Mavericks 107 Magic 88: Game 39 Review

Headline
Mavs take care of business and dominate struggling and undermanned Magic.

Leaders
Mavs
Points: Ellis, 21
Rebounds: Blair, 7
Assists: Mekel, 7
+-: Carter, +20
Magic
Points: Nelson, 21
Rebounds: Davis, 8
Assists: Nelson, 7
+-: Nicholson, 0

Player of the Game
Vince Carter
17 pts., 6-10 FG, 3-4 3pt

X-Factor
Wayne Ellington
12 pts., 6 rbs., 5-8 FG

Goat
Victor Oladipo
4-11 FG, 2 ast., 4 TO

Play of the Game
Brandan Wright's transition dunk off a nice feed from Jae Crowder that put Dallas up 15 with 4 minutes to go.

Stat of the Game
Mavericks shoot 13-27 on threes.

Additional Notes
The win puts the Mavs 7 games over .500 for the first time all season.
The victory coupled with a Phoenix loss also put Dallas in sole possession of 7th place in the West.
Shawn Marion missed his 4th straight game with a bruised shoulder.
The loss was the 8th in a row for an Orlando team that is missing Arron Afflalo and Nikola Vucevic.

Quote of Note
"It's better than seven under, which last year we definitely were. That's why we had those bad beards."
Dirk on being 7 games above .500

Next Up
The Mavs (23-16) begin a crucial two game road trip when they face off with the Clippers (26-13), Wednesday at 9:30.