ORLANDO, Fla. — Franz Wagner scored 22 points and the Orlando Magic held Luka Doncic under 30 points for the first time this season in a 94-87 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.

Doncic, the NBA’s leading scorer, finished with 24 points after scoring 30 or more in each of the Mavericks’ first nine games. He shot 9 for 29 overall and 2 for 11 from 3-point range.

Spencer Dinwiddle scored 29 points for the Mavericks, who were outrebounded 49-29.

The Magic played for the first time without rookie Paolo Banchero, who sprained his ankle Monday night.

Wendell Carter Jr. had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, and Jalen Suggs had 12 points and seven rebounds.

The start of the game was moved up by 90 minutes due to the approach of Hurricane Nicole.

Dinwiddie’s layup early in the second quarter put Dallas up 34-24 – the Mavs’ only double-digit lead of the game.

Dallas led 83-82 when Dinwiddie scored with 6:02 remaining, but the Magic answered with eight straight points in a 3 1/2-minute stretch in which Doncic missed two free throws.

A jumper and two free throws by Wagner put Orlando up 94-85 with 56.7 seconds left.

TRAIL BLAZERS 105, HORNETS 95: Damian Lillard overcame a slow start to finish with 26 points on six 3-pointers and Portland won at Charlotte, handing the Hornets their sixth straight loss.

Anfernee Simons scored 19 points and Shaedon Sharpe chipped in with 17 points off the bench for Portland. The Trail Blazers shot 53.3% and rallied from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter to improve to 3-1 on their six-game road trip.

Drew Eubanks added 14 points and eight rebounds for Portland.

Terry Rozier led the Hornets with 18 points while Mason Plumlee had 16 points and 12 rebounds.

NUGGETS 122, PACERS 119: Nikola Jokic scored 24 points in 21 minutes to help visiting Denver overcome an 18-point deficit in the second half.

Indiana led most of the second half but struggled to stop Jokic and Denver’s 3-point shooters down the stretch. Myles Turner missed a 3 at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.

Bennedict Mathurin led the Pacers with 30 points, including 23 in the first half. Tyrese Haliburton had 21 points and 11 assists.

NETS 112, KNICKS 85: Kevin Durant had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, becoming the first player since Michael Jordan to score at least 25 points in his team’s first 12 games, and Brooklyn routed New York at home.

Seth Curry added a season-high 23 points and Edmond Sumner, in his fourth straight start in place of the suspended Kyrie Irving, finished with a season-best 18.

JAZZ 125, HAWKS 119: Lauri Markkanen scored a season-high 32 points and Utah recovered after blowing a 15-point lead to win in Atlanta.

Jordan Clarkson had 23 points, his fifth straight game with at least 20, to give the Western Conference-leading Jazz (10-3) their fourth straight win.

RAPTORS 116, ROCKETS 109: Fred VanVleet scored 12 of his season-high 32 points in the fourth quarter, O.G. Anunoby matched his season best with 27 points and added 10 rebounds, and Toronto won at home.

NOTES

SUNS: Chris Paul missed Wednesday’s game at Minnesota because of right heel soreness.

Phoenix Coach Monty Williams said the team is being cautious with Paul, who left Monday’s game at Philadelphia early and played just under 14 minutes. The Suns fell, 100-88, their second loss in three games.

“Chris has pain like six, seven on a scale of 10, he plays,” Williams said. “It’s about us protecting him from himself. It’s also a way to give his body some rest.”

Paul, 37, will miss his first game of the season. He’s averaging 9.5 points and 9.4 assists.

Phoenix forward Cameron Johnson missed his third straight game because of a right meniscus tear.

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