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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
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