The Dallas Mavericks (21-42) start the second half of this road trip, playing the Toronto Raptors (35-27) on Sunday afternoon at the odd start time of 5:00 pm CST. Toss in the start of Daylight Savings Time and I expect both teams to be out of sorts. Dallas is riding a six-game losing streak, falling Friday to the Boston Celtics in a big way. The Raptors have lost four of their last five and need to find some consistency.
Here’s the main things you need to know:
- WHO: Dallas Mavericks vs Boston
- WHAT: Becoming one with road games.
- WHERE: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
- WHEN: 5:00 pm CST
- HOW: KFAA Channel 29, MavsTV streaming, NBA League Pass
Dallas has a more reasonable injury
report compared to the past several games. The two-way guys are all out. Cooper Flagg is questionable with his ankle/foot injury he aggravated against the Celtics. Marvin Bagley is as well after being out since the Sacramento Kings game with a neck sprain. Dwight Powell is listed as probable with an injury I don’t remember him getting. Daniel Gafford and PJ Washington don’t carry any designations, a rarity this season given the ankle issues both have had.
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The only player of note on the Raptors’ injury report is Brandon Ingram, who is questionable with an injury.
I wonder if anyone remembers the first time these teams met. It was one of the bigger Dallas wins this season, where they outraced the Raptors. Now, the Mavericks are just trying to make it to the end of the season with way too many road games left to go and the Raptors are not playing their best basketball as teams try to solidify their spots in the playoff race.
Perhaps the Mavericks will bring enough to out-hustle this Raptors team, but that depends largely on if Cooper plays. Or maybe Toronto will show up with some pride and torch Dallas . Basketball!
Be sure to chime in with your predictions in the comments!
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