On January 30, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Mavericks narrowly defeated the Magic 131-129 at home, and the team completed a 16-point reversal to kill the opponent. Doncic delivered 45 points, 9 rebounds and 15 assists in this game, Hardaway Jr. had 36 points and 8 rebounds, Lively had 20 points and 11 rebounds, Hardy had 20 points and 7 assists, and the whole team of 4 scored 20+ points. The Magic's Banchero had 36 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, Wagner Jr. had 21 points and Blake had 20 points.
In the last meeting between the two sides, the Mavericks played well, with three players scoring 20+ points and Doncic scoring 29 points to lead the team to a 15-point win on the road. The Mavericks returned to their home court, and the team did not start well, performing poorly on the defensive end, allowing the Magic to make 7 three-pointers in a single quarter, conceding 35 points, and after the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks trailed the opponent by 9 points. In the second quarter of the game, the Mavericks' defense still did not adjust, the Magic team played better and better, the team hit consecutive shots on the outside, and the advantage on the inside was also obvious, the Magic team shot 17 of 23 in the single quarter, and scored 42 points on the outside with 5 three-pointers. At halftime, the Magic led the Mavericks by 16 points, 77-61.
The Mavericks broke out completely in the third quarter, and the team strengthened the defensive confrontation, making it difficult for the Magic team to adapt, and the Magic team scored 12 points in the entire third quarter, while the Mavericks scored 35 points in a single quarter under the leadership of Doncic, outscoring the Magic team by 23 points. With an excellent performance in the third quarter, the Mavericks managed to overtake the Magic by 7 points.
In the final quarter of the game, the Magic relied on the play of Wagner Jr. and Banchero, and the team successfully tied the score, and in the last 2 minutes, Lai Fu hit two of the four free throws, and the Mavericks led the Magic by 1 point. Subsequently, Hardaway Jr. made another foul and scored two free throws, Banchero forced a three-point shot, Doncic assisted Green to score a layup, the Mavericks held a 5-point lead, and then Doncic assisted Lively again to complete an empty dunk, Banchero and Wagner Jr. scored 5 points in a row, Hardaway Jr. made a mistake, Banchero made an empty basket inside, and there were 12 seconds left for the Magic to chase 1 point, Doncic hit both free throws, and the Magic got a chance to equalize, but the Mavericks deliberately fouled, Banchero made one of the free throws, and finally deliberately missed the free throw, Wagner Jr. got the rebound and hit the three-point iron, the game lost suspense, and the Mavericks won the Magic at home without danger, and completed the double kill in the season.
Not only did Doncic win the game with luxurious statistics, but he also reached a career milestone, becoming only the second player in league history to score at least 10,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 3,000 assists before the age of 25, the other being James. The talented star from Europe is writing a great career in the NBA, and he is getting better almost every day and has grown into a superstar in the league.