The Dallas Mavericks recorded a nice win at home against the Orlando Magic and moved to 4-2 on the campaign. The Mavericks certainly won’t win any awards for this win, especially considering Orlando was missing its best player in Paolo Banchero. However, we make no apologies for 23-point wins here. Let’s dive into the numbers to find out.

19: Mavericks fast break points

The Mavs were able to run away from this one, which is always a plus. The offense hasn’t been at its highest level thus far, so generating those easy points in transition helped Dallas build a lead that grew to 33. It helps to get into transition when your opponents are up to 33% from off the field, and that’s what Dallas did tonight.

Plus-16: Dallas point differential in the paint

Daniel Gafford and Dereck Lively combined to contribute 29 points, which is excellent production from the center position. Anytime the Mavs centers can contribute like that, the Mavericks will put up some numbers. Tonight was no exception.

32: Highest minutes for any Mavericks player

The best part of a great win is managing the minutes of the team’s most important guys. That becomes even more important when you’re playing the first game of a back-to-back. Keeping Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington under 30 minutes is an added bonus, both of whom saw heavy minutes against Houston on Thursday. Klay’s minutes need to be monitored year-round, and outbursts are an easy way to keep him under control. Doncic playing just 32 minutes is also important given Indiana’s style of play. The Pacers have been a poor matchup for Dallas lately, so we’ll see if the extra rest can give Dallas a boost.

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