quartScottie Barnes used the Raptors’ visit to Big D on Sunday night to post his biggest game of the young NBA season, a delightful performance for the fifth-year player.

Barnes was at his best, stepping into threes and draining them, finding teammates or exploiting the Mavericks defence in transition and in the halfcourt. When he buried the first of two free throws with 6:42 left in the game, Barnes had reached the 30-point plateau in becoming the first Raptor three games into the season to hit the number and finished with 33.

The host Mavs, however were due for a win following two straight losses during a home-friendly start to the season and pulled away in the third quarter en route to a 139-129 victory. The loss dropped the Raptors to 1-2.

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