National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 96, Orlando 93
When: 10:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 28, 2021
Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Officials:
#23 Tre Maddox, #39 Tyler Ford, #35 Jason Goldenberg
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Dennis Schroder scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 96-93 win against the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
Kyle Kuzma had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Montrezl Harrell finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and Markieff Morris totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers.
LeBron James missed his fifth straight game with a high ankle sprain and the Lakers improved to 2-3 without their leader in scoring (25.4), rebounding (7.9) and assists (7.9).
Dwayne Bacon scored a career-high 26 points, Chuma Okeke scored 14 points and Mo Bamba had 11 points off the bench for the Magic.
R.J. Hampton, Wendell Carter Jr. and Otto Porter Jr. made their team debuts off the bench for the Magic after they were acquired in trades on Thursday.
Hampton scored 10 points, Carter finished with eight and Porter had five.
The Magic took their biggest lead of the game at 82-77 on a 3-pointer by Hampton with 7:19 left in the game.
Shortly afterward, the Lakers answered back with a 12-1 run to move ahead 92-85 with 3:28 left.
Carter scored on a dunk to cut the deficit to 96-93 with 30.9 seconds remaining, but Porter missed a 3-point try at the buzzer.
Porter entered the game and made his first shot, a 22-footer with 1:51 left in the first quarter to match Orlando's biggest least of the first half at 21-18.
The Lakers moved back ahead by the end of the opening quarter and led by 13 on Kuzma's layup with 2:58 left in the first half, but the Magic closed with a 13-5 run to trail 44-39 at the break.
The Magic rallied back to tie the score five times in the third quarter before briefly retaking the lead 66-65 on a three-point play by Hampton with 45.5 seconds left in the third quarter.
Porter sank a 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds left to tie the score again at 69-69 entering the fourth.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Orlando |
|
L.A. Lakers |
|
Dwayne Bacon 26 |
Scoring |
Dennis Schroder 24 |
|
Mo Bamba 3 |
Assists |
Dennis Schroder 6 |
|
Dwayne Bacon 8 |
Rebounds |
Montrezl Harrell 11 |
|
Dwayne Bacon 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dennis Schroder 9 |
|
Khem Birch 1 |
Steals |
Alex Caruso 2 |
|
Mo Bamba 3 |
Blocks |
Montrezl Harrell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Orlando
|
93 |
38.6 |
11-33 |
14-17 |
19 |
51 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
| L.A. Lakers
|
96 |
41.5 |
11-40 |
17-23 |
25 |
52 |
5 |
9 |
12 |
Upcoming Games
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L.A. Lakers will play their next game at home against Milwaukee. The Lakers have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .529 after a loss.
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Orlando will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Magic have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .267 after a loss.
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