The Dallas Mavericks used suffocating defence to easily defeat the Orlando Magic, rolling to a 108-85 victory on Sunday. (More Sports News)
Luka Doncic had 32 poin♎ts, nine rebounds and seven assists and Daniel Gafford added a season-high 18 points and eight r♉ebounds in just 20 minutes.
The Mavericks (4-2) used a 30-9 run in the second quarter to take a 65-40 lead into half-time. Their lead grew to as many as 33 points ꦬat one poꦏint.
The Magic (3-4) were playing their second game since Paolo Banchero suffered a torn right♍ oblique last Wednesday, and the offence struggled mightily.
Orlando finished with a season low in points, field-goal percౠentage (33.3) and three-point percentage (19.5).
Franz Wagn🌞er's 13 points were the most by any player for ♎the Magic, who came in averaging 111.7 points.
Hawks beat short-handed Pelicans to snap skid
The Atlanta Hawks rode a 14-0 run in the fourth quarter 𝔉to pull out a 126-111 win over a New Orleans P♏elicans team playing without Zion Williamson.
The Hawks (3-4) made more than half of their shots for th෴e first time all season, shooting 56.8 per cent to s🌳nap a four-game losing streak.
Jalen Johnson led Atlanta with 29 points, while Trae Young finished with 23 points on 5-of-10 shooting from 3-point range to go wit🌱h 12 assists.
Already playing without starters Dejounte Murray, CJ McCollum, and Herb Jones, the Pe🔯licans (3-4) announced shortly before tip-off that Williamson was scratched due to right hamstring tightness.
Brandon In🦂gram had 32 points on 12-of-19 shooting, but the only other New O🐻rleans starter to score in double figures was Jordan Hawkins, who scored 19.
Without Williamson, the Pelicans were also overpowered unde🔴r the basket, as the Ha🧸wks held a 66-32 scoring advantage in the paint.
Balanced Pistons get past Nets
Cade Cunningham was one of six players to score in double figures for the Detroit Pistons in their 106-92 win over t🍒he Brooklyn Nets.
Cunningham paced the Pistons with 19 points, while Tobias Harris and Malik Beasley had 18 points apiece. Jaden Ivey 𝓰scored 15, Tim Hardaway Jr. finished with 14 💯and Jalen Duren added 13.
It was the second time🃏 this season Detroit had six players score 13 points or more in a game🌱 after having one such game all of last season.
The Pistons (2-5), who held the Nets to just 15 points in🌄 the fourth quarter, won for the second time in three games after starting the season 0-4.
Cam Thomas entered the game leadingꦉ Brooklyn (3-4) with an averꦉage of 28.2 points, but finished with a season-low 17 on 6-of-17 shooting.
The only other Net to score in double figures was Cameron Johnson, who had a season-high 2🍎6.
