The ups and downs of an NBA season can sometimes be awful brutal on the nervous system. Such was the case
With a win over the hapless Orlando Magic, the Dallas Mavericks would have moved into a tie with the Utah Jazz for fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Instead, the Mavs were surprisingly upset by Orlando, 110-108, and now they find themselves in sixth place in the West standings.
What bothered the Mavs more than anything is that they led the Magic, 34-23, after the first quarter, only to see Orlando outscore them, 41-25, in the second quarter.