Game 30: Mavericks at Raptors

Another tough loss on Sunday night came against the Kings. The Raptors host the Dallas Mavericks in an attempt to get the series sweep, before heading to Milwaukee on Christmas Day.

• Some good news in Raptorland as it appears Jonas Valanciunas will be back sooner than later. He has been cleared to resume practicing after missing 15 games with a broken hand. Does this mean he'll be available to play tonight? Unlikely, but there's hope
• Dirk Nowitzki currently sits 7th on the NBA's all time scorer list behind Shaquille O'Neal. 29 points for the big German tonight will tie and 30 will mean Dirk passes Diesel. Will it happen? Who on the Raptors is going to step up and shut Dirk down? Scola? Patterson?
• Last time these two teams met, the Raptors came away with the victory, but Dwight Powell had a great night. Let's see how the young Canadian does tonight, love seeing homegrown talent improve

Tonight's Raptor Track!

Dallas Holm - "Rise Again"

More often than not when the Raptors play the Mavericks it's a Country/Western song that gets featured. No problem here, I like to keep the song selection diverse, but with a name like the Dallas Mavericks...what other genre is really gonna step up? Dallas Holm is also a Christian musician so i'm getting a twofer here...

Raptors 5th in the East 17-12. Mavericks 4th in the West 15-12