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00:00:00Strong can take it to the painted area and draw contact, but still be able to score.
00:00:05Then in the offseason, they made a nice trade.
00:00:07They picked up Desmond Baines from Memphis, and he's been a real big plus for them.
00:00:12Averages 20, good perimeter shooter, strong.
00:00:15So the Lakers defensively are going to have to come up with some more gimmicks again tonight
00:00:19to try to take the magic out of their rhythm.
00:00:22Here we go.
00:00:24It's time for Laker basketball on the East Coast.
00:00:28From the Kia Center, Lakers magic.
00:00:30We've got to start when we come back after this.
00:00:38No phones.
00:00:38You have no idea what's been going on the last few weeks.
00:00:41Luke has been on fire against Miami, his third career 60-point game.
00:00:44He's the seventh player in NBA history.
00:00:46To reach that mark, the last time a Laker did it was Kobe's finale in 2016.
00:00:50And he's averaging 41 a game on 50% shooting, 42% from deep, eight-game win streak.
00:00:56Do you have the feeling he's on one of those runs that people are going to remember, Rob?
00:01:01I definitely do, especially because you're winning, especially because he is Luka, and
00:01:07he's one of those guys that does a lot of magical things to make you remember him.
00:01:11So it's important for him to keep it going.
00:01:16I hate to talk about these kind of things because at some point, you're not going to be on fire
00:01:22for the rest of the season and all the way through the playoffs.
00:01:24So let's just enjoy it.
00:01:25So I want him to be on fire tonight, cool off a little bit maybe in Indiana, keep it going
00:01:30in Detroit, and then when the playoffs, get it back going.
00:01:33Okay, I like that fish.
00:01:34See you at halftime.
00:01:38Now, when you buy one, Carl's Jr., famous star single, you can get a second for just one
00:01:44buck.
00:01:45Just one buck.
00:01:47That's it.
00:01:49Let's get it going.
00:01:50We're in Orlando, Florida.
00:01:53Tonight, our one visit of the season.
00:01:57Let's get to the starting lineups.
00:01:58First of all, the Lakers, they've run out the regular starting five.
00:02:01And, oh, what a success it has been.
00:02:03They've won eight games in succession.
00:02:06Look to get their longest winning streak in about six years.
00:02:10Here are the Magic.
00:02:11You know, they and their three of their best players have only played together, what, 19
00:02:16times over the last two years.
00:02:19We'll get into that in a little bit.
00:02:21But Jalen Suggs is back.
00:02:23Keys to the game brought to you by Lexus.
00:02:25Well, keys to the game tonight.
00:02:26God, limit those turnovers.
00:02:27This is going to be a very aggressive defensive team from the Magic.
00:02:31Especially picking up in the backcourt.
00:02:33Then center matchup should be very interesting.
00:02:35They've got guys that can step out and shoot the three ball.
00:02:37So, have to guard them everywhere.
00:02:40And then the bench tonight, the Laker bench, has to do what we know is capable of doing.
00:02:45Well, you know, Mike, I know Stu's going to have a lot to talk about with this.
00:02:50But you're going to talk about it first.
00:02:52First, LeBron making history tonight.
00:02:54Yeah, what he says foot on the floor.
00:02:55Really, when the clock starts, right, he will have passed Robert Parrish for the most regular
00:02:59season games.
00:03:00But perhaps even more impressive than that, LeBron has been the leader for many years now
00:03:06in terms of playoff games.
00:03:07So, these are the combined games that you see here, courtesy of our man, Evan.
00:03:11So, above Kareem, obviously, by that number.
00:03:14Now, the playoff game total, guys, is 292.
00:03:18Do that math.
00:03:19And, Billy, I know you can do this in your head.
00:03:20That's about three and a half additional regular season games.
00:03:24And, Stu Lance, playoff games are harder to play in than regular season games, right?
00:03:28Oh, absolutely.
00:03:29Because you're focused and everything, every effort, it's 48 minutes.
00:03:34There are times on the regular season where you float along a little bit.
00:03:37But you don't float in the playoffs.
00:03:39Everybody looking forward to playing.
00:03:41Every night for this Laker team.
00:03:43A lot of fun.
