Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Orlando Magic (5-23) play against the Los Angeles Lakers (13-13) at STAPLES Center

Game Time: 9:30 PM EST on Sunday December 12, 2021

Orlando Magic 94, Los Angeles Lakers 106 (Final)

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Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
#LakersWin pic.twitter.com/85m5rzlnfO – 11:55 PM Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Lakers 106, Magic 94
The Lakers improve to 15-13. They’ve won three of their last four games and five of seven overall. LeBron James led the way with a 30-point triple-double (30/11/10) — his sixth 30-point game over his last eight games.
Up next: at Dallas on Wed. – 11:55 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
FINAL BOX: LA Lakers 106, Orlando 94 pic.twitter.com/AuOeKu6gRL – 11:54 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Lakers over the Magic 106-94…Q3 the difference (+26)…
-Lebron 30pts 11rebs 10ast 3blks
-THT 19pts 5stls
-Russ 19pts 7rebs 5ast 2stls
3 Game road trip starts Wednesday in Dallas vs the Mavs…
@ESPNLosAngeles – 11:54 PM Dave McMenamin @mcten
Lakers beat the 5-23 Magic soundly, 106-94, in a game LAL led by as many as 25. LeBron 30p on 12-of-19 11r 10a 3b 6tos; Russ 19p on 9-of-18 7r 5a 5tos; THT 19p on 7-of-14 6s; Melo 13p on 3-of-5 from 3. Lakers are 15-3 w/ DAL/MIN/CHI road trip upcoming. – 11:53 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
FINAL: Lakers 106, Magic 94.
The third quarter blew it all open for the Lakers, as did LeBron James (30p, 11 r, 10a) with the triple-double. Lakers held the Magic to 2 for 23 in the pivotal third quarter, and killed in the paint. THT and Russ with 19 points each. – 11:53 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
LeBron with his 101st career triple-double. – 11:52 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
That’s a VEREERRRRYYYYYY liberal 10th assist they gave to LeBron for his triple double, as in, no way that shoulda been an assist – 11:52 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Final: Lakers 106, Magic 94.
Orlando returns home from its five-game West Coast trip to face the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday. – 11:52 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Cole Anthony may be the most fun player in the league that nobody but hardcore watchers know about. AK – 11:50 PM Dave McMenamin @mcten
From Lakers PR: LAL held ORL to just 8.7% shooting in the third quarter tonight (2-for-23). It was the worst shooting percentage by a Lakers opponent in a quarter since Dec. 14, 1999 against the L.A. Clippers (The Clips shot 5.6% in the 2nd Q that night, going 1-for-18) – 11:49 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Fast break points tonight: Lakers 20, Orlando 2. – 11:45 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron’s up to 30 points for the 6th time in 8 games.
LAL took their foot off the gas in the 4th Q, with a 23-point lead, but still lead 102-89 with 3:02 to play. – 11:45 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
23-8 run. – 11:42 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
The Magic have found a way to cut the Lakers’ lead to 97-87.
The went 2 of 23 in the 3Q, yet are only down by 10 with 4:11 left in the game. – 11:42 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
The @Orlando Magic use a 23-8 stretch to pull back within 10.
LAL 97, ORL 87 with 4:11 left in 4th. – 11:41 PM Bill Oram @billoram
The Lakers one-time 25-point lead is down to 10 after Gary Harris hits the 3 to pull the Magic within 97-87. 4:11 left. – 11:41 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
It’s a 10-point game with 4:11 left. Another Lakers timeout. – 11:40 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
Lakers are taking their foot off the gas – 11:39 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
I believe this is the play Mo Bamba sprained his right ankle. He hasn’t played since 8:18 left in the 3Q. pic.twitter.com/WojNtV4PeQ – 11:37 PM Jeff Eisenband @JeffEisenband
LeBron putting on Wendall Carter Jr’s lens is pure comedy. 😂 pic.twitter.com/8p4XvgnicV – 11:36 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Lakers led by 25, but now it’s down to 14 with 5:53 remaining. Frank calls a timeout to talk about it. – 11:35 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LAL came into this game ranked 12th in defensive efficiency, a number that could go up a tick based off that 3rd Q in particular. ORL is at 35% from the field with 18 turnovers as the Lakers lead 94-75. – 11:34 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Injury update from Orlando: Mo Bamba won’t return tonight due to an ankle sprain. – 11:32 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Magic center Mo Bamba won’t return against the Lakers due to a sprained right ankle. – 11:30 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
🚨 INJURY UPDATE:
@Orlando Magic center Mo Bamba will not return tonight at LA Lakers due to a sprained right ankle.
