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The Orlando Magic found themselves in a very tight matchup against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night and in the end Orlando came out victorious. There may have been some magical moments, none of which were more particularly notable than Jalen Suggs’ ridiculously improbable made basket off a PJ Washington deflection. But Wendell Carter Jr. did his best to outdo his teammate by leading Orlando to victory with a memorable poster jam.

The Magic took a brave defensive stance with less than 10 seconds left, they went out in transition in half, and refused to call a timeout to set up the Mavericks defensively. Suggs stepped up the pace against Klay Thompson and got into two-man action with Carter. The Mavs then sacked Suggs and relieved Carter of the role man position. Every Mavs defender came up late, including Cooper Flagg, who tried to deny Carter’s slam – only to end up being put into a poster.

Magic finished taking Carter’s dunk led to a 115–114 victory over the Mavericks, as Dallas could not respond with a game-winner of their own.

Via Magic Film Room on X (formerly Twitter):

Wendell Carter Jr. takes the lead with a clutch dunk, Jalen Suggs throws a great pass pic.twitter.com/aQEnWm34tR

– The Magic Way (@MagicFilmRoom) 6 March 2026

Magic choke down 76ers for sixth place in East

The Magic have struggled with injuries this season, with Suggs not getting enough of his game and Franz Wagner still out indefinitely with an ankle problem. Still, Orlando remains within striking distance of the sixth and final outright playoff spot in the East, as this latest win over the Mavs brings them to 33-28 on the season, or half a game behind the Philadelphia 76ers.

The competition for the sixth place is going to become even more intense. The Charlotte Hornets are destroying every team in their path, the Atlanta Hawks are hitting their stride, and the Miami Heat can always be counted on to compete until the end.