00:03:44Great success.
00:03:45And they just want to keep it rolling right now.
00:03:49They are third in the conference.
00:03:51Two and a half up on Houston, Denver, and Minnesota starting the night.
00:03:55They hold the tiebreak over every one of those teams.
00:03:59And the Suns are six back in the seventh.
00:04:02And the play-in spot, things are looking great for the Lakers
00:04:06with only a couple of weeks left in the season.
00:04:10In fact, 12 games remain, including this one.
00:04:13And here we go with Marcus Smart to see if the Lakers can have a better start
00:04:18than they've had.
00:04:19A couple of games.
00:04:19This one is kind of kicked by Reeves.
00:04:22Lobby to jump.
00:04:23That's a way to do it.
00:04:25Good recognition by Austin.
00:04:27Desmond noticed that their defensive center had left the area
00:04:30and made the nice play.
00:04:31Franz Wagner unavailable for the Magic.
00:04:34Again, he's part of that big three that just hasn't played together
00:04:37over the last couple of years because of injuries.
00:04:40There's Desmond Bain.
00:04:41He loses it.
00:04:42And here comes LeBron!
00:04:46And this crowd, I mean, from the outset, they've been LeBron, Lakers,
00:04:51and now they are on their feet, and we just got started.
00:04:55There are as many Laker fans on the road that we've seen all year here tonight
00:05:00in Orlando.
00:05:01Luka underneath.
00:05:02Leads it up and in.
00:05:03What a start.
00:05:04What a start.
00:05:066-0.
00:05:06Hell yeah, especially when you're on the road.
00:05:08This is the kind of start you dream of.
00:05:10You want to make sure you don't dig an early hole so far, so good.
00:05:14And the good thing about this start is it turned them over twice.
00:05:17That means your defense is dialed in right here at the beginning of the game.
00:05:22Wendell Carter, Jr.
00:05:24He's been out with an injury.
00:05:25He's bumping with DeAndre.
00:05:278-8, and they tap it.
00:05:29LeBron easily gives it now to Reeves.
00:05:33Luka against the 60 points the other night.
00:05:36It was effortless.
00:05:37It really kind of was, wasn't it?
00:05:39And here he is, firing up for three.
00:05:41He always makes it look effortless.
00:05:44He's just so smooth in his operation.
00:05:48Wide open.
00:05:49De Silva got it!
00:05:51Tristan De Silva from CU.
00:05:54He's a Colorado buff.
00:05:57Does that make him a good buff?
00:05:59All buffs are good.
00:06:01Just ask my three kids.
00:06:02Here is, oh, LeBron right in front of us.
00:06:07Right back it goes.
00:06:108 to shoot.
00:06:12J.J. would move.
00:06:13I could see the action here.
00:06:15We are courtside tonight.
00:06:17I think you got the drift of that comment.
00:06:19Now it goes to Bain.
00:06:21Desmond Bain, who played last year with Memphis.
00:06:23On its way.
00:06:24Down it goes.
00:06:25That's trouble for the Lakers if he gets going.
00:06:29There's trouble for everybody when he gets rolling.
00:06:32So you can match him up with Ben Carroll, and you've got some defensive problems.
00:06:36Yeah, since the All-Star break, he's at five 30-point games as Desmond Bain, and averaging
00:06:41almost 24 a night.
00:06:45We mentioned how the Lakers have turned him over a couple of times to start the game.
00:06:49One of those turnovers led to the LeBron James breakaway.
00:06:54We know what to expect when he's out in the open court.
00:06:57Something nice.
00:06:58LeBron, with that triple-double the other night, 124th of his career, 14 behind Magic Johnson.
00:07:08Speaking of the Magic, of course, J.J. Redick played here, had tremendous amount of success.
00:07:13Made the only finals appearance for him in his career with Orlando in the 2009 loss to the Lakers.
00:07:25Two free throws by Austin, and that's always a good sign that Austin's getting to the free saloon despite the
00:07:31sore hit.
00:07:37Ben Carroll drives in.
00:07:39That's going to be hard off the glass, and a whistle and a foul.
00:07:44I think they caught LeBron reaching in, probably caught him on the arm a little bit.
