Mavericks GameDay: Dallas should be rested, ready for Raptors after three-day break
Mavericks at Raptors
6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Air Canada Centre, Toronto
TV: FSSW, NBA TV
Radio: ESPN/103.3 FM, ESPN/1540 AM (Spanish)
Records: Mavs 15-12;
Raptors 17-12
About the Mavericks: Dallas should be fresh after last playing Friday in a 97-88 home victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. ... JaVale McGee posted season highs in points (10), blocks (three) and minutes (17:43). ... The Mavericks are 24-14 all-time against the Raptors, including 9-9 on the road. ... Dallas completes a back-to-back Wednesday in Brooklyn.
About the Raptors: Toronto, which leads the Atlantic Division, has won five of its past eight games but lost Sunday at home to the Sacramento Kings 104-94. ... Toronto coach Dwane Casey was a Mavericks assistant under Rick Carlisle from 2008-11. ... The Raptors have one of the league’s best backcourts in DeMar DeRozan (22.6 points) and Kyle Lowry (21 points, 5.9 assists).
This story was originally published December 21, 2015 at 6:41 PM with the headline "Mavericks GameDay: Dallas should be rested, ready for Raptors after three-day break."