Mvericks 117 Magic 92: Preseason Game 8 Recap

Headline
Mavs look regular season ready in preseason finale as they dominate homecoming night for Nelson and Parsons.

Photo from the AP.

Box Score

Leaders
Mavericks
Points: Parsons, 24
Rebounds: Chandler, 5
Assists: Nelson, Harris, 7
+-: Nelson, +20

Magic
Points: Harris, 14
Rebounds: Vucevic, 13
Assists: Payton, 5
+-: Marble, 0

Game Ball
Chandler Parsons
24 points, 4 rebounds, 8-13 FG, 6-6 FT

X-Factor
Al-Farouq Aminu
13 points, 4 rebounds, 5-8 FG, 3-5 3PT

Goat Horns
Mo Harkless
2 points, 1-5 FG, 26 minutes

Play of the Game
Dirk passes from the post to Parsons at the three point line, who fakes the shot and takes it all the way to the hole for a ferocious dunk to put the Mavs up 55-44 with 1:05 left until halftime.

Stat of the Game
The Mavericks force a whopping 26 turnovers by the Magic.

Of Note

• The Mavericks finished preseason with a 4-4 record, but were 4-0 in games that Dirk played.
• Dirk scored all 16 points of his points in the first half, including hitting 4 threes.
• Parsons, who is from the Orlando area, scored 15 of his 24 points in the third quarter. He was the first Mav to score 20 in a preseason game this year.
• Jameer Nelson had 4 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds in his return to Orlando after playing 10 seasons with the Magic. A video tribute was played during one of the timeouts.
• A 14-0 run in the second quarter erased a 6 point deficit to give the Mavs a lead they would never relinquish. 

Quote of Note
“We’re all here for the same thing. There’s no egos, no hidden agendas. We’re here, we’re here to win big.”
Chandler Parsons

They Tweeted It

AND NOW THE REAL FUN BEGINS.!! HELLO NBA SEASON LET IT BE A GREAT ONE.!!! #MAVSNATION
— JAE CROWDER (@CJC9BOSS) October 25, 2014

Next Up
It starts for real Tuesday in San Antonio, where the Mavericks will look spoil the ring night celebration for the champion Spurs. The game will televised nationally by TNT at 7:00.