#MagicTogether – 11:29 PM Chuck Swirsky @ctsbulls
Time to watch Lakers- Magic …can’t wait to hear @mullyhaugh @670TheScore Monday morning. Time to hit the Mr. Pibb. – 11:27 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Russ, uh, passed out of a dunk. But DeAndre Jordan was able to finish the dish. – 11:25 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 3RD QUARTER BOX: LA Lakers 85, Orlando 62 pic.twitter.com/AO12F7gLzt – 11:24 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Orlando managed just 10 points in the 3rd Q, the lowest in any quarter for a Lakers opponent since last March (Cleveland).
LAL’s lead going into the 4th is 85-62, after a 36-10 period. – 11:24 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
A 36-10 3rd with a 23-0 run.
That’s Lakers basketball #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/Khol20dY3t – 11:23 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 3Q: Lakers 85, Magic 62.
Magic were actually leading at halftime, Lakers outscored them 36-10 in that quarter. – 11:22 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
After Q3: Lakers 85, Magic 62.
That was a 36-10 advantage for the Lakers in the third. Orlando went more than 8 minutes between points, almost 10 minutes between field goals. LeBron James was a two-way force, and he’s up to 25 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists. – 11:22 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
DJ capping off a 23-0 run. pic.twitter.com/4wmxzFrPIs – 11:21 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
The Magic haven’t hit a shot in nearly 10 minutes – 11:18 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
That Terrence Ross free throw gave the Magic their first points in over eight minutes. – 11:18 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron takes a seat at the 2:43 mark of the 3rd after leading LAL to this 29-4 disparity in the period.
He had 2 more big blocks to go with 14 points and 3 assists, for 25 points, 8 boards, 6 assists and 3 blocks in 28 minutes. – 11:17 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
With that free throw, Terrence Ross gives the Magic their first point in more than eight minutes. – 11:17 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
A lot of energy out there for the Lakers! Refreshing to see – 11:16 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
LeBron red shell pic.twitter.com/YCDeHSBWsY – 11:16 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
21-0 run by the Lakers and it’s all been due to LeBron – 11:16 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
this is LeBron’s third block of the night and somehow it’s, like, the least impressive one. He is unreal. pic.twitter.com/vvnyY1AqQi – 11:16 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Yeah. If you don’t think LeBron is still deep in the conversation for the best player in the league, you’re just kinda lying to yourself at this point – 11:15 PM Kyle Kuzma @kylekuzma
LBJ swat party☝🏽 – 11:15 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
LeBron is on something tonight. Wow. – 11:15 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
Jesus LeBron. This third quarter has been incredible. – 11:15 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
LeBron is an absolute menace. He’s been swatting stuff left and right. The Magic cannot get a break. – 11:14 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
LeBron’s having a ridiculous third quarter. – 11:12 PM Bob Garcia @bgarciaivsports
Are we sure LeBron is in his 19th year? – 11:12 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Bron is ridiculous… – 11:11 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
LeBron entered the Matrix 😅
(📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/2e6H7EdJ8M – 11:10 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
It’s a 17-0 run for LAL, their longest of the season, producing a 72-56 lead.
Orlando, who played last night in this building, is struggling to generate good looks against some better Lakers defense. – 11:10 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Lakers with 72-56 lead over Magic after that Bradley 3.
The Lakers are on a 17-0 run and have 23-4 advantage in the 3Q. – 11:10 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
L.A. on a 17-0 run.
Orlando led prior to the start of the run.
Lakers 72, Magic 56 with 5:43 left in 3rd. – 11:09 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
THT went 2 for 3 from 3 at OKC, and is now 3 for 5 tonight.
He’s previously hit only 2 3’s in his prior 10 games. If he can find a rhythm from distance, it’d be pretty significant for LAL. – 11:09 PM Bill Oram @billoram
Avery Bradley’s 3 gives the Lakers a 72-56 lead. This 17-0 run is their longest of the year, per Lakers. Orlando has only scored four points in the third period. – 11:08 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Lakers 23-4 in Q3 (5:43 left)…LakeShow up 72-56 – 11:08 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Said it before, I’ll say it again: The Lakers are a third quarter team. Always have been. BK – 11:08 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Lakers PR says this 17-0 run is the team’s biggest unanswered scoring streak of the year. – 11:08 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron after last game: “I’m starting to get a lot healthier as the season goes on, especially with my low ab and my groin. That’s been feeling a lot better as of the last couple weeks.”
He’s up to 24 points on 10 of 14 FG’s after a big transition dunk. – 11:04 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
He’s just too strong.
