Orlando Magic at Dallas Mavericks
· National Basketball AssociationLuka Doncic scores 32 points, Mavericks overwhelm Banchero-less Magic 108-85
The defending Western Conference champions outscored the Magic 30-9 in the first 9:30 of the second quarter en route to a 65-40 halftime lead. Dallas’ largest lead was 33 points.
Orlando played its second game without Paolo Banchero, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 draft and 2023 Rookie of the Year, who suffered a torn right oblique last Wednesday.
Another Magic starter, Wendell Carter Jr., was limited to nine first-half minutes, six points and a rebound because of a strain of his left plantar fascia.
Franz Wagner led the Magic with 13 points, and Orlando scored well below its average of 111.7 points per game.
Kyrie Irving had 17 points, and Dereck Lively II had 11 points and 11 rebounds off Dallas’ bench.
Mavericks: Gafford also had eight rebounds, bouncing back after having only six points and three rebounds in last Thursday’s home loss to Houston.
Regular Season Series
DAL leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 85 - 108 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 108 | |
4th 12.1 | shot clock turnover | 85 - 108 | |
4th 37.0 | Caleb Houstan makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Cole Anthony assists) | 85 - 108 | |
4th 45.1 | Jett Howard defensive rebound | 83 - 108 |
Statistics
ORL | DAL | |
---|---|---|
31-93 | FG | 42-85 |
33.3 | Field Goal % | 49.4 |
8-41 | 3PT | 10-32 |
19.5 | Three Point % | 31.3 |
15-19 | FT | 14-23 |
78.9 | Free Throw % | 60.9 |
43 | Rebounds | 53 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
30 | Defensive Rebounds | 41 |
19 | Assists | 25 |
8 | Steals | 8 |
4 | Blocks | 5 |
14 | Turnovers | 18 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
15 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
12 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
36 | Points in Paint | 52 |
22 | Fouls | 22 |
7 | Largest Lead | 33 |
Game Information
Location: Dallas, TX
Attendance: 19,977 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southeast Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orlando | 19 | 12 | .613 | - | W2 |
Miami | 14 | 13 | .519 | 3 | W1 |
Atlanta | 15 | 15 | .500 | 3.5 | W1 |
Charlotte | 7 | 22 | .241 | 11 | L5 |
Washington | 4 | 23 | .148 | 13 | L2 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
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