Mavs get early boost from Luka in rout of Magic
Luka Doncic scored 14 of his 32 points in the first quarter as the Dallas Mavericks got off to a hot start on the way to a 108-85 victory over the injury-hit Orlando Magic on Sunday.
The Mavs, who came up short in their comeback bid against Houston on Thursday, took control early against an Orlando side missing 2023 Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero because of an oblique injury.
Dallas notched its highest-scoring first period of the season to take a 30-22 lead after one quarter and never trailed thereafter.
Franz Wagner led the Magic with 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, but Orlando made just eight of 41 three-point attempts and was out-scored, 52-36, in the paint.
Doncic added nine rebounds and seven assists, Daniel Gafford scored 18 points and star guard Kyrie Irving chipped in 17 for Dallas, which led by as many as 33 points.
“Today was real fun,” Doncic said. “We were guarding everybody, defending, rebounding, playing with a lot of pace. So that’s fun for me.”
