{"id":244533,"date":"2025-10-27T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244533\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T17:20:10","slug":"mavericks-139-129-raptors-27-oct-2025-game-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/244533\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks 139-129 Raptors (27 Oct, 2025) Game Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

DALLAS — \u2014 Cooper Flagg<\/a> scored 22 points and had a soaring one-handed dunk during the decisive run, helping the Dallas Mavericks<\/a> beat the Toronto Raptors<\/a> 139-129 on Sunday night for their first victory with the No. 1 overall pick.<\/p>\n

Anthony Davis<\/a> had 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Mavericks won the third of five consecutive home games to start the season, a night before they face defending champion Oklahoma City to finish a back-to-back.<\/p>\n

Scottie Barnes<\/a> had 33 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, who play another game in Texas at San Antonio on Monday night.<\/p>\n

Flagg started a 13-0 run in the third quarter with a bucket and finished it by taking a bounce pass from D’Angelo Russell<\/a> in transition, dunking over Sandro Mamukelashvili<\/a> and getting fouled. The free throw put Dallas up 95-85.<\/p>\n

The one-and-done star from Duke stopped a 7-0 Toronto run with a 3-pointer to reach 20 points for the first time and get the Dallas lead back to 12 midway through the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

P.J. Washington<\/a> had a pair of three-point plays and a 3-pointer in the fourth to help keep the Raptors from rallying and finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n

Russell had 24 points and a team-high six assists to lead three double-figure scorers off the Dallas bench. Max Christie<\/a> scored 17 points, and Naji Marshall<\/a> made all four shots and all four free throws for 12 points.<\/p>\n

Brandon Ingram<\/a> scored 22 points for Toronto, and RJ Barrett<\/a> and Mamukelashvili had 16 apiece.<\/p>\n

Up next <\/p>\n

Raptors: The Texas trip makes it three games in four nights, following Toronto’s home opener Friday.<\/p>\n

Mavericks: After the Thunder visit, the unusual five-game homestand to start the season wraps up with Indiana, which lost to Oklahoma City in the NBA Finals.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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