TORONTO – RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., had a season-high 31 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 122-92 rout of the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.
Barrett added six rebounds and three assists as Toronto (36-27) won for the first time in three games. Jakob Poeltl had a double-double with 16 points and 10 boards.
Scottie Barnes added 17 points and five assists for the Raptors, who are trying to maintain fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
Daniel Gafford’s double-double couldn’t help Dallas (21-43) snap a seven-game losing streak. He had 21 points and 12 rebounds.
Rookie sensation Cooper Flagg had 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Reserve guard Ryan Nembhard of Aurora, Ont., added two points, two assists and a rebound as the Mavericks cleared their bench with five minutes left to play.
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TAKEAWAY
Mavericks: Although Dallas had 27 second-chance points to the Raptors’ 12, the visitors dominated in transition, getting four break points while Toronto scored 21 on the break.
Raptors: A strong 48-for-95 (50.5 percent) night on field goal attempts helped Toronto overcome a poor three-point shooting performance, where the Raptors went 10-for-36 (27.8 percent) from beyond the arc. Toronto also shared the ball well, getting 39 assists to the Mavericks’ 22, despite being outshot 48-41. The Raptors took care of the ball with just eight turnovers to Dallas’ 20.
THE KEY MOMENT
Brandon Ingram’s seven-foot touchdown run with 6:28 left in the third quarter capped a 10-0 Raptors run. It also gave Toronto a 21-point lead, its largest of the game to that point.
KEY STATUS
Barrett became the eighth Canadian in NBA history to reach 8,000 career points. He joined Steve Nash (17,387), Andrew Wiggins (15,074), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (12,971), Jamal Murray (11,126), Rick Fox (8,966), Kelly Olynyk (8,253) and Dillon Brooks (8,014). Barrett has 8,018 career points.
UP NEXT
Dallas: Visits the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
Toronto: Visits the Houston Rockets on Tuesday.
This report from The Canadian Press was first published on March 8, 2026.
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