The Dallas Mavericks fell to the Raptors in Toronto Friday night, losing 116-107. Kawhi Leonard led the Raptors with a strong all around performance, scoring 21 points, grabbing nine rebounds, and dishing five assists. Rookie Luka Doncic was the high point man for Dallas with 22 in defeat.
Toronto blew the doors off Dallas early, running out to an 18-2 lead as the Mavericks couldn’t get anything to fall. Dallas settled down some and worked into the game cutting the lead to single digits midway through the frame. But the Raptors simply out-hustled Dallas, through offensive rebounding and pushing after made baskets.