Mavericks at Magic: Game 56 Preview

Dallas Mavericks (29-26) at Orlando Magic (23-29)
Fri. Feb. 19, 6:00 at the Amway Center
TV: FSSW, NBALP
Line: Mavs by 1


2014-15 Matchups
Jan. 31 at Orlando
Mavs 108 Magic 93
Mar. 18 at Dallas
Mavs 107 Magic 102
  
All-Time Series
Mavs 30 Magic 23


Team Stats
Mavs
Off. Rating: 103.0 (11th)
Def. Rating: 103.0 (16th)
Point Differential: -0.9
Magic
Offense: 103.0 (11th)
Defense: 101.9 (12th)
Point Differential: +1.5

Projected Starters
Mavs
PG: Deron Williams
SG: Wesley Matthews
SF: Chandler Parsons
PF: Dirk Nowitzki
C: Zaza Pachulia
Magic
PG: Elfird Payton
SG: Victor Oladipo
SF: Evan Fournier
PF: Aaron Gordon
C: Nikola Vucevic

Team Leaders

Mavs
PPG: Nowitzki, 17.6
RPG: Pachulia, 10.7
APG: Williams, 5.4
PER: Nowitzki, 19.3
Magic
PPG: Vucevic, 17.0
RPG: Vucevic, 8.9
APG: Payton, 5.8
PER: Vucevic, 20.4


Of Note

• This a rare road game for the Mavs during this portion of the schedule. After this game they play 9 out of 10 at the AAC.
• The Mavericks stood pat at Thursday's trade deadline. They could still be candidate to sign a veteran who gets bought out of their contract.
• Devin Harris is questionable to play after missing the last 9 games prior to the All-Star break with a strained left toe.
• The Mavs have won 9 straight games at Orlando as well as 7 in a row overall against the Magic.
• Chandler Parsons was born and raised in the Orlando area and played his college ball at the University of Florida.
• The Magic did make a significant trade right before the deadline sending Tobias Harris to Detroit for Brandon Jennings and Ersan Ilyasova, who both played for Magic coach Scott Skiles in Milwaukee.