Banchero, Magic rally past Lakers, 110-109
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In crunch time, teams tend to go to their highest-paid, highest-profile players. That's actually what the Los Angeles Lakers did Tuesday night against the Orla
Paolo Banchero dominates on both ends, leading the injury riddled Orlando Magic past the Lakers and boosting their top-six playoff push.
Trust takes a long time to cultivate. It doesn’t take much for it to erode. Perhaps the Orlando Magic could have lost some trust when they were beaten at the double-overtime buzzer by the Phoenix Suns’ Jalen Green on Saturday night.
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Magic's fortunate bounce exposes cracks within Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers were seconds away from holding off an Orlando Magic comeback Tuesday night. Then a loose ball bounced into Wendell Carter's hands and the Lakers' internal drama ramped up again.
A cross-conference matchup on Thursday's NBA schedule has the Orlando Magic hosting the Houston Rockets. Orlando (31-26) is coming off
Lakers lose 110-109 to Orlando after Luka Dončić passes up late shot and LeBron James misses final attempt in closing seconds at Crypto.com Arena.
Paolo Banchero has turned things around after the All-Star break, and this could be a game-changer for the Magic.
Los Angeles and Orlando meet in non-conference action. The teams match up Tuesday for the first time this season.