Eric Smith and Paul Jones recap the Raptors' 102-98 loss to the Mavericks - another hard-fought battle against one of the league’s hottest teams. Eric and Jonesy discuss the minutes that are being distributed and why Nick Nurse is relying on a six or seven man rotation, the defence on Luka Dončić down the stretch, and a tough night shooting the ball for Fred VanVleet (0:27). To wrap, former Philadelphia 76ers GM Billy King comments on Joel Embiid’s dominant play of late, if Ben Simmons will play at all this season, and how much better Philly can be if they can get assets in return in a deal for Simmons (32:55).

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