LVSL Game 3: Raptors 80, Mavericks 69

Holly MacKenzie - Raptors.com

Norman Powell drilled a 3-pointer with 31.6 seconds remaining to put the Raptors ahead by 11 points. The Mavericks would not score again as Toronto collected the 80-69 victory and moved to 3-0 in summer league play.

The Raptors were without Pascal Siakam for the second consecutive game on Monday. After missing Sunday’s win against the Timberwolves because of a sore knee, Siakam was missing in action on Monday because he was working out visa issues in preparation of his impending move to Toronto.

Jakob Poeltl had another efficient showing against Dallas, finishing with nine points (4-for-5 field goals), seven rebounds, two assists, a steal and a blocked shot in 27 minutes of action. Through three games in Vegas, Poeltl is 9-for-10 from the floor, and has been diligently working the offensive glass despite not getting a lot of offensive touches.

For the third consecutive game, Norman Powell came up big for the Raptors, and for the second, he was there in the fourth when the team needed him. After scoring nine fourth-quarter points in Sunday’s victory, Powell scored or assisted on Toronto’s final 10 points of the game on Monday.

Norman Powell scored a game-high 23 points on 7-for-15 field goals, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc and 6-for-7 from the free throw line. Powell played 27 minutes while adding three rebounds, two assists, and a steal. Powell showed an all-around game on Monday, playing both ends of the floor, while also dishing a gorgeous no-look pass to Jakob Poeltl for an easy dunk, as well as finding Bruno Caboclo on an alley oop late in the fourth. Media and broadcasters alike raved about the play of the second-year Raptor.

“I’m a very competitive person so when I see things going wrong I try to do anything possible to turn it around and give my team the best opportunity to win and to compete. Whether that’s me having to score, whether that’s me having to set guys up, I try to do that. I think collectively as a whole this team has really bought in to continuing to fight, continuing to work, no matter the adversity. This wasn’t the first time [we faced adversity]. Last game against Minnesota we had a little adversity too, and we had to fight back. I feel like it’s the motto for being a Raptor. We always had to fight through adversity, continue to push, understand that it’s a long game and to continue to do the right things, grind it out, and good things will happen."- Norman Powell on coming up big when his team needs him

12…Points, five rebounds, an assist, and three steals for Bruno Caboclo.

23…Turnovers for the Raptors in a sloppy game with plenty of miscues. Dallas wasn’t much better, racking up 18 turnovers.

48…Percent shooting for Toronto, compared with 35 percent shooting for the Mavericks.

10…Made 3-pointers for the Raptors who shot 40 percent from deep. In comparison, Dallas made six 3-pointers, shooting 23 percent from beyond the arc.

17…Assists for Toronto, 14 for the Mavericks. Delon Wright registered a game-high five assists to go along with eight points (4-for-8 field goals), two rebounds and a steal.

“I think he has a really good feel for the game, but I had a conscious effort wanting to post him up little more today because I think not only can he score in the post, but he can be a playmaker out of the post for us, too. As this tournament goes on we’re going to try to utilize him a little more on the block, let him be a playmaker. He has a great feel, obviously has a knack for blocking shots and being in the right place defensively so we love that.”- Jerry Stackhouse on Jakob Poeltl’s skill set

“It definitely is more physical. I kind of expected that. Everybody told me that it was going to be more physical at this level. It’s something you’ve got to get used to. Just because people tell you, you try to go into the game with the best attitude possible, but it’s still a different experience. It’s something that over time and with more time in the weight room will get better and easier, but I think it takes a little bit of time.”- Jakob Poeltl on the physicality of the NBA compared to the college game

“Just try to stay within myself. Continue to work on things that need to improve on and be there when my team needs me to be a leader. Control the pace, control everybody’s emotions, talk to guys if I see something they can improve on, or if they’re doing something well, tell them they’re doing a great job. Keeping that spirit up and leading guys the best way I can.”- Norman Powell on his focus through the first three games

“Big-time players make big-time plays. Glad to have him. He bailed us out a lot. They did a little to junk up the game, coming out of the third quarter, they started hitting us a little bit. It’s hard to prepare for that type of pressure when you only have a couple of days to prepare before we got here, but I thought the guys handled it pretty well. Norm came back and did some of the ball handling and took some of the pressure off Delon. I’m proud of him. I thought the guys shared the ball, they played together and we held this team, who had been killing people in transition, to three baskets in transition so we’re proud of that.”- Jerry Stackhouse on the consistency of Norman Powell and a strong defensive effort from the team

“I’ve been impressed with both the rookies. Pascal only pooled the one game, but they’re really active on the boards, really able to run the floor. Jakob’s a big body down low, you see him battling, fighting for rebounds, getting touches down low, he’s really effective down there. I like that. He’s willing to learn. He’s really coachable. You can talk to him about adjustments, what we see, he’s really picking up on the plays. I just love his activity and his work ethic.”- Norman Powell on the play of rookies Pascal Siakam and Jakob Poeltl

The annual summer league tournament will begin on Wednesday. Toronto’s schedule is TBA.