Dan Savage: Final: Mavs 101, Magic 92 Paolo Banchero fired off a game-high 35 points. It was his 5th straight game with 30-plus points — first Magic player achieve that feat since T-Mac in 2003. Orlando is back in action on Saturday when it hosts the Sacramento Kings at 5 p.m. ET.

Tony East: Pacers beat the Wizards 162-109. Franchise record 162 points. Franchise record 27 made threes. Second-best ever 48 assists. Their worst scoring quarter was 37. They clobbered Washington. Tyrese Haliburton led with 29 points.

“Since I’ve been back from injury, I’ve played a lot more at the three, giving me a lot more space to attack from above the break,” Watson noted, referring to his sprained knee in February. “And it’s definitely different, attacking off the dribble from the wing as opposed to the corner. Just more space, not as clogged up, and I’m not playing against the out-of-bounds lines.” But Watson understands his value to Denver in the corner as well. His third-year leap as a 3-point shooter — he’s up to 37.7% — is mostly a product of that area of the floor. He’s 46.4% from the baseline and sub-30% from above the break, though that didn’t stop him from sinking a pair of wing 3s against Chicago. “I’m also probably in the corner more, so I think that correlates,” Watson said. “And I think I’m a great shooter all around.”