National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Dallas 107, Orlando 102
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Where: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Officials: #56 Mark Ayotte, #52 Scott Twardoski, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 20294

Mavericks 107, Magic 102: Dirk Nowitzki had 25 points and eight rebounds and Monta Ellis added 21 points as Dallas held off visiting Orlando.

Devin Harris had 12 points and five assists and Rajon Rondo had 11 assists for the Mavericks, who have won three straight games and are tied with the Los Angeles Clippers for fifth place in the Western Conference race. Nowitzki was 5-of-6 from 3-point range and Dallas was 13-of-31 overall.

Victor Oladipo scored 19 points and Maurice Harkless added 18 points and four steals for the Magic, who have lost six straight games and 10 of their last 12. Elfrid Payton had 15 points and 12 assists, Nikola Vucevic had 12 points and nine rebounds and Channing Frye tallied 11 points.

Ben Gordon scored five straight points to help Orlando move within 10 points early in the fourth quarter and the Magic later pulled within 97-93 on a basket by Oladipo with 3:17 remaining. Payton’s 3-pointer brought Orlando within 101-98 with 2:10 remaining and he added two free throws to make it a one-point game with one minute left before Harris hit two free throws and the Mavericks tacked on four more to hold off the Magic.

Dallas was 13-of-20 shooting in the opening quarter while taking a 31-23 lead and stretched the lead to 19 in the second quarter before settling for a 65-48 advantage. Nowitzki’s 3-pointer early in the third quarter make it a 22-point margin before the Magic responded with the next nine to trail by 13 but Dallas took an 86-70 lead into the final stanza.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Orlando held a 54-36 edge in points in the paint. … Rondo committed eight of his team’s 20 turnovers. … Magic F Tobias Harris (ankle) sat out after being injured in Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets.
Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Dallas
Victor Oladipo 19 Scoring Dirk Nowitzki 25
Elfrid Payton 12 Assists Rajon Rondo 11
Elfrid Payton 10 Rebounds Al-Farouq Aminu 8
Victor Oladipo 5 Free Throws Made Al-Farouq Aminu 5
Maurice Harkless 4 Steals Jose Juan Barea 2
Channing Frye 1 Blocks Tyson Chandler 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 102 46.0 9-28 13-14 28 41 5 12 18
Dallas 107 48.8 13-31 16-24 28 40 6 7 20
Upcoming Games
  • Dallas will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Mavericks have a W/L % of .614 after a win and .680 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Portland. The Magic have a W/L % of .381 after a win and .265 after a loss.