@Talen Horton-Tucker x @LeBron James pic.twitter.com/5mozoYfsne – 11:03 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
Lakers start out the 3rd +11, up 64-56…Lebron with 22pts and 7rebs…THT up to 11pts along with 4 steals… – 11:02 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
Let’s go, Lakers Nation 👏 pic.twitter.com/QNK9QLY0qA – 11:02 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
LeBron James has that look about him. He’s just not going to let the Lakers lose this one. The Magic need to regroup here. – 11:01 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Another LeBron-led run has LAL up 8 at 64-56, their biggest margin, behind a 15-4 start to the 3rd Q.
LeBron’s up to 22 points with 7 boards and 4 assists, his latest going for THT’s 2nd 3-pointer. – 11:01 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
LeBron took over – 11:00 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Lakers up by 8 after a THT catch-and-shoot. LeBron makes a point to go toward halfcourt and tell the fans to get loud as Magic call a timeout. – 11:00 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
it’s a love-hate relationship with the goggles – 10:58 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Wendell Carter Jr.’s goggles have taken a beating today, but he’s got them back on and ready to go after tossing them aside for a moment. – 10:57 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Wendell Carter has been wearing rec specs for most of this game, and they’ve tumbled off his face a time or two. Looks like he just gave up on them, tossing them to the baseline after that last Magic possession. – 10:56 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Today just isn’t the day for Wendell Carter Jr.’s goggles. – 10:56 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron was 5 for 5 from 2 in the 1st half, all at the rim, and 0 for 3 from 3.
He started the 2nd half with B2B 3’s to reach 17 points in his 20 minutes, putting LAL up 1. – 10:54 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
halfway home 🙂 pic.twitter.com/qSZEzirILs – 10:39 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
HALFTIME BOX: Orlando 52, LA Lakers 49 pic.twitter.com/YpJwGPDiCU – 10:38 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Halftime: Magic 52, Lakers 49.
Cole Anthony leads the Magic with points (12). Terrence Ross has 11.
Orlando’s 24 minutes away from picking up first win of road trip. – 10:38 PM Bill Oram @billoram
Russell Westbrook heads to the locker room with a pretty good limp after that collision at the rim. Lakers trail 52-49. LeBron with 11 points, 7 rebounds. – 10:38 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
A LeBron putback of a Westbrook miss was the final bucket of the first half, as LAL trail 52-49.
Lakers were out-boarded 24-20, including 6-3 on the offensive glass, and shot 43.2% overall. – 10:37 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
Halftime. pic.twitter.com/ZHJCT3c5As – 10:37 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
HALFTIME: Magic 52, Lakers 49.
Russ looked a little shaken up on the Lakers’ last offensive play, but he’s walking off the court. LeBron leads with 11 points, 7 rebounds. Magic are up in part because even though they have the same number of FGs (19) they have 9 3s to Lakers’ 5. – 10:37 PM Ryan McDonough @McDNBA
The Lakers aren’t good at anything
The Suns, Warriors and Jazz would all beat them easily in a Playoff series – 10:37 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
Halftime: Magic 52, Lakers 49
Cole Anthony – 12 pts
Terrence Ross – 11 pts
Second chance points – ORL 13, LAL 4
Points in the paint – LAL 24, ORL 16 – 10:37 PM Allen Sliwa @AllenSliwa
At the half, Orlando up 52-49 on the Lakers… – 10:36 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
With Succession already on my brain, I’m unhappy to report that Magic-Lakers has been a Snore on the Floor. AK – 10:29 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
The Lakers are in a really difficult position if Dwight gets switched off Robin Lopez in this lineup. There’s absolutely no defender who is within seven inches of his height who can rotate over. – 10:25 PM Bill Oram @billoram
Malik Monk gambled on the entry pass to the Orlando center and I am here to tell you he was unsuccessful at robbin’ Lopez. – 10:24 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
LeBron playing straight up bully ball 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/ZlHEh2T9ld – 10:21 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
No, no, no!
(📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/NH1Eq34YBU – 10:18 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
The Magic’s best defense is offense tonight.
Lakers getting whatever they want in transition. Magic need to force them to start possessions taking the ball out of their own baseline. – 10:16 PM Bill Oram @billoram
Lakers on an 13-4 run since they fell behind 27-18 to the five-win Magic. – 10:16 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LeBron created most everything for the Lakers to start the 2nd Q, and produced a 14-6 stretch capped by THT’s transition dunk, from LeBron.
