Dallas Mavericks vs. Orlando Magic

Mar 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DAL	33	29	26	26	114
ORL	26	34	31	24	115

Game Recap

Wendell Carter Jr. threw down the go-ahead dunk with 1.4 seconds remaining to lift the Magic over the Mavericks, 115-114.

Player Stats

MAVERICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20Khris MiddletonSF	32	7-15	1-3	4-5	2	7	0	0	6	2	-1	19
25P.J. WashingtonPF	33	4-7	3-4	7-9	5	1	2	1	0	1	-3	18
21Daniel GaffordC	24	5-6	0-0	2-4	13	1	0	2	1	3	+6	12
32Cooper FlaggSG	25	7-22	1-4	3-3	5	6	1	4	2	1	-4	18
00Max ChristiePG	27	2-6	2-6	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	1	-12	6
7Dwight Powell	20	1-1	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	2	0	3	-5	2
13Naji Marshall	25	2-10	0-2	2-2	4	5	2	0	2	2	-6	6
31Klay Thompson	25	7-12	7-12	3-3	4	1	1	0	1	3	+13	24
16Caleb Martin	11	1-2	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	+3	3
9Ryan Nembhard	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	1	+4	6
8AJ Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Brandon Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	14-3243.8%	22-2878.6%	44	28	6	9	13	17	-	114

MAGIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Desmond BaneSF	37	5-13	1-3	3-3	8	3	0	0	1	5	-8	14
5Paolo BancheroPF	35	7-17	1-6	1-2	12	6	2	0	6	0	0	16
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	23	5-6	1-1	4-4	7	1	1	1	0	4	+8	15
0Anthony BlackSG	23	3-12	0-3	2-2	3	3	2	0	0	3	+2	8
4Jalen SuggsPG	31	6-14	4-11	1-1	2	7	2	1	2	1	+9	17
2Jevon Carter	19	3-9	2-7	0-0	2	4	0	0	1	2	-2	8
23Tristan da Silva	24	7-7	4-4	1-1	3	3	3	0	1	0	+3	19
21Moritz Wagner	12	2-8	0-1	2-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	-10	6
93Noah Penda	19	2-7	0-3	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	2	0	4
35Goga Bitadze	12	4-4	0-0	0-1	4	2	0	0	0	4	+3	8
14Colin Castleton	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Jett Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
Alex Morales	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jase Richardson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9745.4%	13-3933.3%	14-1687.5%	47	31	10	2	12	21	-	115

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDALORL

(11:55) Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Gafford: Tip to Banchero
(11:45) Banchero Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (11:30) Middleton 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flagg 1 AST)
30
(11:08) MISS Black 7' Driving Layup
(11:06) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:48) MISS Flagg 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(10:47) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:45) Middleton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:45) Black STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:43) Bane 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Black 1 AST)
32
(10:27) MISS Flagg 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:25) Flagg REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:24) Christie 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flagg 2 AST)
62
(10:18) Gafford S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Maru)
+1 (10:18) Carter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
63
+1 (10:18) Carter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
64
(10:05) MISS Flagg 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:05) Mavericks Rebound
(10:05) Carter Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
(9:51) MISS Middleton 22' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:49) Flagg REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:49) Flagg 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
84
(9:49) MAGIC Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:35) MISS Black 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Gafford REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:20) Gafford 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Christie 1 AST)
104
(9:09) MISS Suggs 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:06) Black REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:01) Gafford S.FOUL (P2.T2) (S.Wright)
(9:01) MISS Banchero Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:01) MAGIC Rebound
+1 (9:01) Banchero Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
105
(8:47) MISS Middleton 13' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(8:44) Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:44) Black P.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Maru)
(8:34) Middleton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:34) Carter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:21) MISS Black 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot
(8:19) Mavericks Rebound
(8:11) MISS Flagg 23' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:07) Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:03) Black 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Banchero 1 AST)
107
(7:40) Carter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (7:40) Flagg Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
117
+1 (7:40) Flagg Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
127
+2 (7:26) Banchero 14' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Black 2 AST)
129
+3 (7:12) Christie 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Middleton 1 AST)
159
(6:47) MISS Bane 4' Driving Layup
(6:47) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:44) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:36) MISS Middleton 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:34) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:30) MISS Black 3' Running Layup
(6:29) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:29) Carter Jr. 2' Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
1511
+3 (6:07) Washington 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Middleton 2 AST)
1811
(5:57) MISS Suggs 4' Driving Layup
(5:57) Powell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:57) MAGIC Rebound
(5:46) MISS Banchero 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:44) Banchero REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:43) Banchero 2' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
1813
(5:24) MISS Christie 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:24) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:12) Carter Jr. 3' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1815
(5:12) Mavericks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:54) MISS Thompson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:51) Banchero REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:28) MISS Carter 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:25) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:20) Powell 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
2015
(4:08) MISS Black 4' Driving Layup
(4:05) Marshall REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:02) Thompson 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Marshall 1 AST)
2315
(3:44) Powell S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
+1 (3:44) Wagner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2316
+1 (3:44) Wagner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2317
(3:29) MISS Marshall 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:26) Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:16) Banchero Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:16) Thompson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:10) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:10) da Silva STEAL (1 STL)
(3:04) MISS Carter 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:59) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:57) Marshall 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
2517
(2:49) Banchero Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(2:49) Marshall STEAL (1 STL)
(2:43) Black S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Goble)
+1 (2:43) Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2617
(2:43) MISS Martin Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:40) Penda REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:33) Carter 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST)
2620
(2:07) MISS Martin 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:04) da Silva REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:57) Wagner 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Carter 1 AST)
2622
(1:35) MISS Thompson 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:32) Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:22) MISS Wagner 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:20) Martin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:10) Thompson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nembhard 3 AST)
2922
+2 (0:54) Wagner Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Carter 2 AST)
2924
+2 (0:48) Nembhard 23' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
3124
(0:29) MISS Penda 5' Driving Reverse Layup
(0:27) Penda REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:19) MISS Wagner 1' Turnaround Hook Shot
(0:17) da Silva REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:17) da Silva 4' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
3126
+2 (0:02) Nembhard 15' Step Back Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3326

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DAL

ORL

114Points115

39-86(45.3%)Field Goal(%)44-97(45.4%)

14-32(43.8%)3-Point(%)13-39(33.3%)

22-28(78.6%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

44(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(14)

28Assists31

6Steals10

9Blocks2

13Turnovers12

17Fouls21

38Pts In The Paint56

15Fast Break Pts15

17Pts Off Turnovers15

41Bench Pts45

14Largest Lead11

Game Details

Thursday, March 5, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

attendance: 16,996 (85.0%)