With three straight wins on the record and a four-game home stand ahead of them, the Toronto Raptors were looking for a dub tonight against Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs, with birthday boy Luka Doncic (who turned 25 today!), came into Toronto after losing a rough one last night in Cleveland.
The Raptors luckily had Jakob Poeltl back after he missed most of Monday’s game against Indiana after lightly spraining his ankle. His absence against the Pacers was merely precautionary, and he felt good enough tonight to play.
The only injury on Toronto’s side was Chris Boucher out with an illness.