Siakam produces a mammoth performance as Raptors beat Mavs

Until now, Pascal Siakam had only made his mark on defence, while at the other end of the floor the Cameroonian was rather off the mark. Toronto's leading scorer for almost three years, after six games he was only the team's fourth-highest and was averaging 15 points. Overnight, the power forward put that right. Despite going 0/5 from three, PS47 racked up 31 points thanks to fine shooting from mid-range (15/20). On top of those valuable points, the Douala native added 12 rebounds, four of them offensive, and 5 assists, helping the Canadian franchise beat the Mavericks (127-116).

With four wins and four defeats, the Raptors are 9th in the Eastern Conference. It is a conference led by the Sixers of Joel Embiid, who overnight notched their sixth win in seven outings. Philadelphia won the heavyweight clash against Boston (106-103) and The Process scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds but had 6 turnovers. In the West, reigning champions Denver, without the injured Jamal Murray, won the big game against Jonathan Kuminga's Golden State (). The Congolese player, off the bench, scored 10 points and pulled down 4 rebounds in 19 minutes.