00:07:47There's a look at J.J.
00:07:48Tremendous amount of success here for this organization.
00:07:52There's still a lot of friends and family around this area.
00:07:56J.J. Redick, I want to run.
00:07:58He and his staff have this team on right now with a record of 45-25.
00:08:06And Jamal Mosley is on the other end of the court.
00:08:11They are 17-21 against opposition that is over 500, and they've just got to stop, guys.
00:08:18Over the last 10, the opponents have averaged 120 points a game.
00:08:26So they've got to lock down their defense a little bit better.
00:08:28Lakers trying to take, obviously, full advantage of that.
00:08:32Luka will bring it slowly across.
00:08:34It's sold out tonight.
00:08:35One of the biggest games of the year, obviously, for Orlando.
00:08:40Donchik draws contact, draws the foul.
00:08:44Boy, again, he just plays at his pace.
00:08:46When he wants to step it up just a little bit, he does.
00:08:49But normally, it's just that methodical pace that makes it look so easy.
00:08:55Now, Luka, the other night, his third career 60-point game.
00:08:58Has a 73 and two 60s to his credit.
00:09:03Career high came at Atlanta in 2024.
00:09:06He had a season-high nine three-pointers the other night.
00:09:12What, are we going to have it out of bounds?
00:09:14Yeah, they're saying Luka hadn't gathered.
00:09:16Everybody was ready.
00:09:17We were ready to do a promo.
00:09:19That's not happening.
00:09:20We're playing basketball.
00:09:22Reeves down the middle.
00:09:23He goes.
00:09:24Comes up short.
00:09:25Has it again.
00:09:26Knocked away.
00:09:26Still has it.
00:09:28Tarrington scores.
00:09:29He could have lost it a couple of times.
00:09:31Yeah, but Austin never gives up on a play.
00:09:33That's the thing.
00:09:33One of the things I like so much about him.
00:09:36Wendell Carter Jr., by the way, already, already with two personal fouls.
00:09:43Plays right into the hands of the Lake Show, obviously.
00:09:46There he is.
00:09:48He's important to them because he's one of those, as we look at Austin, getting it back and then making
00:09:53a nice shot in the paint.
00:09:56Boy, LeBron is livid or hot or something.
00:10:00I'm not sure he's mad, but he's accentuating something.
00:10:07Because they're giving free throws, and LeBron and him are saying, what's the same thing that happened on the other
00:10:11end of the floor?
00:10:12I'll tell you what.
00:10:13That was, you know, the way he was yelling.
00:10:16That sometimes precipitates a technical foul, but they gave him a lot of leeway that time.
00:10:23All right.
00:10:24It's time to lock in, presented by PrizePix.
00:10:26Let's check out.
00:10:28All right.
00:10:29How about this right now from Cerritos?
00:10:32The Cerritos Auto Square sells so many cars because they have low prices, and they have low prices because they
00:10:36sell so many.
00:10:40See what that non-call against Luka did to the whole flow of the production.
00:10:45I'm blaming on the non-call.
00:10:48LeBron is.
00:10:50I'm with Bron all the way.
00:10:54I'm with us here on Spectrum Sportsnet and the app again.
00:10:58Game number four, the six-game trip, Detroit and Indiana still looming.
00:11:03Lakers trying to stay perfect.
00:11:05They play great road basketball.
00:11:06The start of the year great on the road.
00:11:08Luka leans in, tapped around.
00:11:10Luka's got it.
00:11:11He's underneath.
00:11:12Goes off.
00:11:13Underscore!
00:11:14Again, staying with it.
00:11:16That's what I like.
00:11:17The persistence.
00:11:18Don't just after you miss a shot, just hang your head.
00:11:21Just keep playing.
00:11:22100 total points in the last two games.
00:11:25He's calling a foul on Austin, and he took a real tumble.
00:11:29He's saying, what did I do?
00:11:31And I'll tell you what Luka's saying, review it.
00:11:32Look at him.
00:11:33Luka is emphatic.
00:11:36And I think J.J., he's close to a tee.
00:11:39Oh, yeah, he's standing right at midcourt.
00:11:41I mean, literally at midcourt.
