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Doncic also had 14 rebounds and seven assists for the Mavericks,
who have won four straight and 10 of their past 11.
Kristaps Porzingis added 18 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. had 16
for the Mavericks.
Pascal Siakam scored 20 points for the Raptors, who have lost
four of their past five games.
OG Anunoby added 19 points for Toronto, and Fred VanVleet had 18
points and 12 assists. Chris Boucher contributed 15 points and
12 rebounds, Precious Achiuwa scored 12 points and Scottie
Barnes had 11.
Dallas took a seven-point lead into the fourth quarter, but
Toronto cut the margin to two points on two free throws by
Barnes with 6:51 to play.
Reggie Bullock hit a 3-pointer to increase the Mavericks'
advantage to six with 5:02 remaining. Barnes reduced the margin
to two on a jumper with 3:50 left. VanVleet's 3-pointer gave
Toronto a one-point lead with 1:55 left, but Doncic came back
with a layup and a 3-pointer and Dallas led by four.
Boucher's dunk cut the gap to two with 45.1 seconds remaining.
Boucher missed a chance to give Toronto the lead when he
misfired on a 3-point attempt with 11.6 seconds left. With 5.6
seconds to go, Porzingis made two free throws to seal the
outcome.
Toronto led 31-27 after one quarter and stretched the margin to
eight early in the second. The game was tied after Porzingis
made two free throws with 3:57 remaining in the first half.
Doncic's 12-foot floater with 50.1 seconds left completed the
first-half scoring and gave Dallas a 55-54 lead.
Dallas took a nine-point lead on a floating jumper by Jalen
Brunson with 3:51 remaining in the third quarter. Toronto scored
the next three points, but Hardaway's 3-pointer increased the
lead to 10 with 1:05 left in the third.
After VanVleet's 3-pointer cut the lead to four, Josh Green
ended the third quarter with a 3-point shot to give Dallas an
83-76 lead.
The Raptors were without Gary Trent Jr. (ankle) and Khem Birch
(broken nose).
--Field Level Media
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