Raptors clobbered by Mavericks in second-last game of season

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A Dallas Mavericks still stand out in the off-season season in Dallas on Friday night has some games.

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Ochai Agbaji competed in the pro game, Scottie Barnes was strong, but no other Raptors, and Dallas’ huge former court could not handle Toronto in a 124-102 blowout.

Anthony Davis’s best triple-double 23 points, hitting three innings with the first four-fold double since David Robinson in 1994, but had no matches for most of the fourth quarter. PJ Washington added 14 points and eight rebounds, and center Dereck Lively just returned after three months of absence last week, with 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Agbaji scored 24, scoring only his first five 3-pointers and six shots in the first half, with a total of 17 points. Unfortunately for the Raptors, the rest of the team plays the same as Agbaji. The other Raptors had a total of 21 points in the first half and shot 20% from the floor, including 15 points from three-pointers. Meanwhile, the Mavericks shot 63.6% from the field and had three players in 24 minutes.

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Barnes finished the game with 26 points, but the team made only 40% of the night compared to 55% of Dallas.

The game is meaningless for the Raptors, with Toronto already locking in the NBA’s seventh place, but Dallas is still somewhat dangerous. The Mavericks will play in Sacramento in the game, but on Friday’s move into the Kings, he will host the game if the leader is formed. The winner will accept a 7-8 loss. The Kings hosted the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, hoping to win again in front of the Mavericks.

It was a free fall from an organization that played in the NBA Finals a year ago, but will now be under .500, and undoubtedly the most unfortunate fan base in the entire league.

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Of course, this is the result of a trade of outstanding franchise Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, a move that has been called the stupidest move in NBA history given Doncic’s first vote Hall of Fame talent level and age. Doncic returned to town just two days ago, scoring 45 points in the relaxed Lakers victory, filling the game with applause, while Mavericks fans were ruthlessly ruthless to the team’s general manager Nico Harrison.

From Wednesday’s game, the atmosphere in Dallas ranged from one of the most buzzing days of the year to “Can we get 180° from the season that ended in Hell?”

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Agbaji’s hot start allowed the Raptors to keep the Raptors within 10 points after a quarter, but Dallas took over from there and took a 66-38 lead in two quarters. It was 96-67 to three-pointers, and the only interesting question is whether Agbaji would miss the three-pointer. It’s not a long wait for the answer, as Agbaji finally lost the fourth second after hitting his only attempt on the third time.

Only Robinson, former Raptor Hakeem Olajuwon (with Houston in 1990) and Alvin Robertson (with San Antonio in 1986) and Nate Thurmond in 1984 became official statistics in 1973-74, since 1984 with six statistics.

Toronto started its 39th different five-man this season, the most in the 30 years the team has been around. These include rookies Jamal Shead, Jonathan Mogbo and Jamison Battle, as well as Barnes and Agbaji. Toronto has only seven available players.

The final game of the year will be held in San Antonio on Sunday.

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