Dallas dominated the Magic on the first night of a back-to-back
The Dallas Mavericks started the first night of a back-to-back at home against the short-handed Orlando Magic, who were playing without their rising star Paolo Banchero. With him out of the lineup, Dallas didn't have many excuses to drop this game and needed a win following their disappointing loss to the Houston Rockets on Halloween night.
Kyrie Irving started the second quarter with a contested corner three to push the lead into double digits, and Quentin Grimes followed that up with a three from the opposite corner to cap off a 13-0 run. The offense ground to a halt for a few minutes after that, with Doncic on the bench. Once he came back in, the offense picked it up again while the defense remained on lockdown as they went up 22 following a Doncic pull-up three.
Klay Thompson didn't hit his first three-pointer until the opening minute of the fourth quarter to put them back up by 30. Jason Kidd subbed in the bench with plenty of time left, looking to cruise to the finish, and despite the Magic chipping away a little at the end, the Mavericks would go on to win 108-85.
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