The Orlando Magic created a rather large hole for themselves early in Friday’s contest against the Dallas Mavericks, trailing in the first quarter by as many as 18 points. To their credit, the Magic fought all the way back, and even took a (very) brief lead in the game in the third quarter.
But their overall lack of success shooting the basketball from the outside (9-43 3PTA’s, 20.9%), along with numerous defensive lapses and missed assignments that occurred throughout the game, proved to be too much to overcome against a team as talented as the Mavericks.
Orlando fell to eight games below .