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Los Angeles Lakers at Orlando Magic

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43-28, 15-19 Away
Final
106 - 118

34-38, 19-17 Home

Wagner and Banchero power the Magic to a 118-106 win over the struggling Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic: Game Highlights

Luka Doncic scored 32 points and LeBron James added 24 points and eight assists for the Lakers, who have lost seven of their last 10.

Anthony Black came off the bench and finished with 17 points, five rebounds and six assists for the Magic.

Austin Reaves scored eight of his 17 points in the first quarter for the Lakers, who led by nine points late in the first half, but were outscored 34-18 in the third quarter.

Takeaways Lakers: With a third straight loss in the opener of a four-game trip, the Lakers (43-28) slipped into a tie for fourth place in the Western Conference with idle Memphis.

Magic: Orlando (34-38) snapped a six-game home losing streak and remained eighth place in the Eastern Conference.

Key moment After the Lakers had trimmed a 17-point deficit to seven with 5:40 remaining, Wagner and Banchero combined for Orlando's next 10 points, including six on layups, for a 110-98 lead with 3:19 left.

Key stat The lowest scoring team in the NBA at 104.8 points per game, the Magic shot 49.4% overall, made 15 3-pointers and made just nine turnovers.

Up next The Lakers play at Indiana on Wednesday night. The Magic are at Charlotte on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

ORL wins series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 118
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 118
4th 5.1 shot clock turnover 106 - 118
4th 25.1 Franz Wagner defensive rebound 106 - 118
4th 29.1 Anthony Black blocks Gabe Vincent 's 26-foot three point jumper 106 - 118

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/orl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originORL
37-80 FG 42-85
46.3 Field Goal % 49.4
10-32 3PT 15-40
31.3 Three Point % 37.5
22-28 FT 19-23
78.6 Free Throw % 82.6
39 Rebounds 43
11 Offensive Rebounds 12
28 Defensive Rebounds 31
19 Assists 25
7 Steals 6
1 Blocks 4
10 Turnovers 8
1 Team Turnovers 1
11 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
10 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
12 Fast Break Points 20
48 Points in Paint 44
20 Fouls 18
9 Largest Lead 17
Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Moritz Wagner, C Day-To-Day Jul 23
Jase Richardson, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Noah Penda, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Tristan da Silva, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Jalen Suggs, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Los Angeles Lakers Los Angeles Lakers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Augustas Marciulionis, G Day-To-Day Jul 26
Eric Dixon, F Day-To-Day Jul 26
Adou Thiero, F Day-To-Day Jul 22
Bronny James, G Day-To-Day Jul 18

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,598 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 41 L1 0.5 41
Atlanta 1 42 W3 0.4878049 40
Miami 4 45 L1 0.4512195 37
Charlotte 22 63 L7 0.23170732 19
Washington 23 64 W1 0.2195122 18
Full Standings

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