Anthony Davis notched his fourth career triple-double, tallying 23 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a blowout 124-102 win over the visiting Toronto Raptors on Friday.
Despite being locked into next week’s play-in, Dallas played with a palpable sense of urgency. The Mavericks entered on a three-game losing streak with just two games remaining in the regular season, having just suffered a demoralizing loss to their former franchise cornerstone Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
While Davis was the star of the show for the Mavericks, he had some help. Max Christie scored 17 points off the bench, making 5-of-11 attempts from the field. P.J. Washington added an efficient 14 points, shooting 6-of-8 overall and 2-of-2 from 3-point range.
Scottie Barnes led the Raptors with 26 points and nine rebounds on 12-of-25 shooting. Ochai Agbaji added 24 points on 9-of-12 from the field, shooting a lights-out 6-of-7 from 3-point range. The Raptors only utilized a seven-man rotation on Monday, with Garrett Temple and A.J. Lawson each playing over 30 minutes off the bench.
Leading 35-27 with over 10 minutes remaining in the second quarter, Cody Martin buried a mid-range jumper to kickstart a 14-0 run that gave Dallas permanent control. Washington capped the rally with a floater by way of one of Davis’ 10 assists, putting the Mavericks ahead 51-27 with 6:42 remaining in the second quarter.
Dallas managed to stretch its lead to 28 points at halftime, outsourcing Toronto 31-13 in the second quarter after bringing a 10-point lead into the frame to begin with. Davis’ lone 3-pointer gave the Mavericks a game-high 38-point lead with 6:22 remaining in the third quarter. Toronto managed to trim the lead back to 22 points late in the fourth quarter but it was too little, too late.
The Mavericks made 49-of-89 attempts (55.1 percent) from the field as a team and shot 15-of-34 (44.1 percent) from 3-point range. The Raptors made 40-of-100 attempts from the field (40 percent), shooting 11-of-39 (28.2 percent) from beyond the arc. Dallas had a dominant 56-43 advantage on the glass and led for the entirety of the game.