00:11:43He is really close.
00:11:45He is letting the officials have an earful.
00:11:48Surprising somebody hasn't been teed up yet.
00:11:50It really is.
00:11:51I'm not saying they're right or wrong, but.
00:11:55Oh, boy.
00:11:57What a start to this game.
00:11:59We still have 8.22 to go here in the first quarter,
00:12:01and a lot of non-calls or interruptions.
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00:12:10Desmond Bain with a more or less of 21 and a half.
00:12:13And for the Lakers, Marcus Smart with a more or less of 8 and a half points.
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00:12:25Unsuccessful challenge, Stu.
00:12:26Yeah, they ruled that Austin hadn't beaten.
00:12:29He'd beaten him to the spot, so it was an illegal play on Austin's part.
00:12:34But it seemed like both players were cutting, so there's no real beating him to a spot.
00:12:39And the reaction after the decision was made, Austin is in total, total disbelief.
00:12:47Don't blame you, Austin.
00:12:57Well, we thought that might have been the third foul on Wendell Carter, Jr.
00:13:02He had one earlier that was credited to him that just went to De Silva.
00:13:06So, good news for them.
00:13:07So, he only has one foul.
00:13:09We thought they were really going to be in trouble if Austin did get to the spot.
00:13:14All right, in the front court, Luka lob underneath to D.A., and he gets it, and he lays it
00:13:20in.
00:13:21He was under some duress.
00:13:22Yeah, but he had a much larger, a larger advantage in height.
00:13:26So, he could take his time, even though the defender was right there with him.
00:13:30Second in the NBA and a field goal percentage.
00:13:34DeAndre Ayton.
00:13:36Bain, boy, he can play tough outside.
00:13:39Now, it's De Silva again.
00:13:42Tristan De Silva.
00:13:44And he's not hesitating.
00:13:45That's his second three-pointer, and both have been quick catch and fired.
00:13:49Yeah, he just had a string of 18 straight with at least a three.
00:13:53Snapped the other night.
00:13:55And Luka hits from downtown.
00:13:59Luka says, right back at you, baby.
00:14:02Orlando's last game, they fell victim to Charlotte.
00:14:05Boy, tell you what, Charlotte.
00:14:06They won 20 out of their last 25.
00:14:08I mean, the biggest surprise in the NBA, the way they are rolling right now.
00:14:11Look at how Luka sets it up.
00:14:13The defensive center just very late in coming out,
00:14:16and you've got to attack Luka much quicker than that.
00:14:21Magic are sixth in the East.
00:14:23They're a game out of fifth Toronto, but they're only a half game up on three teams.
00:14:30Miami, Philadelphia, in Atlanta.
00:14:35De Silva is really off to a nice start.
00:14:37He really is.
00:14:39Remember, he just had 18 in a row with the three,
00:14:41and he's making up for it after not getting one the other night.
00:14:45He's made two threes.
00:14:47He's three for three overall.
00:14:50Yeah, we got a whistle.
00:14:51Yeah, he gets called for the foul there, holding on to DeAndre Aiden.
00:14:55Again, the Laker last game, we talked about the individual accomplishments of Luka and LeBron,
00:15:00but again, they won the game 134 to 126.
00:15:04It was a tough end of a back-to-back, and they started very slowly,
00:15:11but they really came on in the second half.
00:15:15And again, tonight, LeBron sets the record for most games played regular season,
00:15:20and here he is, swishing it through for two just inside the line.
00:15:26He continues his efficient shooting from the field.
00:15:32Orlando has not led.
00:15:33Here's another three, and they knock it down.
00:15:36Well, Orlando offensively, they're near the bottom of the NBA, three-point percentage.
00:15:43In fact, they're in the bottom five at 35%, but they're perfect tonight.
00:15:47That's all that really matters.
00:15:49Luka launches!
00:15:51Yes, sir!
00:15:53Oh, Jeff.
00:15:54He never gives the crowd any time to enjoy their own success.
00:15:58First in points, third in assists in the NBA.
00:16:02Luka Doncic, and you know he's such a great first quarter score.
00:16:05LeBron, the bounce!
00:16:06Therese voice trying to get that in.
