ORLANDO – The All-Star break seemed to sit well with the Mavericks, and especially Maxi Kleber.
Luka Doncic made sure the Mavericks returned to action with gusto on Friday night and Kleber did his best impersonation of another big German back in the day, turning in a shooting performance Dirk Nowitzki would be proud of.
Tack on Kristaps Porzingis coming up big at opportune times and the Mavericks got back to work with a solid 122-106 victory over the Orlando Magic at Amway Center.
Kleber finished with a career-best 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting.