Raptors lose Siakam to injury, come up short against Mavs as Doncic extends 30-point streak | CBC Sports

Luka Doncic scored 35 points, his eighth consecutive game of at least 30 to begin the season, as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Toronto Raptors 111-110 on Friday night in Dallas.

Doncic played 37 minutes and passed the 30-point mark with 18.7 seconds left in the third quarter on a turnaround fadeaway jumper. It was a balanced night for the 23-year-old superstar: 10 for 15 from the floor, 3 for 6 from downtown, 12 for 14 at the free throw line, eight rebounds and six assists.

That included one assist on a spin move through a double team, one basket following a flurry of dribbles between his legs, a hook shot to cap the 16-2 run beginning the second half and the floater late in the third period.

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Mavericks defeat Raptors as Doncic continues to display scoring prowess

Luke Doncic scores 35 points and leads Dallas past Toronto 111-110. Doncic and Wilt Chamberlain are the only two players in NBA history to record at least 30 points in eight consecutive games to start the season.

“He did everything tonight,” Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. “Did he go through his legs like eight times? When he shot that little floater, I just kind of chuckled because only he can do that.

“He surprises a lot of people. I wonder if he surprises himself sometimes.”

Does he?

“Yeah, sometimes,” Doncic said with a smile. “The best play was my hook shot. Those plays are fun. Later you see them on TV. Everybody talks about them.”

Doncic leads the NBA averaging 36.0 points per game with 8.6 assists in 36.6 minutes.

Anunoby scored 27 points, Pascal Siakam 18 and Chris Boucher 17 off the bench for the Raptors. Siakam left the game in the third quarter with what coach Nick Nurse said is probably a groin injury.

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Raptors’ Pascal Siakam suffers strained right groin vs. Mavericks

Toronto forward Pascal Siakam slips on the floor and leaves the game with a strained right groin.

The Raptors cut a 19-point third-quarter deficit to 108-105 with 35.5 seconds left. Doncic sank the first of two free throws with 15.9 seconds to gain a four-point lead. O.G. Anunoby drove for a dunk with 11 seconds left. Spencer Dinwiddie hit two free throws with 3 seconds to go, making the score 111-107. Anunoby hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Dinwiddie, called for a technical foul in the final minute of the second period, said he was told by a teammate that the official, Tony Brothers, described him with multiple curse words.

“NBA, I would definitely like my money back,” Dinwiddie said. “If there’s anybody that feels that way about me, they can address me personally, face to face.”

“I have to talk to Spencer,” Kidd said. “When you look at Tony, what he’s done in this league as a referee, he’s well liked and also one of the best that we have. That’s a sensitive topic.”

Mavericks centre Dwight Powell, a Toronto native, made his second start of the season, replacing JaVale McGee in the starting lineup. Powell had nine points and two rebounds in 26 minutes.