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Toronto Raptors at Dallas Mavericks

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1-2, 1-1 Away
Final
129 - 139

1-2, 1-2 Home

Cooper Flagg scores 22 points as Mavs beat Raptors 139-129 for 1st win with No. 1 overall pick

Cooper Flagg soars for ferocious poster slam

Anthony Davis had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Mavericks won the third of five consecutive home games to start the season, a night before they face defending champion Oklahoma City to finish a back-to-back.

Scottie Barnes had 33 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who play another game in Texas at San Antonio on Monday night.

Flagg started a 13-0 run in the third quarter with a bucket and finished it by taking a bounce pass from D'Angelo Russell in transition, dunking over Sandro Mamukelashvili and getting fouled. The free throw put Dallas up 95-85.

The one-and-done star from Duke stopped a 7-0 Toronto run with a 3-pointer to reach 20 points for the first time and get the Dallas lead back to 12 midway through the fourth quarter.

P.J. Washington had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer in the fourth to help keep the Raptors from rallying and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

Russell had 24 points and a team-high six assists to lead three double-figure scorers off the Dallas bench. Max Christie scored 17 points, and Naji Marshall made all four shots and all four free throws for 12 points.

Brandon Ingram scored 22 points for Toronto, and RJ Barrett and Mamukelashvili had 16 apiece.

Up next Raptors: The Texas trip makes it three games in four nights, following Toronto's home opener Friday.

Mavericks: After the Thunder visit, the unusual five-game homestand to start the season wraps up with Indiana, which lost to Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals.

Regular Season Series

DAL leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 129 - 139
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 129 - 139
4th 0.6 Caleb Martin makes 1-foot driving dunk (Dwight Powell assists) 129 - 139
4th 5.8 Dwight Powell defensive rebound 129 - 137
4th 8.6 Gradey Dick misses 23-foot three point jumper 129 - 137

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
49-100 FG 50-85
49 Field Goal % 59
13-33 3PT 10-26
39 Three Point % 38
18-24 FT 29-39
75 Free Throw % 74
43 Rebounds 49
14 Offensive Rebounds 12
29 Defensive Rebounds 37
33 Assists 32
10 Steals 12
1 Blocks 7
14 Turnovers 20
2 Team Turnovers 0
16 Total Turnovers 20
0 Technical Fouls 1
0 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 30
21 Fast Break Points 22
58 Points in Paint 70
28 Fouls 26
7 Largest Lead 16
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Martin, F Out Feb 19
Max Christie, G Day-To-Day Feb 19
Daniel Gafford, F Out Feb 19
Cooper Flagg, F Out Feb 19
Kyrie Irving, G Out Feb 18
Toronto Raptors Toronto Raptors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Chucky Hepburn, G Out Jan 6

Game Information

American Airlines Center

Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,232 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 36 19 .655 - W2
New York 35 21 .625 1.5 L1
Toronto 33 23 .589 3.5 W1
Philadelphia 30 25 .545 6 L3
Brooklyn 15 39 .278 20.5 L2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 39 16 .709 - W7
Houston 34 20 .630 4.5 W1
Memphis 20 33 .377 18 L4
Dallas 19 35 .352 19.5 L9
New Orleans 15 41 .268 24.5 L1
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