Professional athletes are famously known to be creatures of habit.
Well, some routines were altered early Wednesday evening as the Orlando Magic defeated the Dallas Mavericks 94-87 in a contest that was pushed forward from a 7:00 PM EST tipoff to 5:30 PM.
The change was made due to Tropical Storm Nicole, which is currently barreling towards the east coast of Florida.
Again, maybe it was the lack of routine, but the Magic were the first team this season to hold Dallas All-Star guard Luka Doncic under 30 points in a game (he finished with 24 points, 9 for 29 FGA’s).