FINAL SCORE: TORONTO RAPTORS 110, DALLAS MAVERICKS 107
DATE: DECEMBER 22, 2019 ATTENDANCE: 19,800 (Sellout).
FINAL SCORE RECORD HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS HIGH ASSISTS
Dallas 107 19-10 Brunson – 21 Porzingis – 12 Brunson – 9
Toronto 110 21-8 Lowry – 32 Hollis-Jefferson – 9 Lowry – 10
KEY RUN Trailing 86-63 after three quarter, Toronto outscored Dallas 47-21 in the fourth quarter … The Raptors shot 56 per cent (14-for-25) from the floor in the frame, including 6-for-11 (.545) from three-point range … Kyle Lowry scored 20 of his game-high 32 points in the final quarter.
KEY STAT Tonight marked the largest comeback victory in Raptors franchise history … Toronto trailed by as many as 30 point late in the third quarter, before outscoring Dallas 47-21 in the fourth quarter … The Raptors’ 47 points were also a franchise record for the fourth quarter.
RAPTORS NOTES: • With the win, Toronto improves to 21-8 this season and 13-3 at home … The Raptors have won five in a row (Dec. 14-22), including four straight games at Scotiabank Arena … Toronto is now 7-4 in the month of December. • Toronto and Dallas split the season-series for the second time in the last three seasons … The Raptors have won eight of the last 10 meetings between the two teams. • The Raptors’ bench outscored Dallas’ reserves 48-20. • Toronto is the first team since Sacramento (Dec. 21, 2009 vs. Chicago) to have a 30-point comeback. • Kyle Lowry led the Raptors in scoring for the second straight game with 32 points – his second 30- point outing this season … Lowry added eight rebounds and 10 assists in 42 minutes for his fourth double-double on the year and third in the last four games (Dec. 16-20). • Chris Boucher recorded a career-high 21 points (6-12 FG, 9-12 FT) and seven rebounds in 24 minutes off the bench … Boucher scored in double digits for the seventh time this season. • Rondae Hollis-Jefferson scored a season-high 18 points in 29 minutes as a reserve … Hollis-Jefferson scored in double figures for the second straight game and ninth time this season … Hollis-Jefferson is averaging 16.0 points off the bench over the last two games (Dec. 20-22). • The Raptors had four players score double figures – Lowry (32), Boucher (21), Hollis-Jefferson (18) and Fred VanVleet (10). • Rookie Terence Davis ll is the only Raptor not to miss a game this season.
MAVERICKS NOTES: • With the loss, Dallas falls to 19-10 on the season and 11-3 on the road … The defeat ends the Mavericks’ seven game winning streak on the road (Nov. 24 – Dec. 20). • All five starters scored in double figures for Dallas, combining for 87 points. • The Mavericks had five players score in double digits – Brunson (21), Kristaps Porzingis (19), Dwight Powell (17), Tim Hardaway Jr. (16), Dorian Finney-Smith (14). = 2019-20 SEASON-SERIES ALL-TIME RECO
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