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NBA recap: Luka Doncic pushes Mavs past Magic
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NBA recap: Luka Doncic pushes Mavs past Magic

NBA: Orlando Magic at Dallas MavericksNovember 3, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford (21) hugs guard Luka Doncic (77) in the second half against the Orlando Magic at American Airlines Center. Mandatory attribution: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Luka Doncic scored 32 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in 32 minutes of play and the Dallas Mavericks celebrated a 108-85 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday.

Daniel Gafford scored a season-high 18 points, Kyrie Irving added 17 and Dereck Lively II had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Dallas, which led 65-40 at halftime after outscoring the Magic 35-18 in the second quarter.

Dallas continued its momentum in the second half, extending its lead to 82-52 on Doncic's free throw with 6:05 left in the third quarter.

Orlando lost its third straight game, falling 2-0 without All-Star forward Paolo Banchero, who is out indefinitely with a torn right oblique. Franz Wagner led the Magic with 13 points, Jett Howard scored 12 and Jalen Suggs and Moritz Wagner each had 10 points.

Pistons 106, nets 92

Cade Cunningham scored 19 points and led six Pistons in double figures as visiting Detroit dominated inside and took the lead in the second half, beating Brooklyn.

Tobias Harris added 18 points, including the go-ahead three-point play late in the third quarter for the Pistons. Malik Beasley also contributed 18 as he and Cunningham combined for 17 points in the fourth quarter.

Cameron Johnson scored 22 of his game-high 26 points in the first half, but the Nets were unable to win a third straight game and get above .500. Cam Thomas added 17 and was Brooklyn's only other double-digit scorer as the Nets shot 45.1 percent, missed 22 of 31 3-point attempts and shot 61.3 percent (19 of 31) at the foul line .

Falcons 126, Pelicans 111

Jalen Johnson scored a career-high 29 points, Trae Young posted a double-double and beat New Orleans in Atlanta.

Young finished the game with 23 points and 12 assists, former Pelicans Dyson Daniels and Larry Nance Jr. scored 16 and 14 points, respectively, and No. 1 overall picks Zaccharie Risacher and Garrison Mathews added 11 each for the Hawks.

Brandon Ingram scored 32 points, Jordan Hawkins added 19 and Brandon Boston Jr. and Jamal Cain each scored 14 points to lead the Pelicans, who played without star forward Zion Williamson (hamstring).

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