The Dallas Mavericks (33-25) traveled to Canada last night to take on the Toronto Raptors (22-36). The Mavericks lost to the Cavaliers on Tuesday night on a powerful buzzer-beater by Max Strus and need to bounce back and end their losing streak at two. Meanwhile, the Raptors are on a three-game winning streak and are likely ready to take on the struggling Mavs. Let's take a look at the important points.
- Who: Dallas Mavericks vs Toronto Raptors
- what: Prevent 3 consecutive losses,
- where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada
- when: 6:30 Afternoon CST
- how: Bally Sports Southwest
The injury report includes something we haven't seen in a long time: the play of Dante Exum. finally! That's interesting news. Maxi Clever is out with something… He has broken his nose and dislocated his toe, so there are options. The Raptors have all the important players.
This is a very important game for Dallas. With Boston looming on Friday, Dallas needs a win tonight to get something out of this trip. It won't be easy, as the Raptors are a long-lived team and Dallas may be feeling a hangover from last night's game.
Check out all of our work on Mavs Moneyball. Josh wrote a great column detailing how the mess of Cleveland's run came about. Also, a few other things happened today. I'll be back to business as usual after the game, thanks for hanging out with me, Go Mavs.
