Here are 10 takeaways from the Toronto Raptors' 110-114 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
One — Fun: There are no more expectations for the Raptors with two games left in the year, and it is somewhat freeing to watch the game from that perspective. The Raptors came in with only seven healthy bodies against a fully loaded Mavericks team working desperately to avoid the play-in tournament, but you couldn't really tell which was which based on the intensity of their efforts. The Raptors got after the Mavericks, especially in the second half, and while their comeback fell just short, it was an entertaining game with plenty to be excited for in their rookie guards.