Dallas Mavericks (15-8, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (7-16, 12th in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Dallas will try to prolong its six-game win streak with a victory over Toronto.
The Raptors are 6-5 in home games. Toronto is second in the Eastern Conference with 56.0 points per game in the paint led by Jakob Poeltl averaging 13.1.
The Mavericks have gone 7-5 away from home. Dallas is fifth in the Western Conference with 34.1 defensive rebounds per game led by Luka Doncic averaging 7.4.
The Raptors average 11.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 fewer makes per game than the Mavericks allow (12.4). The Mavericks average 118.9 points per game, 1.9 more than the 117.0 the Raptors give up to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Poeltl is averaging 16 points and 11.8 rebounds for the Raptors.
Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.1 points and 5.3 assists for the Mavericks.
LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 5-5, averaging 113.4 points, 47.8 rebounds, 28.6 assists, 6.8 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.4 points per game.
Mavericks: 9-1, averaging 125.3 points, 48.6 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 8.6 steals and 6.4 blocks per game while shooting 50.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.8 points.
INJURIES: Raptors: Kelly Olynyk: out (back), Jakob Poeltl: day to day (illness), Bruce Brown: day to day (reconditioning), Immanuel Quickley: out (elbow).
Mavericks: Dante Exum: out (wrist), Naji Marshall: day to day (illness).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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