DALLAS — Luka Doncic had 33 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, Kristaps Porzingis played a nearly flawless second half and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 130-124.
Jalen Brunson scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half as the Mavericks broke open a close game.
Dallas has won four of its last five and nine of 12.
Nikola Vucevic had 29 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists for the Magic, who dropped their fourth straight.
The Mavs shot 52.2% from the floor and made 17 of 46 3-point attempts. They improved to 13-4 when leading at the half and 5-1 when shooting better than 50%.
Nick Angstadt (@NickVanExit on Twitter) and Isaac Harris (@IsaacLHarris) breakdown the Dallas Mavericks win over the Orlando Magic in the latest Locked On Mavs:
- Luka Doncic was impressive again with a near Triple Double performance that was ruined by Maxi Kleber, who commented about it after the game.
- Jalen Brunson has become the Mavs second best player and the Mavs changed something that has opened up his game.
- Finally, Kristaps Porzingis had a rough first half but finished up the game playing good basketball.
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