NBA

Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic

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36-38, 16-22 Away
Final
101 - 92

35-39, 19-18 Home

Hardy, Davis lead Mavericks past Magic 101-92

Paolo Banchero grabs own miss to posterize defender

Paolo Banchero had 35 points and 10 rebounds for the Magic, who shot 5 of 30 from 3-point range. Franz Wagner added 20 points and nine rebounds.

Hardy came off the bench and made 5 of 6 3-point shots, three of them in a span of 90 seconds in the third quarter.

Brandon Williams and Max Christie, also off the Dallas bench, scored 14 and 12 points respectively. Klay Thompson also scored 12.

Takeaways Mavericks: Davis, playing for only third time in 25 games since his trade from the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 2, exceeded his 24-28-minute restriction by 51 seconds to help Dallas win for only the fourth time in 14 games. The Mavs moved a half game ahead of Phoenix into 10th place in the Western Conference.

Magic: Entering the game with the same 35-38 record as the Mavericks, the Magic remained eighth in the Eastern Conference, losing for the seventh time in their last eight home games. Banchero scored 30 (or more) for the ninth time in 14 games, during which he has averaged 31.3 points on 52% shooting.

Key moment With the Mavericks clinging to a six-point lead, a 3-pointer by Hardy took a wild bounce and dropped in with 1:53 remaining.

Key stats The Mavericks shot 47.8% (11 for 23) from 3-point range to the Magic's 16.7%, and the Dallas bench scored 57 points to Orlando's 19.

Up next The Mavericks take on the Bulls in Chicago and the Magic play host to the Kings on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 101 - 92
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 101 - 92
4th 14.0 Franz Wagner makes two point shot 101 - 92
4th 14.0 Franz Wagner offensive rebound 101 - 90
4th 15.1 Franz Wagner misses two point shot 101 - 90

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
37-78 FG 34-80
47 Field Goal % 43
11-22 3PT 5-30
50 Three Point % 17
16-22 FT 19-24
73 Free Throw % 79
40 Rebounds 44
5 Offensive Rebounds 10
35 Defensive Rebounds 34
21 Assists 14
10 Steals 5
1 Blocks 5
14 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 1
15 Total Turnovers 17
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
16 Fast Break Points 14
38 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 20
12 Largest Lead 11
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Isaac, F Out May 3
Franz Wagner, F Out May 2
Dallas Mavericks Dallas Mavericks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Cooper Flagg, F Out Apr 27
Brandon Williams, G Out Apr 12
Marvin Bagley III, F Out Apr 12
P.J. Washington, F Out Apr 12
Caleb Martin, F Out Apr 12

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 17,269 · Capacity:

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 62 20 .756 - L1
Houston 52 30 .634 10 W1
New Orleans 26 56 .317 36 L2
Dallas 26 56 .317 36 W1
Memphis 25 57 .305 37 L8

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta 46 36 .561 - L1
Orlando 45 37 .549 1 L1
Charlotte 44 38 .537 2 W1
Miami 43 39 .524 3 W2
Washington 17 65 .207 29 L10
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