The Raptors open a six-game road trip Friday, and Bosh admitted he'll breathe easier once they're gone.

''Shoot, if I want to get booed, I'll go on the road,'' Bosh said. ''It's really tense here right now. When you're down three points at home and you're getting booed, that's kind of disheartening. Whether the crowd knows it or not, they play a big part in the game.''

Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry scored 27 points apiece to top Dallas (14-10), while Josh Howard, in his second game back after missing 11 with a sprained ankle, added 20 points.

Jermaine O'Neal had 19 points to lead the Raptors (10-15), who were outrebounded for the 14th game in a row.

Jamario Moon finished with 13 points and nine rebounds, while Bosh had 12 points and nine boards, and Jose Calderon finished with 11 points and 10 assists.

The night started out fine for the Raptors, who raced out to a 13-point lead in the first quarter. But reminiscent of Monday's 94-87 loss to New Jersey, their game went downhill from there, and by the time Nowitzki drained a three-pointer to put the Mavs up 67-59 late in the third quarter, the disgruntled Air Canada Centre crowd loudly booed the Raptors.

Afterward, Raptors coach Jay Triano could do little but shake his head about his team's meltdown.

''Honestly, if I knew I'd change it,'' Triano said. ''I coached the same the first quarter as I did the last three when we were a disaster. I think we run a lot better, we have a lot better energy early in the game. I don't know if we just run out of gas, or we just don't create flow, or if we don't make the right adjustments.''

Some of the Mavericks players said they could sense Toronto's lack of confidence, and they capitalized.