Dallas came into Tuesday night’s Boxing Day matchup with Toronto as the worst team in the Western Conference and second-worst in the NBA. Sitting on only 9 wins almost halfway through the season, they looked like easy pickings. The Raptors had won 12 of their last 13 and was riding high after Christmas Day losses by Boston and Cleveland had vaulted them into the top seed in the Eastern Conference (at least by win %). On the first leg of a back-to-back with Oklahoma City and their formidable big 3 looming, the game against Dallas seemed little more than a warmup to work off some Christmas turkey.
Mavericks 98 – Raptors 93 – The Trap Game
