DALLAS—Kristaps Porzingis got the call on the first play of his first game in two weeks for the Dallas Mavericks. That started a strong return for the 7-foot-3 Latvian. Porzingis scored 12 of his 19 points in the first quarter and the Mavericks cruised to a 108–92 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The 7-foot-3 Latvian was sharp from the start after missing seven games because of COVID-19. Porzingis hit four of five shots in the opening quarter, starting with a post-up bucket and finishing with a 3-pointer that barely beat the buzzer after a pump fake created a clean look from the corner. “Kind of makes me comfortable right off the bat,” Porzingis said of getting the first basket 22 seconds in. “And then just finding opportunities within the offense. That’s what I wanted to do. I didn’t want to force anything too much first game back.” …
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