Raptors go west, Kawhi back to Oracle where so much changed

Sbest.

The Western Conference rookie of the month for October/November and leading scorer among first-year players stole the Mavs a win over Houston on Saturday with a personal 110 run late in the game.

Doncic has helped turn the Mavs (13-11) around and isn’t thinking about what might have been.

“No,” he said. “I’m happy here.”

OTHER GAMES TO WATCH DURING THE WEEK:

Detroit at Philadelphia, Monday. Joel Embiid sat out the 76ers’ victory in Detroit on Friday so might be extra eager for this shot at rival center Andre Drummond.

Miami at Los Angeles Lakers, Monday. Likely the last time friends and former teammates LeBron James and Dwyane Wade play in an NBA game together.

Toronto at Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday. Everything looks great in Toronto, but Leonard will be a free agent in July and those rumors about him wanting to play in Los Angeles haven’t gone away.

Orlando vs. Chicago, Wednesday, and vs. Utah, Saturday. The NBA plays two regular-season games in Mexico City for the third straight year.

HURTING BUT HOME

The Nuggets are hurting, but at least they’re home.

They limped back to Denver after losing two games and two key players late in their road trip and now face Memphis, Oklahoma City, Toronto and Dallas on their homestand.

They do it after losing Gary Harris (right hip) and Paul Millsap (broken right big toe) on their trip. They dropped the final two games of it, falling to Atlanta 10698 on Saturday hours after announcing the injury news.

“It’s a tough way to finish up a long road trip,” coach Michael Malone said.

Painful one, too.