The Orlando Magic ended a six-recreation domestic dropping streak via way of means of causing a 3rd immediately defeat at the Los Angeles Lakers.
Luka Doncic scored 32 factors and LeBron James delivered 24 and 8 assists for the Lakers, who led 60-fifty eight at half-time.
However, Orlando outscored the traffic 34-18 withinside the 1/3 zone and went directly to wrap up a 118-106 victory.
Franz Wagner contributed 32 factors and 9 assists for the Magic, whilst Paolo Banchero delivered 30 factors and 7 rebounds.
“We appearance tired,” stated Lakers train JJ Redick. “I do not know what contributes to that. We were not capable of preserve the extent of depth that we began out the sport with.”
The Lakers, who’ve misplaced seven in their beyond 10 video games are fourth withinside the Western Conference with eleven video games of the normal season remaining. The pinnacle 8 qualify for the play-offs and that they have 8 greater wins than the ninth-positioned Sacramento Kings.
The Magic occupy 8th spot withinside the Eastern Conference and feature 10 video games left.
Elsewhere on Monday, in a healthy offering facets not going to make the play-offs, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed Anthony Davis lower back from damage in a 120-one hundred and one victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
Davis scored 12 points in 26 minutes as he returned from six weeks out with an abductor injury – suffered in his first game for Dallas after his trade from the Lakers in exchange for Doncic.
