National Basketball Association
Toronto 123, Dallas 120
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 27, 2019
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials:
#25 Tony Brothers, #77 Karl Lane, #27 Mitchell Ervin
Attendance:
20308
By Field Level Media
The visiting Toronto Raptors drained 17 3-pointers and Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points, offsetting a triple-double by rookie sensation Luka Doncic in a 123-120 victory against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday night.
The Raptors salvaged the final game of their three-game road trip, while Dallas couldn't cap its three-game home stand with a third consecutive win.
Doncic, though, put on a show with a game-high and career-best 35 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. It was his second triple-double and sixth 30-point game of the season.
At 19, Doncic became the first teenager in NBA history with a 30-point triple-double. LeBron James had been the youngest at age 20 years, 100 days on April 9, 2005, against the Milwaukee Bucks.
Leonard's jumper tied the game at 108-108 with 4:25 remaining, and his driving layup made it 118-112 with one minute to play.
Kyle Lowry contributed 19 points, with all five of his field goals coming from deep. Pascal Siakam had 14 points, including a three-point play that put Toronto ahead 111-108 with 3:56 to go. Fred VanVleet added 13 points, including three 3-pointers, off the bench.
Leonard scored 19 of Toronto's 70 first-half points, and the Raptors led by 12 at the break.
Dallas climbed back in the game in the third quarter, doubling up the Raptors, 30-15. Toronto missed its first 10 shots of the quarter and then lost the lead for the first time since the opening minutes of the game when Dennis Smith Jr. made a layup and a 3-pointer to put Dallas up 75-74.
The Mavs grabbed their largest lead, 92-85, early in the fourth. Doncic's 3-pointer made it 104-99 before the Raptors made their charge to grab the much-needed victory.
Dallas will look back at its poor free throw shooting (23 of 34) as being a fatal flaw.
Harrison Barnes struggled to get 14 points on 3-of-11 shooting. Smith and reserve forward Dorian Finney-Smith both finished with 13 points and Wesley Matthews had 12.
Leonard added 10 rebounds and Serge Ibaka (11 points, 11 boards) also had a double-double for Toronto.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Toronto |
|
Dallas |
Kawhi Leonard 33 |
Scoring |
Luka Doncic 35 |
Kyle Lowry 9 |
Assists |
Luka Doncic 10 |
Serge Ibaka 11 |
Rebounds |
Luka Doncic 12 |
Kawhi Leonard 10 |
Free Throws Made |
Harrison Barnes 7 |
Danny Green 2 |
Steals |
Dorian Finney-Smith 3 |
Serge Ibaka 2 |
Blocks |
Dorian Finney-Smith 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Toronto
|
123 |
44.6 |
17-34 |
32-38 |
24 |
44 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
Dallas
|
120 |
48.9 |
11-36 |
23-34 |
25 |
43 |
2 |
5 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against New York. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .407 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Raptors have a W/L % of .730 after a win and .667 after a loss.