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• The Toronto Raptors complete a three-game homestand (Oct. 22-26) Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors are the only team that has played five of its first six games at home (Oct. 17-26). Toronto will play at Milwaukee on Monday before returning home Tuesday to host Philadelphia on the second night of a back-to-back.
• Toronto matched the best start in franchise history with Wednesday’s 112-105 victory over Minnesota. The Raptors are an NBA-best 5-0 this season. The last time Toronto began a season with five straight wins was during the 2015-16 campaign. A win Friday would also match the team’s best start at home (5-0),which was achieved in 2014-15 and 2003-04.
• Kyle Lowry needs one more steal to tie Doug Christie as the franchise leader in career steals. In seven seasons with Toronto, Lowry has recorded 663 steals in 437 games, including a career-best 158 steals during the 2015-16 season. Christie recorded 664 steals over five seasons with the Raptors (1995-00).
• Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 35 points Oct. 24 vs. Minnesota and matched a career-high with 15 field goals made. He currently leads the Raptors with 43 field goals made through four games played and ranks third in the NBA with a .512 field goal shooting percentage (43-for-84) among players with at least 80 field goal attempts.
• Toronto ranks first in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (.412) through five games. The Raptors have held opponents below 42 per cent shooting in every game this season, tying the franchise record for consecutive games holding opponents under. 420 shooting from the field (Last: Nov. 20-29, 2001).
• Kyle Lowry had recorded 10+ assists in a career high-tying three straight games (Oct. 20-24); totaling 36 assists compared to 11 turnovers during this stretch. The last Raptor to register double-digit assists in four consecutive games was Jose Calderon who did it in five straight games Mar. 23-30, 2012.
• Jonas Valanciunas has scored at least 16 points in each of the last three games (Mar. 20-24). He is averaging 16.3 points and is shooting .704 (19-27) from the field during this span. Valanciunas has led the bench in scoring three times in the first five games after starting in all 77 of his games played last season.
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Projected Starters
| Mavericks (2-2) | Raptors (5-0) |
| Dennis Smith Jr. | Kyle Lowry |
| Luka Doncic | Danny Green |
| Wesley Matthews | Kawhi Leonard |
| Harrison Barnes | Pascal Siakam |
| Deandre Jordan | Serge Ibaka |
• The Toronto Raptors complete a three-game homestand (Oct. 22-26) Friday night against the Dallas Mavericks at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors are the only team that has played five of its first six games at home (Oct. 17-26). Toronto will play at Milwaukee on Monday before returning home Tuesday to host Philadelphia on the second night of a back-to-back.
• Toronto matched the best start in franchise history with Wednesday’s 112-105 victory over Minnesota. The Raptors are an NBA-best 5-0 this season. The last time Toronto began a season with five straight wins was during the 2015-16 campaign. A win Friday would also match the team’s best start at home (5-0),which was achieved in 2014-15 and 2003-04.
• Kyle Lowry needs one more steal to tie Doug Christie as the franchise leader in career steals. In seven seasons with Toronto, Lowry has recorded 663 steals in 437 games, including a career-best 158 steals during the 2015-16 season. Christie recorded 664 steals over five seasons with the Raptors (1995-00).
• Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 35 points Oct. 24 vs. Minnesota and matched a career-high with 15 field goals made. He currently leads the Raptors with 43 field goals made through four games played and ranks third in the NBA with a .512 field goal shooting percentage (43-for-84) among players with at least 80 field goal attempts.
• Toronto ranks first in the NBA in opponent field goal percentage (.412) through five games. The Raptors have held opponents below 42 per cent shooting in every game this season, tying the franchise record for consecutive games holding opponents under. 420 shooting from the field (Last: Nov. 20-29, 2001).
• Kyle Lowry had recorded 10+ assists in a career high-tying three straight games (Oct. 20-24); totaling 36 assists compared to 11 turnovers during this stretch. The last Raptor to register double-digit assists in four consecutive games was Jose Calderon who did it in five straight games Mar. 23-30, 2012.
• Jonas Valanciunas has scored at least 16 points in each of the last three games (Mar. 20-24). He is averaging 16.3 points and is shooting .704 (19-27) from the field during this span. Valanciunas has led the bench in scoring three times in the first five games after starting in all 77 of his games played last season.
The start of Kawhi Leonard's Raptors career: 112 points on 84 shots in 139 minutes over 4 games. Not bad for a guy that's presumably not 100% in game shape.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) October 25, 2018
Raptors improve to 5-0 with win over Timberwolves. Kawhi Leonard: 35-5-3-4-2 and more MVP chants. If he stays healthy he'll be right there in the MVP race.
— Ryan Wolstat (@WolstatSun) October 25, 2018
Raptors improve to 5-0, matching their best start to a season in franchise history (2015-16). They'll go for a team-record 6-0 start vs Dallas on Friday.
— Josh Lewenberg (@JLew1050) October 25, 2018
Delon Wright didn't feel quite right, hence not playing in 2nd half.
— (((Eric Koreen))) (@ekoreen) October 25, 2018
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