Dallas Mavericks at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationMagic beat Mavericks 115-114 on Wendell Carter Jr.'s last-second dunk to spoil Cooper Flagg's return
Flagg's three-point play with 37.3 seconds left gave Dallas a four-point lead, but Orlando scored the last five points. Jalen Suggs hit a 3-pointer with 32.2 seconds left, and after Flagg missed a jumper, Suggs fed Carter in the paint for the decisive slam.
Tristan da Silva led the Magic with 19 points. Suggs finished with 17 points and seven assists, Paolo Banchero had 16 points and 12 rebounds, and Carter scored 15.
Flagg scored 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting in 26 minutes. The top pick in the NBA draft and the league's highest-scoring rookie, he had missed the previous eight games with a sprained left foot.
Klay Thompson scored 24 points for the Mavericks, coming off the bench to make seven 3-pointers. Khris Middleton scored 10 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, but the Mavericks lost for the 15th time in 17 games.
Flagg had five rebounds and six assists and blocked four shots. His first basket, a putback early in the fourth quarter, put him above 1,000 points in his 50th career game. Luka Doncic as the only players since the 1976 NBA-ABA merger with 1,000 points, 300 rebounds and 200 assists in his first 50 games, per ESPN Insights.
Dallas played without Brandon Williams, who has a left quad contusion.
Magic: At Minnesota on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
ORL leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 114 - 115 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 114 - 115 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Mavericks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS) | 114 - 115 |
| 4th 1.4 |  |
Max Christie enters the game for Daniel Gafford | 114 - 115 |
| 4th 1.4 | |
Mavericks Full timeout | 114 - 115 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 39-86 | FG | 44-97 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 14-32 | 3PT | 13-39 |
| 44 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 22-28 | FT | 14-16 |
| 79 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 2 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 11 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 64 | Percent Led | 31 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Isaac, F | Out | May 3 |
| Franz Wagner, F | Out | May 2 |
Dallas Mavericks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg, F | Out | May 20 |
| Brandon Williams, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| Marvin Bagley III, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| P.J. Washington, F | Out | Apr 12 |
| Caleb Martin, F | Out | Apr 12 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 16,996 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 36 | L1 | 0.5609756 | 46 |
 Orlando |
1 | 37 | L1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 Charlotte |
2 | 38 | W1 | 0.5365854 | 44 |
 Miami |
3 | 39 | W2 | 0.5243902 | 43 |
 Washington |
29 | 65 | L10 | 0.20731707 | 17 |
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