Final Nov 4
MIL 114 8.5 o228.5
CLE 116 -8.5 u228.5
Final Nov 4
GS 125 -11.0 o233.5
WAS 112 11.0 u233.5
Final Nov 4
LAL 103 -7.0 o226.0
DET 115 7.0 u226.0
Final Nov 4
BOS 123 -10.0 o232.0
ATL 93 10.0 u232.0
Final Nov 4
MEM 104 -4.0 o222.5
BK 106 4.0 u222.5
Final Nov 4
SAC 111 1.0 o225.0
MIA 110 -1.0 u225.0
Final Nov 4
UTA 135 7.5 o229.0
CHI 126 -7.5 u229.0
Final Nov 4
NY 97 -2.0 o217.5
HOU 109 2.0 u217.5
Final Nov 4
CHA 93 11.0 o225.5
MIN 114 -11.0 u225.5
Final Nov 4
ORL 86 12.5 o217.5
OKC 102 -12.5 u217.5
Final Nov 4
POR 118 1.0 o218.5
NO 100 -1.0 u218.5
Final Nov 4
IND 134 4.5 o236.0
DAL 127 -4.5 u236.0
Final Nov 4
TOR 119 11.0 o232.0
DEN 121 -11.0 u232.0
Final Nov 4
PHI 116 7.0 o222.5
PHO 118 -7.0 u222.5
Final Nov 4
SA 104 4.0 o215.5
LAC 113 -4.0 u215.5
Orlando 8th EASTERN CONFERENCE3-5
Dallas 6th WESTERN CONFERENCE4-3

Orlando @ Dallas preview

American Airlines Center

Last Meeting ( Jan 29, 2024 ) Orlando 129, Dallas 131

Orlando Magic coach Jamahl Mosley has been forced to shake up his rotation after learning All-Star forward Paolo Banchero will be out indefinitely with a torn right oblique.

Mosley figures to rely on the team's depth when the Magic continue their five-game road trip with a matchup against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday.

Dallas is looking to bounce back after falling to 3-2 with a 108-102 loss to the Houston Rockets on Thursday.

Orlando struggled in its first game without Banchero on Friday, when the Magic lost 120-109 to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Banchero, who was averaging 29 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists through the season's first five games, suffered his injury in a loss to the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday and will be re-evaluated in 4-6 weeks.

"It sucks," Mosley said. "There's no other way to put it. It sucks for him (considering) the way in which he started this year, the way in which he was playing, and carrying us in so many ways.

"In the same breath, you have to say it's an opportunity for guys to step up, step into their role," he added. "An opportunity for guys to continue to play to our standard of basketball."

Jalen Suggs scored a career-best 28 points in Friday's loss, while Franz Wagner had 17 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Rookie Tristan da Silva tallied 17 points, five rebounds and two assists off the bench.

"The depth of this group is very important," Mosley said. "Obviously losing Paolo in this way and that space, it changes it. So, there's going to be a lot of different looks, different lineups and different rotations just being able to find the right combinations that work when they're together.

"There's still a style of basketball in which we need to continue to play, and that's not going to change in that regard," he added.

Orlando centers Goga Bitadze (left foot tendon strain) and Wendell Carter Jr (right knee tendinitis) both missed Friday's game and are listed as questionable for Sunday's contest.

Dallas opened its five-game homestand with a foul-plagued loss to Houston on Thursday. Luka Doncic scored 29 points for the Mavericks, Kyrie Irving added 28, and Klay Thompson had 12.

The Mavericks have fouled more than their opponent in each of their first five games, and the trend continued on Thursday with 27 personal fouls.

"I thought the referees were great. It's us," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "We gotta be better. We're out here hacking. There's smart fouls and there's bad fouls and we have a ton of bad fouls. It's all coachable. It's all fixable. It's not the referees. It's us. We gotta be better."

Kidd would also like to see Thompson start taking more shots per game. The veteran guard is in his first season with the Mavericks following 11 illustrious seasons with the Golden State Warriors.

"We've got to make sure that Klay's involved," Kidd said. "I think here of late, you look at Kyrie and Luka, their attempts have definitely gone up. Again, it's just being conscious of who's on the floor. And when Klay's on the floor, being able to make sure that we use him the right way."

--Field Level Media

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