00:16:09He's just a little behind him.
00:16:11Then Rui got a hand on it.
00:16:13Caliban Carrow, he wants to get to the rim.
00:16:15Here he goes all the way.
00:16:17Easy does it.
00:16:19Speaking of easy, doesn't he just waltzed into the paint to get an easy deuce.
00:16:25Orlando right now shooting the basketball.
00:16:27Six for eight.
00:16:28The Lakers are nine for 13.
00:16:31Teams are combined six for seven for three.
00:16:36That one's going to be off target.
00:16:38They rebound under.
00:16:39DA's doing work!
00:16:41Oh, DA was battling two magic players that time to secure that rebound.
00:16:46This is not a good defensive rebounding team.
00:16:49It is not the magic.
00:16:51It's doable, getting a bunch of second chance opportunities tonight.
00:16:56Bain gets doubled up, tries to get around the defensive lane.
00:16:59Da Silva finally misses.
00:17:01And the weak side rebound belongs to Rui Hachimura.
00:17:04Still in the top ten of three-point shooting.
00:17:07In the NBA, we're going to see Luke Canard, the number one man in three-point shooting.
00:17:12In a minute.
00:17:12Up and under the scoop.
00:17:14Up and the score for the Don.
00:17:19Shooting courtside, Dirk Nowitzki.
00:17:21And Dirk just smiled after that one.
00:17:24Here's a ball underneath, batted away.
00:17:27By the way, Luka, that 60-point was the 15th 60-point game in L.A. Laker franchise history.
00:17:35Dips in, comes out.
00:17:36Lakers having trouble controlling the basketball,
00:17:39which means Vancaro gets doubled up, and it gets knocked out of bounds.
00:17:43With help by Rui.
00:17:45Another look at DeAndre working on the offensive glass.
00:17:49Long shot, rebound.
00:17:51He just taps it once, then secures it.
00:17:53Lays it up and in.
00:17:54And Luka doing what he does.
00:17:56Just scoring so easily, despite the heavy presence of a defender.
00:18:02All right, a couple of substitutions for the Lake Show's bench,
00:18:05which is next to last in productivity this year.
00:18:10Take one way, go the other.
00:18:13Suggs, boy, he's had a whole bunch of injuries.
00:18:16A laundry list.
00:18:17We'll maybe get to a little bit later on,
00:18:20but having him out on the floor is a real bonus.
00:18:22Finally helping.
00:18:24Here's Luka gets into the paint.
00:18:26Wide open is Rui.
00:18:27Rui, Rui.
00:18:28No, he's going to try to get it now as the free goal line.
00:18:31And rattle it in.
00:18:32Timeout.
00:18:33Good decision.
00:18:34Timeout, Orlando.
00:18:35As the Lakers have opened up their biggest lead of the contest.
00:18:38Still, 4-0-4 to go in the first.
00:18:40Seems like it's been a lot more played than that.
00:18:44The Lakers have an eight-point lead thanks to a 9-2 run.
00:18:48They lead it 28-20.
00:18:54All-time games leader.
00:18:56That is impressive.
00:18:57The longevity, the athleticism.
00:18:59This guy, unmatched.
00:19:00Unmatched in sports.
00:19:02I mean, it's just a remarkable, remarkable career that he's had.
00:19:05And, you know, when you think about LeBron in this gallery report,
00:19:09look at all of those numbers.
00:19:11I mean, and it's not over.
00:19:13I mean, there's going to be more added to that list
00:19:16because of his ability to be available to play
00:19:19and his ability to play.
00:19:22Indeed.
00:19:22And our scouting report tonight is LeBron James.
00:19:28We're in Orlando tonight.
00:19:30Second in a row in the state of Florida.
00:19:33By the way, Mark Davis, Sean Corbin, Mara Cougat
00:19:36are our three officials tonight.
00:19:38Four minutes exactly to play here in the first quarter.
00:19:41The Lakers hold a 28-20 advantage underneath.
00:19:44Inside, out, swing it, corner on its way, short.
00:19:48Luke Kennard, just in the game, has the rebound.
00:19:53Off that miss by Jamal Kane.
00:19:56Now directing traffic.
