Dallas Mavericks (33-25, 8th place in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (22-36, 12th place in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30pm ET
Bottom line: Dallas will face the Toronto Raptors after Luka Doncic scored 45 points in the Mavericks' 121-119 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Raptors are 12-16 at home. In games decided by 10 points or more, Toronto has 10 wins and 15 losses.
The Mavericks are 15-12 on the road. Dallas has a 3-2 record in games decided by three points or less.
The Raptors are shooting 47.8% from the field this season, 0.4% lower than the 48.2% the Mavericks have allowed to their opponents. The Mavericks are averaging 15.1 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more than the Raptors' average of 13.3 3-pointers per game.
This will be the second time this season that the two teams will meet. In the final game on November 9th, the Raptors won 127-116. For the Raptors, Pascal Siakam led the Mavericks with 31 points and Doncic had 31 points.
Top performers: Scottie Barnes of the Raptors is averaging 20.0 points on 47.5 percent shooting. Immanuel Quickley is averaging 2.8 3-pointers in Toronto's past 10 games.
Doncic is averaging 34.5 points, 8.8 rebounds, 9.6 assists and 1.5 steals for the Mavericks. Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.6 assists in his last 10 games with Dallas.
Last 10 games: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 115.0 points, 44.8 rebounds, 29.2 assists, 7.0 steals, 5.6 blocks and shooting 47.4 percent from the field. Opponents are averaging 119.8 points per game.
Mavericks: 7-3, averaged 120.3 points, 44.9 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 8.0 steals, and 5.4 blocks per game, shooting 50.5 percent from the field. The opponent's average score was 112.1 points.
Injuries: Raptors: Jakob Poeltl: Day-to-day (ankle).
Mavericks: Dante Exum: Out (knee).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology from Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
