DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Toronto Raptors by a final score of 139-129 on Sunday night. The victory represented Dallas' first win of the 2025-26 NBA season. After two and a half games of offensive woes (especially from a turnover standpoint), the Mavs found their rhythm in the third quarter against the Raptors. The Mavericks were trailing 66-64 at the half but found themselves with a 103-91 lead heading into the fourth quarter after their third quarter outburst.

The Mavs also only turned the ball over one time in the third quarter following 12 first half turnovers. Head coach Jason Kidd revealed his halftime message to the players while speaking to reporters after the win.

“Just being honest with them. There’s no tricks here,” Kidd said. “We have to take care of the

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