Magic 138-127 Mavericks: Box Score, Stats & Recap (Apr 3)

Updated Oct 16, 2026, 7:55 PM ET

Regular Season

Orlando MagicMagic

41-36 · Away

138–127

Final

Friday, April 3, 2026

Dallas MavericksMavericks

24-53 · Home

Magic vs Mavericks final: the Orlando Magic beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-127 on April 3, 2026 at American Airlines Center, Dallas.

Score by Quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
Magic	38	33	40	27	138
Mavericks	31	27	34	35	127

Top Performers

Magic

Mavericks

Magic vs Mavericks Box Score

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	33	27	7	5	3	0	1	8-13	3-5	8-9	+27
Paolo Banchero F	31	10	7	5	0	0	3	4-10	1-1	1-5	-9
Wendell Carter Jr. CF	35	28	6	3	0	0	2	8-16	2-3	10-10	+6
Franz Wagner F	17	18	4	1	1	0	3	8-12	0-3	2-2	+18
Jalen Suggs G	31	19	4	9	3	0	3	8-12	3-6	0-0	0
Bench
Jamal Cain F	21	8	4	4	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	3-3	+7
Noah Penda F	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Tristan da Silva F	28	19	5	1	1	1	4	6-11	3-4	4-6	-6
Jett Howard GF	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+3
Jase Richardson G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-1
Jevon Carter G	19	5	1	4	1	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	+6
Goga Bitadze CF	12	2	4	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	2-2	+5

Dallas Mavericks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cooper Flagg GF	33	51	6	3	3	1	1	19-30	6-9	7-7	-2
Daniel Gafford FC	19	7	3	1	2	2	0	2-3	0-0	3-6	+3
Ryan Nembhard G	22	2	7	5	0	1	3	1-6	0-4	0-0	0
Max Christie G	28	14	5	3	0	0	1	4-7	3-6	3-3	+8
Naji Marshall F	23	9	4	2	1	0	0	3-12	1-3	2-2	-16
Bench
AJ Johnson G	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Brandon Williams G	25	23	2	5	2	0	3	7-15	0-3	9-11	-11
Klay Thompson G	22	18	1	2	0	0	1	7-13	4-10	0-0	-11
Dwight Powell FC	24	0	5	1	1	1	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	-11
John Poulakidas G	19	0	4	2	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	-4
Tyler Smith F	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	1-2	-2
Khris Middleton F	12	0	1	1	0	0	2	0-4	0-3	0-0	-10

Magic vs Mavericks Recap

The Magic beat the Mavericks 138-127 by outscoring Dallas 40-34 in the third quarter to stretch a 13-point halftime lead to 19. Orlando moved to 41-36, while Dallas fell to 24-53.

Orlando led 38-31 after the first quarter and Magic 71-58 at halftime. After three, the Magic led 111-92. Dallas won the fourth 35-27, but the gap never fell below 11. The Magic shot 47 of 84 and made 14 of 26 from three. They also had 35 assists to Dallas's 25.

Cooper Flagg scored 51 for the Mavericks, the most of anyone in the game. Wendell Carter Jr. led Orlando with 28, and Jalen Suggs added 9 assists. Dallas made 44 of 95 shots and 14 of 42 from three, so it needed 11 more attempts than Orlando to reach 127 points.

The number to know: 14 of 42. Dallas missed 28 threes, and Flagg's 51 points could not cover that gap.

Team Stats

Magic	Stat	Mavericks
47-84	Field Goals	44-95
56.0%	FG %	46.3%
14-26	3-Pointers	14-42
53.8%	3P %	33.3%
30-37	Free Throws	25-31
81.1%	FT %	80.6%
43	Rebounds	41
7	Off. Rebounds	11
35	Assists	25
10	Steals	9
1	Blocks	5
16	Turnovers	13
25	Fouls	24
30	Biggest Lead	3

Four Factors

Team	Effective FG%	Turnover %	Off. rebound %	FT rate (FTM/FGA)
Magic	64.3%	13.8%	18.9%	0.357
Mavericks	53.7%	10.7%	23.4%	0.263

Dean Oliver's four factors decide most games: shooting, turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws. Better side highlighted.

Magic vs Mavericks Game Info

Date & time: Friday, April 3, 20268:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT

TV: Local TV onlyLocal: Magic WRDQ TV 27 · Mavericks WFAA / KFAA

Arena: American Airlines CenterDallas

Season: 2025-26 NBA SeasonRegular season

Magic vs Mavericks Season Stats 2025-26

Magic 82 GPMavericks 82 GP

115.7#15

Points per game

114.1#23

115.1#13

Opponent points

119.6#23

46.4%#21

Field goal %

46.6%#19

34.3%#27

Three-point %

34.4%#26

80.1%#8

Free throw %

75.5%#28

43.4#19

Rebounds

44.7#10

26.5#14

Assists

25.3#22

8.5#14

Steals

7.5#24

4.7#17

Blocks

5.2#9

13.7#14

Turnovers

14.0#18

Regular-season averages; rank of 30 teams.

Recent Form & Head-to-Head

2025-26 season seriesMagic 1-0

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That covers Magic vs Mavericks: score, leaders and box score above. Next: Magic visit the Raptors Oct 28; Mavericks visit the Heat Oct 26.

Magic vs Mavericks FAQs

Who won Magic vs Mavericks on Apr 3, 2026?

The Orlando Magic beat the Dallas Mavericks 138-127 on Friday, April 3, 2026 at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Wendell Carter Jr. led the Magic with 28 points.

What are the Magic and Mavericks records?

After this game the Magic were 41-36 and the Mavericks were 24-53 this season.

Who was the top scorer in Magic vs Mavericks?

Wendell Carter Jr. scored 28 for the Magic. Cooper Flagg scored 51 for the Mavericks.

Who leads the Magic vs Mavericks season series?

The Magic lead the regular-season series 1-0 this season.

Who won the last Magic vs Mavericks game?

The Magic beat the Mavericks 115-114 on Mar 5, 2026 at home.

Where was Magic vs Mavericks played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the home arena of the Dallas Mavericks.

What was the score by quarter in Magic vs Mavericks?

Magic-Mavericks: Q1 38-31, Q2 33-27, Q3 40-34, Q4 27-35.

What is next for the Magic and Mavericks?

Magic visit the Raptors on Wednesday, October 28 at 7:30 PM ET; Mavericks visit the Heat on Monday, October 26 at 7:30 PM ET.