Raptors at Mavericks Matchup: Raps aim for third straight win

The Toronto Raptors wrap up their mini-Texas road trip tonight when they take on the Dallas Mavericks. Both teams have won two straight, both teams have early season MVP candidates as Zach Wilson wrote about this morning.

But enough about MVPs! Let’s talk about a couple Canadian big men, eh?

Chris Boucher’s impact on the Raptors has been clear. The team is 4-1 since he came back from the injury that kept him out of the first few games, and his energy level has been contagious. The motor is just going non-stop! The Raptors’ bench looked like an albatross those first three games; since Boucher’s return, the bench is scoring 34.6 points per game (14th in the league) vs. 19.7 points in those…