NBA Basketball Box Scores

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Dallas 96, Toronto 86

When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #27 Dick Bavetta, #25 Tony Brothers, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance: 18832

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Dallas	21	23	25	27	96
Toronto	33	16	14	23	86

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Dallas	14-10	7-6	7-4	W1
Toronto	10-15	5-8	5-7	L3

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Toronto Raptors have a 5-8 record at home this season. The Dallas Mavericks are 7-4 while on the road this season.

Toronto has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Raptors have won 2 of their last 10 games.

Dallas has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Mavericks have won 7 of their last 10 games.

Jermaine O'Neal played 38:26 minutes and scored 19 points. He shot 46.7% from the field and has averaged 13.8 points over the last five games.

Dirk Nowitzki played 38:43 minutes and scored 27 points. He shot 55.0% from the field and has averaged 31.6 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Toronto Raptors average 96.2 points per game and hold opponents to 100.4 points per game. The Dallas Mavericks average 100.5 points per game and hold opponents to 98.0 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Dallas		Toronto
Dirk Nowitzki 27	Scoring	Jermaine O'Neal 19
Jason Terry 8	Assists	Jose Calderon 10
Dirk Nowitzki 10	Rebounds	Chris Bosh 9
Dirk Nowitzki 4	Free Throws Made	Jermaine O'Neal 5
Josh Howard 1	Steals	Chris Bosh 2
Dirk Nowitzki 2	Blocks	Jermaine O'Neal 3

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Dallas	96	50.0	9-23	9-10	21	47	4	2	14
Toronto	86	42.9	4-11	10-13	17	37	4	7	6

Upcoming Games

Toronto will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Raptors have a W/L % of .400 after a win and .357 after a loss.

Dallas will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .615 after a win and .600 after a loss.