The Los Angeles Lakers won for the second straight game after defeating the Orlando Magic, 106-94.
Los Angeles, playing without Anthony Davis, opened the first quarter on a 7-0 run by forcing turnovers on defense and converting in transition. However, Orlando responded with a 19-4 run and took a 25-18 lead entering the second behind 12 bench points.
Orlando pushed the lead to nine in the second, but the Lakers went on a 14-6 run with LeBron James playing at center and reclaimed the advantage, 32-31. Despite outscoring the Magic in the quarter, the Lakers trailed by three points at the half, 52-49. James led L.A. with 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists and made all five of his shots inside the arc.
Los Angeles jumped to a 14-4 run to start the second half, with James responsible for 11 of them. He made back-to-back triples and a long fadeaway from near the right elbow. L.A. then increased that run to 33-6, including a 23-0 spurt, with James and Talen Horton-Tucker leading the charge. Orlando went 10 minutes without scoring a field goal as L.A. led 85-62 after three quarters.
Unsurprisingly, the Lakers allowed Orlando to make it competitive again after the Magic jumped to an 18-9 run when L.A. went small. Orlando trimmed the 25-point lead to 10 but eventually ran out of gas.
Here is how the Lakers graded individually from the win:
