The Mavericks defeated the Raptors 139-129 and won their first win of the season. After the game, Mavericks coach Kidd talked about his team's defender Russell in an interview with the media.

In the first two games of this season, Russell only played a total of 24 minutes, and in this game he played 29 minutes as a substitute.

"Having Russell get so much playing time in this game has helped us a lot. Looking to the future, we have to both develop players and strive for wins. This is difficult, but we did it tonight." Kidd said.

Russell came off the bench and made 0 of the first 7 shots and then 8 of 11, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 6 of 8 free throws and scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, with a plus-minus value of +26, the highest in the game!