Game time: 8:30 p.m., AmericanAirlies Center, Dallas 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network 

Betting line: Magic -6.5

LAST GAME FOR THE MAGIC: 

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points, including 5-of-9 from three-point range, as

Atlanta defeated Orlando, 130-101, at Kia Center. The Hawks swept the season series from the Magic, 4-0. Jalen Johnson tallied 18 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists for the Hawks, while Dyson Daniels had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Jamal Cain led the Magic with 17 points. Atlanta shot 51.1 percent from the field, was 15-of-37 from three-point range, and held Orlando to just 39.8 percent from the field, including 6-of-32 from downtown. The Hawks outrebounded the Magic, 51-37. Atlanta took control of the game during the second quarter, where they outscored the Magic, 47-26. The 47 points were the most ever scored by an opponent during a second quarter. The Hawks led by as many as 31 points during the second half.

PROJECTED STARTERS

MAGIC 

F Tristan da Silva 

F Paolo Banchero 

C Wendell Carter Jr. 

G Desmond Bane 

G  Jalen Suggs

MAVERICKS

F Cooper Flagg

F Khris Middleton 

C Daniel Gafford

G Max Christie 

G Ryan Nembhard

INJURY REPORT

MAGIC

Anthony Black: Out (Stomach)

Jonathan Isaac: Out (Knee)

Franz Wagner: Out (Ankle)

Alex Morales: Out (G League)

Colin Castleton: Out (G League)

MAVERICKS

Marvin Bagley: Doubtful (Shoulder)

Moussa Cisse: Questionable (G League)

Kyrie Irving: Out (Knee)

Dereck Lively: Out (Foot)

Caleb Martin: Doubtful (Foot)

John Poulakidas: Probable (G League)

Tyler Smith: Probable (G League)

P.J Washington: Doubtful (Illness)

QUOTABLE 

Magic coach Jamahl Mosley after the loss to the Atlanta Hawks: "Yeah, I think a lot of it I have to go back and look at the film in this situation. It looked like missed shots at the rim. They were able to get out and get a bunch of easy baskets. Then long shots on our misses. They were able to get out and get some easy baskets and our defense broke down way too many times where they're slipping out of screens. Our communication had to turn up a little bit and it wasn't there. You got to give Atlanta a ton of credit. They have our number in this moment and they kicked our ass and that's what it is right now."

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