Field Level Media
25 Feb 2026, 11:55 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images)
Paolo Banchero scored 36 points with 10 rebounds and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Orlando Magic finished off a successful West Coast road trip with a 110-109 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.Wendell Carter Jr. scored 20 points and Tristan da Silva added 13 as the Magic went 3-1 on their trip with a victory at Sacramento and two more against a pair of Los Angeles teams in the Clippers and Lakers.Orlando shot 45.7% in the game but finished off the victory by shooting 59.1% in the fourth quarter while scoring 31 points. It was the Magic's fourth consecutive victory against the Lakers over the past two seasons.Luka Doncic scored 22 points with 15 assists and nine rebounds while LeBron James and Deandre Ayton each added 21 points for the Lakers, who went 4-4 on an extended homestand that wrapped around both sides of the All-Star break.Austin Reaves scored 18 points for the Lakers, who shot 48.2%.Los Angeles built its advantage to 12 points in the third quarter at 65-53 but a 12-4 run to close out the third quarter brought Orlando within 80-79 heading into the fourth.The Lakers went up 106-103 on a Rui Hachimura 3-pointer with 2:14 remaining.After officials overturned a foul by Carter on Doncic, the Lakers won a jump ball with 1:05 remaining but James made just one of two free throws with 44.7 seconds left for a 107-105 lead.Bane gave the Magic a 108-107 lead on an open 3-pointer with 35.4 seconds remaining. A James dunk off a Doncic assist put the Lakers up 109-108 with 26.3 seconds before a Carter layup inside with 6.7 seconds on the clock was the difference.A fall away 3-pointer from James as time expired was off target.The Lakers shot 52.6% from the floor in the first half while taking a 56-53 lead into the break after Ayton, who posted a game-high 13 rebounds, scored 17 points. Carter had 15 points as the Magic shot 42.0% before halftime.--Field Level Media
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