The Dallas Mavericks made up for the disappointing loss to the Houston Rockets with a solid 108-85 win over the Orlando Magic. As usual, the leader was Luka Doncic, who almost had a triple-double. The Slovenian had a performance of 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, with only 4 turnovers in the entire match. His field goal balance was 50%, with 11 of 22 inside.
Those from Florida played for the second consecutive game without their top star, Paolo Banchero, who is out indefinitely due to a muscle injury. The number 1 in the 2022 Draft averaged 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in the first matches of the course.
The Texans went strong from the start, leading 30-22 after the first quarter and a huge 65-40 at halftime. Other names to highlight to take away the Magic’s hopes were Kyrie Irving (17 points and 3 assists) and Daniel Gafford (18 points and 8 rebounds).
Also joining the party was Dereck Lively II (11 points and 11 rebounds), who last year already demonstrated his talent in his debut as a rookie to be one of the key players to take his team to the NBA Finals. Klay Thompson had a discreet performance, with 9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists. On the other hand, the best of the Orlando Magic was Franz Wagner, who added 13 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Luka Doncic celebrating after scoring
Jason Kidd’s men, who have 4 wins in 6 games, are fourth in the Western Conference, only behind the Oklahoma City Thunder (6 wins and 0 losses), Golden State Warriors (5-1 balance) and Phoenix Suns ( record of 5-1). Their next match is at home against the Indiana Pacers in the early hours of this coming Tuesday at 3:45 a.m.
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