LAL lead 32-31. – 10:15 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
A go-ahead dunk by THT off the LeBron feed. That lineup really made the Lakers better defensively, unlocking the transition game a bit and propelling them to a 10-2 run. – 10:15 PM Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
LeBron has made some absurd passes tonight. – 10:14 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
And-1 for LeBron. The Lakers have been bothered by the Magic’s length, and that’s particularly affected the style that Russ wants to play. Lakers trying to soften things up with the super-small lineup. – 10:12 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
LeBron with the chasedown block on R.J. Hampton. This is the hardest backboard swat I’ve seen since Dwight got Stephen Curry, like, 12 years ago. The rebound went to midcourt and JJ Redick scooped it up. pic.twitter.com/1EDZVosWc2 – 10:12 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Starting to think the rest of the league has figured out the Lakers’ “Dribble the clock down aimlessly until around 7 seconds, then sort-of-but-not-really run a set” play. AK – 10:11 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba
Good grief, LeBron – 10:11 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
LeBron with a classic chasedown. Just picked it off at the top of RJ’s lay-up. – 10:10 PM Ryan Ward @RyanWardLA
If you could describe this Lakers team in ONE WORD what would it be? – 10:09 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
End of 1Q: Magic 25, Lakers 18.
Magic overcome early-quarter turnovers and outscore Lakers 22-9 over the last 8:43 of 1Q.
Half of the Lakers’ points are being classified as “fastbreak” points. – 10:07 PM Chris Mannix @SIChrisMannix
Lakers down 25-18 after one against Orlando. And it was as ugly a quarter — for both teams — as the score suggests. – 10:07 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
⚫️⚪️⚪️⚪️ pic.twitter.com/7mQdDy75rw – 10:06 PM Dan Savage @Dan_Savage
End 1Q: Magic 25, Lakers 18
Anthony, Ross, Franz Wagner all have 5 pts
Second chance points: ORL 11, LAL 2
Bench points: ORL 12, LAL 5 – 10:05 PM Orlando Magic PR @Magic_PR
END OF 1ST QUARTER BOX: Orlando 25, LA Lakers 18 pic.twitter.com/DOUIwqveRp – 10:05 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
After Q1: Magic 25, Lakers 18. – 10:04 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
Rolo block on Howard‼️‼️‼️‼️
📺: https://t.co/3b5LcPuNP3 pic.twitter.com/Ts8NA3en2v – 10:03 PM Los Angeles Lakers @Lakers
DH 🛫
(📺: @SpectrumSN) pic.twitter.com/WZXu18tQ6q – 10:03 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
LAL have given up 5 offensive boards already, leading to 11 Magic 2nd chance points, most recently a top-of-the-key 3 that put ORL up 25-18 late in the 1st. – 10:01 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
the Magic need to get it to Chuma in the middle of the floor more often. Let him get downhill. pic.twitter.com/ObpLVTlq86 – 10:00 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
Robin Lopez’s style of play is so unorthodox that it’s endearing lol – 10:00 PM Kamenetzky Brothers @KamBrothers
Lakers scored five points in the first 52 seconds, and have four more over the next 5.2 minutes (give or take). BK – 9:55 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
The Lakers haven’t scored in over 3 minutes, as Orlando turned a 9-3 deficit into a 13-9 lead.
Last bucket was at the 8:43 mark. Time out with 5:38 left in the 1st.
Lakers are 4 for 10 from the field with 3 TO’s, and ORL is 5 for 11 with 5 TO’s. – 9:54 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
floater franz!!
📺: https://t.co/3b5LcPuNP3 pic.twitter.com/iiMbEmGBwg – 9:53 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
There are a couple of moments every game or so where I have to remind myself Franz Wagner is a 20-year-old rookie.
Dude’s legit. – 9:51 PM Kyle Goon @kylegoon
Lakers charged out to a 9-3 lead, but Magic have gone 8-0 out of the timeout and pulled ahead. Might be another back-and-forth tilt with one of the NBA’s struggling teams. – 9:50 PM Evan Dunlap @BQRMagic
Franz Wagner just turned the corner on LeBron James and banked in a floater – 9:49 PM Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs have now had 8 quarters on defense this season holding an opponent below 20 points. The opponents?
2 – POR
1 – DAL
1 – ORL
1 – OKC
1 – BOS
1 – GSW
1 – NOP – 9:49 PM Orlando Magic @OrlandoMagic
what a dime from @Gary Harris
📺: https://t.co/3b5LcPuNP3 pic.twitter.com/LrZ4ybBTfo – 9:49 PM Khobi Price @khobi_price
The Magic are gonna need to fix their transition defense to stay in this game. – 9:47 PM NBA Kicks @