vince Carter at full strength for the Warriors.

Carter shot just 3-of-12 from the floor and left in the third quarter with a right ankle injury Sunday when the Raptors were defeated, 92-74, by the San Antonio Spurs. Carter had averaged 30.2 points in his previous four games, but played just 30 minutes Sunday.

The 24-year-old Carter missed seven games with a left knee strain that almost forced him to sit out the Slam-Dunk Contest at All-Star Weekend. Carter is averaging 27.2 points per game and the Raptors are 6-8 when he is not the leading scorer.

Toronto is looking to avoid its first three-game losing streak since December 30-January 5.

Golden State has lost nine of its last 10 games, with the only win coming against the Los Angeles Clippers, who are battling with the Warriors to avoid the cellar in the Pacific Division.

The Warriors are coming off a 98-91 loss to the Atlanta Hawks, who won the game by outscoring Golden State, 27-15, in the final quarter. Antawn Jamison paced the Warriors with 37 points but got only six in the fourth quarter.

Golden State shot a subpar 36 percent (34-of-95) Sunday and was held under 100 points for the ninth straight game. Jamison has scored at least 30 points 12 times this season, but the Warriors have won just four of those games.

The Raptors have won the last five meetings with the Warriors, including a 108-92 victory at Golden State on December 8 when Carter scored 29 points.