Orlando Magic Grades: Dallas Mavericks 121, Orlando Magic 108
The Orlando Magic earn mostly failing marks, but one of the newcomers did make his presence felt with some hot shooting.
The Orlando Magic came out lethargic and lacked intensity the majority of the game against the Dallas Mavericks. They quickly fell behind and struggled to climb out of the hole their defense dug.
The result was an easy win for Dirk Nowitzki and company and only a few Magic players really responded to the challenge of another NBA game.
The Magic got surprising contributions from a trio of bench performers that helped keep the game within striking distance, but the Magic really never made any attempt to make that strike.
Rather, the Magic watched the Mavs move the ball around and pick apart their defense with simple but smart basketball.