National Basketball Association
Dallas 130, Orlando 124
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 1, 2021
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#27 Mitchell Ervin, #28 Mousa Dagher, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance:
3766
By Field Level Media
Luka Doncic flirted with a triple-double, posting 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Jalen Brunson scored 24 points off the bench, and the Dallas Mavericks weathered a late surge to beat the host Orlando Magic, 130-124, Monday.
The Mavericks led by 18 points with fewer than five minutes to go, but Orlando powered back behind Nikola Vucevic. The center scored 10 of his team-high 29 points over the game's final 4:06.
Terrence Ross, who scored 18 points off the bench, made a 3-pointer in the final minute that pulled Orlando within five points.
Dallas' lead proved insurmountable -- as did Doncic.
His step-back 3-pointer in response to a Vucevic field goal from long range with 1:16 remaining stemmed the tide of a 13-3 run, pushing the Mavericks' advantage back to double-digits in the final minute.
Doncic led six Mavericks scoring in double figures. Kristaps Porzingis added a double-double of 17 points and 10 rebounds, Maxi Kleber scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from the floor, Josh Richardson scored 11 points and Trey Burke added another 11 off the bench.
Orlando, which shot 20-of-41 from 3-point range, got 26 points from Evan Fournier and 18 from Michael Carter-Williams. Carter-Williams scored on an and-one in the final minute and made a steal that gave the Magic an opportunity to cut the deficit to two points with 11 seconds remaining.
Ross' 3-point attempt, however, rimmed off. Ross finished 3-of-10 from outside. Fournier and Vucevic both went 5-of-8 to lead Orlando.
Monday's loss marked four straight for the injury-depleted Magic. Aaron Gordon remained sidelined with an ankle injury, and both James Ennis III and Cole Anthony are out.
Dallas, meanwhile, picked up its fourth win in its last five games and moved above .500 for the first time since Jan. 22.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Dallas |
|
Orlando |
Luka Doncic 33 |
Scoring |
Nikola Vucevic 29 |
Luka Doncic 9 |
Assists |
Nikola Vucevic 8 |
Luka Doncic 10 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Vucevic 15 |
Luka Doncic 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Evan Fournier 5 |
Maxi Kleber 3 |
Steals |
Terrence Ross 2 |
Maxi Kleber 2 |
Blocks |
Terrence Ross 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Dallas
|
130 |
52.2 |
17-46 |
19-23 |
29 |
46 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
Orlando
|
124 |
49.5 |
20-41 |
10-14 |
25 |
41 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Atlanta. The Magic have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .286 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game at home against Oklahoma City. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .471 after a loss.