ORLANDO FL — The Orlando Magic Held Luka Doncic In a 94-87 victory over the Toronto Raptors, the team scored below 30 points for the first season. Dallas Mavericks Wednesday night
Doncic, the NBA’s most prolific scorer, finished with 24 after scoring at least 30 points in each of the Mavericks first nine games. He was 9-for-29 overall, and 2-for-11 at 3-point range.
Doncic was the only player to open a NBA season with at least nine games of 30 or more points. Wilt Chamberlain, who scored at least 30 points in 23 of the first 23 games during the 1962-63 season.
Spencer Dinwiddle scored 29 point for the Mavericks. The Mavericks were outrebounded by 49 to 29, losing their first five-game series.
Doncic stated, “Every NBA team can beat me and I played terrible. But I think as an ensemble we didn’t do well.” “We must approach the game differently.
The Magic played without a rookie for the first time. Paolo BancheroMonday night, he injured his ankle and was replaced by. He was replaced by Chuma OkekeDoncic was defended by, who took the assignment in his first season.
“Luka was our main focus going into the game. Okeke had seven rebounds and eight points. He is one of the top players in the league. “We had a very specific game plan. We wanted to press him, not make things easy. This was the game plan for the entire game.
After giving up 126 points and 134 points in consecutive losses at Sacramento and Houston, the Magic held the Mavericks to just 37.9% shooting and only 87 points.
“We have everything that we need to prove as both a group, and as individuals,” said the spokesperson. Franz WagnerWith 22 points, he was the leader of the Magic. “We weren’t satisfied with our performance against Houston… we want to become a resilient team. We need to improve our ability to finish games, make mistakes, and so on.
Dallas led 34-24 after Dinwiddie scored a layup in the second quarter. This was the Mavericks’ only lead of double digits.
Dallas led 83-82 after Dinwiddie scored with six minutes left. However, the Magic answered with eight consecutive points in a stretch of 3 1/2 minutes in which Doncic missed two free shots.
Orlando was up 94 to 85 with 56.7 seconds remaining after Wagner’s jumper and two free throws.
“We just missed open opportunities. Jason Kidd, Dallas coach said that you cannot miss open shots in this league. “We have a lot of great looks. “We just have to make them.
This report was compiled by the Associated Press.