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The Dallas Mavericks had a perfect night, welcoming back swingman Josh Howard in a blowout win. Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Howard scored 16 points in his season debut in the Mavericks' 129-101 victory over Toronto on Saturday night. Howard was in the starting lineup after missing all of the preseason and the first five games while recovering from surgery on his left ankle and left wrist in May. He was a little jittery at the beginning, but he quickly settled down with some aggressive moves to the basket.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Sat 11/7	Dal	Dal 129-101
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sun 1/17	Tor	12:30 pm

Game Stats

Raptors (3-3) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C Bosh, F 32 12 1 0 26 A Bargnani, C 33 5 0 1 22 J Calderon, G 35 4 7 1 13 H Turkoglu, F 31 4 3 4 8 D DeRozan, G 17 1 2 5 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Jack 26 2 0 1 9 A Wright 18 4 0 1 5 A Johnson 21 7 0 4 4 M Belinelli 15 0 1 0 4 M Banks 5 0 2 1 4 P O'Bryant 5 0 0 2 4 R Nesterovic 0 0 0 0 0 Q Douby 0 0 0 0 0 R Evans 0 0 0 0 0 S Weems 0 0 0 0 0

Mavericks (4-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D Nowitzki, F 37 9 4 0 29 S Marion, F 29 8 1 1 18 J Howard, G 24 4 2 2 16 E Dampier, C 18 6 2 3 5 J Kidd, G 26 2 6 1 3 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts J Terry 32 2 4 1 19 J Singleton 18 2 0 4 10 K Humphries 13 5 1 3 8 Q Ross 10 1 0 1 6 R Beaubois 4 0 0 0 6 M Carroll 3 0 0 0 5 J Barea 24 3 12 3 4 D Gooden 0 0 0 0 0 T Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 S Williams 0 0 0 0 0

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Injury Report

Raptors Date Player Injury 11/22 M Belinelli, SG Left groin 11/22 A Wright, GF Ankle injury 10/20 R Evans, PF Sprained left foot

Mavericks Date Player Injury 11/15 E Dampier, C Illness 10/20 J Howard, GF Recovery from ankle surgery

Player News

Raptors Amir Johnson (TOR) News: Johnson hurt his knee during Sunday's loss to the Magic, but played with the pain, the Toronto Star reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Antoine Wright (TOR) News: Wright (ankle) fully participated in the Raptors' workout on Monday, the Toronto Star reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Marco Belinelli (TOR) News: Belinelli (groin) fully participated in Toronto's practice on Monday and could possibly make his return to game action on Tuesday, the Toronto Star reports.  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009)

Mavericks Shawn Marion (DAL) News: Marion went through parts of practice on Monday, but his ankle was still too tender for him to participate fully, the Dallas Morning News reports. "I tried to get through as much [of practice] as I could. I can't push off the way I want to. We want to get it back as close to 100 percent as we can."  (RotoWire - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Shawn Marion (DAL) News: Marion (ankle) is targeting a Tuesday return when the Mavericks play the Warriors, the Dallas Morning News reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009) Erick Dampier (DAL) News: Dampier has been attending games and sitting on the bench in a suit with an undisclosed illness, the Associated Press reports.  (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)