Chuck Cooperstein~
Mavs are 1-5 on road. Bad. They are 5-2 in games following a loss.
With a 20 pt game today, Luka will exceed his personal best of consecutive games w/20+ (25 at the end of 2020). The Mavs franchise record is 34 by Mark Aguirre in 1984. Dirk had streaks of 31 and 29 that spanned 05-06, and 08-09
Some better free throw shooting could help Mavs too. Last two games 12-21 and 13-21 from line. Luka is 11-19 after making 35-40 in prior three games. Last for vs TOR decided by 8 or fewer. 16 of last 19 by <10. Those points count.
Take care of the ball and don't get killed on the boards the story of the day.
Raptors lead the NBA in opp TO/pts off. 2nd in Off rebs/1st in 2nd chance pts. Had 23 off rebs/34 2nd chance vs BKN on Friday. Mavs lead NBA in fewest TO.
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