GameDay: Toronto Raptors at Dallas Mavericks
Raptors at Mavericks
7:30 tonight, American Airlines Center, Dallas
TV: FSSWRadio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Raptors 37-19; Mavs 38-20
About the Raptors: Former Mavs assistant coach Dwane Casey makes his lone visit to Dallas this season as the Raptors coach. Casey was the defensive coordinator when the Mavericks captured the 2011 NBA title and is a contender for coach of the year this season. ... The Raptors have the second-best record in the East. ... Toronto will be playing its fourth game in five days after Monday’s 100-97 loss at New Orleans. ... Fresh off his first All-Star game, point guard Kyle Lowry is averaging 18.3 points and 7.2 assists. He’s getting plenty of help from DeMar DeRozan (18.2 points) and Jonas Valanciunas (11.9 points, 8.6 rebounds). ... The Raptors are fifth in the NBA in scoring at 105.1.
About the Mavericks: Dallas enters the finale of a three-game homestand at 2-0 after a victory Friday over Houston (111-100) and Sunday over Charlotte (92-81). ... The Mavericks are 19-5 against the East. All five losses have occurred at American Airlines Center — to Miami, Indiana, Atlanta, Detroit and Chicago. ... This is the fourth game in six days for the Mavericks and the first leg of a back-to-back. The Mavericks are 7-6 in back-to-back openers. ... Dallas won in Toronto 106-102 on Nov. 28 when Monta Ellis scored 15 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. ... Amar’e Stoudemire contributed 14 points and three rebounds in just 11 minutes in his debut Sunday.
This story was originally published February 23, 2015 at 9:35 PM with the headline "GameDay: Toronto Raptors at Dallas Mavericks."