Two sensational offenses face off on Friday when the Dallas Mavericks (4-3, 3-1 Home) host the Toronto Raptors (5-3, 2-2 Away). Toronto dismantled the San Antonio Spurs 143-100 at AT&T Center on Wednesday. Gary Trent Jr. was the top scorer with 24 points. Pascal Siakam had a triple double with 22 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds.
The Raptors are fourth in the Eastern Conference, 2.5 games behind the Milwaukee Bucks. Dallas won a close one on Wednesday at American Airlines Center, beating the Utah Jazz 103-100. Luka Doncic had 33 points and 11 assists to lead the team. The Mavericks are the 10th seed in the Western Conference.
The teams are meeting for the first time this season. Dallas won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 102-98 triumph at American Airlines Center on January 19, their third straight head-to-head victory.
Doncic led the Mavericks with 41 points, 14 rebounds, and seven assists. Siakam had 20 points in the losing effort. The Raptors have been led this season by Siakam, who is averaging 25.6 points per game. Siakam also is contributing 7.9 assists, eighth-most in the NBA, and 9.6 rebounds per game. Doncic has supplied much of the Mavs’ offense, averaging 36.1 points per game.
He is the top scorer in the NBA. Doncic has also filled the stat sheet with 9.0 assists, fifth-most in the NBA, and 8.9 rebounds per game. The Mavericks and the Raptors rank as two of the highest-scoring teams in the league, first and third in points per game, respectively. Dallas is scoring 115.7 per game, while Toronto is averaging 113.9. The Mavericks have had success in the Raptors’ last 10 trips to American Airlines Center, winning six.
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