Toronto and Dallas face off in an out-of-conference showdown

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Posted on Oct 23, 2021 3:03 am

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Dallas Mavericks (0-1, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (1-1, ninth in the Eastern Conference)

Tampa, Florida; Saturday, 7:30 pm EDT

LINE: Raptors -3.5; plus / minus is 216

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto and Dallas play in action outside of the conference.

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Toronto was 27-45 overall a season ago, while at home they were 16-20. The Raptors averaged 111.3 points per game while shooting 44.8% from the field and 36.8% from three-point range last season.

Dallas was 21-21 in Western Conference games and 21-15 on the road last season. The Mavericks averaged 112.4 points per game last season, 44.2 in the paint, 14.5 in turnovers and 11.4 in counterattacks.

WOUNDS: Raptors: Yuta Watanabe: out (calf), Pascal Siakam: out (shoulder).

Mavericks: None on the list.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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