One game left on their West Coast road trip and the Toronto Raptors were already cruising to a winning record. Wins against the Los Angeles Lakers, New Orleans Pelicans, and the Portland Trail Blazers sandwiched a loss to the LA Clippers. 3-1 heading into Saturday’s trip to Dallas, the Raptors could be forgiven for being sluggish.
That so often happens in the final game of a long road trip, and that proclamation came to life once again, as the Toronto Raptors lost 110-102 to the Kristaps Porzingis/Luka Doncic led Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks were the all-around more impressive team.