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Projected Starters
| Toronto | Dallas |
| PG - Kyle Lowry | PG - Deron Williams |
| SG - Demar Derozan | SG - Wesley Matthews |
| SF - Demarre Carroll | SF - Chandler Parsons |
| PF - Luis Scola | PF - Disco Dirk |
| C - Jonas Valanciunas | C - Zaza Pachulia |
Last Meeting
GAME 57 - FEBRUARY 24, 2015
DALLAS 99, TORONTO 92
The Dallas Mavericks rallied from a 13-point second quarter deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 99-92 … Monta Ellis led the Mavericks with 20 points while Dirk Nowitzki added 18 in their third straight victory … Dallas' substitute guards pitched in with 27 points: Devin Harris 14 and J.J. Barea with 13 … Toronto lost its third straight, having played four road games in five days … The Raptors were led by DeMar DeRozan with 18 points and reserve Greivis Vasquez with 14 … Toronto had six players finish in double figures scoring … The Raptors took a 77-74 lead into the fourth quarter before Dallas hit seven of its first 10 shots en route to a 12-point lead with 4:29 to play … The Mavericks outscored Toronto 25-15 in the final quarter … Toronto led by 13 points late in the first half … The Raptors committed six turnovers in the third quarter after turning the ball over seven times total in the first half … Toronto lost its second straight game when leading after three quarters.
Talking Points
• Toronto will play 10 of its next 12 games on the road (Nov. 3-22).
• The Raptors have started the season 3-0 for just the third time in team history and the first time since 2008-09.
• Toronto has never began a season with four straight victories.
• Tuesday marks the 20th anniversary of first game played by the Raptors. Toronto hosted the New Jersey Nets on Nov. 3, 1995 at SkyDome. The Raptors defeated the Nets, 94-79, behind 30 points from Alvin Robertson.
• With Sunday’s victory over Milwaukee, Dwane Casey earned his franchise-record 157th win as head coach of the Raptors passing Sam Mitchell (156).
• Toronto has improved its overall record in four consecutive seasons (2011-15) under Casey, marking the first time this has happened in team history.
• Miami’s Erik Spoelstra (2008), Indiana’s Frank Vogel (2011) and Casey (2011) are the longest tenured coaches in the Eastern Conference.
• Dwane Casey has coached 50 different players during his Toronto tenure. DeMar DeRozan is the only player that has played continuously for Casey since his first season in 2011-12.
• Kyle Lowry recorded his 1,500th assist as a member of the Raptors Oct. 28 vs. Indiana. He is the fifth player in team history to reach 1,500 assists with the club - Jose Calderon (3,770), Alvin Williams (1,791), Damon Stoudamire (1,761) and Vince Carter (1,553).
• After three games Toronto has a +38 (149-to-111) rebounding differential. The Raptors have out rebounded their opponent by double figures in every game this season. Jonas Valanciunas leads the team with 33 total rebounds, including a career-high 14 defensive rebounds in the season-opener Oct. 28 vs. Indiana.
Go Raps!
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