As they did in the playoffs, the Mavericks hit big shots in big moments. Kyrie Irving hit a second chance three to put them ahead 112-107 with 2:31 to play. Doncic followed that with five points. He finished with 24 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.

Luka Doncic delivered 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in a "real fun" performance as the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 108-85 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. Doncic scored 14 points in the first quarter to help the Mavericks to a 30-22 lead and they were 65-40 ahead at the break.

Luka Doncic had 32 points and nine rebounds and seven assists, Daniel Gafford scored a season-high 18 points, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Orlando Magic 108-85 on Sunday night. The defending Western Conference champions outscored the Magic 30-9 in the first 9:30 of the second quarter en route to a 65-40 halftime lead.

Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley didn’t want to say or do anything to antagonize Luka Doncic. “I’m not trying to wake him up,” Mosely said during his pregame news conference. But Doncic didn’t need any additional motivation after a handful of sluggish first-half scoring performances through the first five games of the season.

Mavs 108, #Magic 85. Luka Doncic scores 25 of his game-high 32 points in the first half. He shot 50% from the field on 11-of-22 FGs. The Pacers, who are 2-4, will visit

The Dallas Mavericks started the first night of a back-to-back at home against the short-handed Orlando Magic, who were playing without their rising star Paolo Banchero. With him out of the lineup, Dallas didn't have many excuses to drop this game and needed a win following their disappointing loss to the Houston Rockets on Halloween night.