NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Dallas Mavericks vs Orlando Magic Head-to-Head

Dallas Mavericks lead the all-time record 44-31 across 75 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

The earliest meeting on record was on February 17, 1990: Orlando Magic 108, Dallas Mavericks 135.

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
DAL
44
vs
ORL
31
75 meetings
All-time

DAL lead 44-31

Recent form

DAL 6-4 over the latest 10

Last meeting

ORL won 138-127 on Apr 3, 2026

Closeness

13 wins separate the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 11.8 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Apr 3, 26
DAL 127-138 ORL
ORL
Mar 5, 26
ORL 115-114 DAL
ORL
Mar 27, 25
ORL 92-101 DAL
DAL
Nov 3, 24
DAL 108-85 ORL
DAL
Jan 29, 24
DAL 131-129 ORL
DAL
Nov 6, 23
ORL 102-117 DAL
DAL
Nov 9, 22
ORL 94-87 DAL
ORL
Oct 30, 22
DAL 114-105 ORL
DAL
Jan 30, 22
ORL 110-108 DAL
ORL
Jan 15, 22
DAL 108-92 ORL
DAL
Last Meeting
Apr 3, 2026Final
DAL
127
HOME
ORL
138
AWAY
Magicwon by11
Magic's 2nd straight in this series·Game 75 of all-time series

Matchup context

Dallas Mavericks have won 6 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Dallas Mavericks lead the complete decided record 44-31. The 11.8-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
1990 to 2026
37 seasons
Average margin
11.8 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
44W
31W
DAL
ORL
59%41%
Dallas MavericksOrlando Magic
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season75 games
44
31
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Dallas Mavericks Biggest Win
112–80+32
Feb 11, 2017
Orlando Magic Biggest Win
113–87+26
Jan 14, 2002
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓DAL ↕ORL ↕Games ↕
2025–26022
2024–25202
2023–24202
2022–23112
2021–22112
2020–21202
2019–20202
2018–19112
2017–18112
2016–17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
28-10DAL HOME21-16ORL HOME
AWAY
16-21
DAL
AWAY
10-28
ORL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Orlando Magic: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.8 pts on average
11.8pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DAL-Neutral
Last 1060%
All-Time58.7%
ORL-Neutral
Last 1040%
All-Time41.3%
Last 10 Results
DAL / ORL

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 45 of 75 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
4
DAL OT Wins
3
ORL OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
110-104 on Feb 19, 2016 (1OT)

Largest Leads

DAL Biggest Leads
+34pts
Jan 14, 2002
#2:+28 pts·Dec 10, 2018
#3:+27 pts·Jan 31, 2015
ORL Biggest Leads
+30pts
Mar 28, 2004
#2:+28 pts·Apr 5, 2003
#3:+24 pts·Dec 22, 2001

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
19
Mar 3, 2007
Average per Game
4.7
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
13
Dec 2, 1996
Average Ties per Game
4.7
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
20,468
Mar 3, 2007
Lowest
3,766
Mar 1, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
17,298

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DAL47.2%
ORL45.3%
DAL +1.9 pp
3P%
DAL36.9%
ORL35.2%
DAL +1.7 pp
FT%
DAL76.9%
ORL75.2%
DAL +1.7 pp
TS%
DAL56.5%
ORL53.6%
DAL +2.9 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DAL Top 15 Scorers
DAL top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Dirk Nowitzki7133321.638
Luka Doncic2851125.944
Jason Terry2551418.229
Josh Howard2121119.328
Michael Finley1831018.335
Tim Hardaway Jr.136915.136
Devin Harris122139.418
J.J. Barea113148.117
Monta Ellis113618.825
Dwight Powell111147.916
Steve Nash101812.628
Maxi Kleber100137.726
Dorian Finney-Smith97146.914
Jalen Brunson97616.224
Wesley Matthews87614.521
ORL Top 15 Scorers
ORL top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Dwight Howard2891420.635
Jameer Nelson2641517.627
Nikola Vucevic2501615.630
Hedo Turkoglu1811116.426
Aaron Gordon1711313.223
Tracy McGrady148624.734
Evan Fournier1451014.528
Darrell Armstrong1331013.333
Terrence Ross1141110.422
D.J. Augustin109912.124
Rashard Lewis81613.523
Horace Grant68611.316
Maurice Harkless66611.018
Elfrid Payton5987.415
Mike Miller59414.820

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
44pts
Luka Doncic
DALvsORL
Oct 30, 2022
38pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsORL
Mar 31, 2006
38pts
Dirk Nowitzki
DALvsORL
Jan 18, 2001
36pts
Tim Hardaway Jr.
DALvsORL
Jan 9, 2021
35pts
Dwight Howard
ORLvsDAL
Feb 2, 2009
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

Rivalry Fingerprint

Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.

Quarter scoring pulse

46 games with complete quarter lines

DALORL

How they create points

41 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Q2 scoring: DAL +1.5 points46 games

DAL highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 27.1

ORL highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 25.6

Widest fingerprint gap

DAL +1.5 q2 scoring

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.

Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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