00:19:58Reeves needs help, finds it in the form of Jackson Hayes.
00:20:03Kennard coming around a pick is Dodic.
00:20:06With only five to shoot,
00:20:08Luka kind of worked on Go-Go Bacazzi underneath.
00:20:12He puts extra arc on it and scores.
00:20:16That's a little Luka magic right there.
00:20:19That thing went over the top of his shot clock.
00:20:22I'm telling you, he practices all that stuff.
00:20:25Suggs in and out, heartbreak for him.
00:20:27Going to go all the way back.
00:20:29Oh, Suggs, what a play.
00:20:30To keep it from going backcourt.
00:20:33This is a wide-open three.
00:20:36Got it.
00:20:39That's Jet Howard.
00:20:41That was made possible by Suggs and his ability to know where he was on the floor to save the
00:20:46violation.
00:20:47You guys all know his dad, Juwan, who's now an ex-assistant.
00:20:50He coached himself in front of Wagner, by the way, at Michigan.
00:20:56Mo Wagner, the former Lakers, on the roster.
00:20:59That's put up an end.
00:21:02Luka again.
00:21:0432-23.
00:21:05He's got 16.
00:21:0616 still.
00:21:07Boy, it just creeps up on you, doesn't it?
00:21:0916.
00:21:09Sneak up one of the opposition.
00:21:12They know all about it.
00:21:15Number one score in the first quarter in the NBA.
00:21:17By a wide margin, too, actually.
00:21:19And he's at it again.
00:21:21His old tricks.
00:21:22Here he is.
00:21:22Going for more.
00:21:23Drive.
00:21:24Kick.
00:21:24Perfect pass to the number one three-point shooter in the NBA.
00:21:29That's how you do it.
00:21:31Well, it's a good setup.
00:21:31As he drew two defenders, he being Luka, and finds the marksman.
00:21:3616-5 run.
00:21:38All the way.
00:21:39Oh!
00:21:40Blocked by Jax.
00:21:41Get it out of here.
00:21:43Two on one.
00:21:44Reeves threw it down AR.
00:21:46How about that?
00:21:48Woo!
00:21:48Oh, boy.
00:21:49This Laker team is putting on a real, real show.
00:21:52They're having so much fun right now.
00:21:55I mean, they got a ton of energy, too.
00:21:57I mean, forget about being on the road.
00:22:00They're all over the place right now.
00:22:0220-4 points in the paint for the Lakers.
00:22:05How about that defensive play by Jackson Hayes?
00:22:08Come on!
00:22:08And your last line of defense is your center.
00:22:11Jackson Hayes is there as he swats it away, and that needs to Austin Reeves,
00:22:16and he shows off his ability to get up in the air despite the sore hip.
00:22:22Look at the bench.
00:22:23Hey, love, so quick.
00:22:26What a start, like we said before.
00:22:2837-23.
00:22:29They put up 37 already in this quarter.
00:22:34Austin will get a little bit of a rest.
00:22:36We'll give you the five on the floor.
00:22:38Marcus is out there along with Rui.
00:22:41Luka, Jax, and Luke Kennard dribbling on the outside, and is Javon Carter.
00:22:50Javon Carter just dominating this possession so far.
00:22:54Ben Carroll's going to try a three.
00:22:55He's not a great three-point shooter.
00:22:57Has been shooting it better.
00:22:58But Taze gets rejected, but a foul underneath.
00:23:02Yeah, it's a foul on Luka.
00:23:06That'll send the Magic to the line for two.
00:23:12Palo's having a good month, 25-9, but shooting over 50%, but three's just not, that's not his game.
00:23:19Here's Goga in his seventh year, and a fourth with the Magic.
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00:23:50That's nice.
00:23:51Nice.
00:23:55They reach in on the Luka.
00:23:57They knock it away, and then that might be Laker basketball.
00:24:00They will confer.
00:24:01They will confer.
00:24:02They will confer.
00:24:03One official was boxed out by two players.
00:24:06The other one had a clear view, and they changed.
00:24:09They don't change the call.
00:24:10They award the ball back to the Magic.
00:24:12Remember, the Lakers are out of challenges already.
00:24:15They thought it was a sure thing.
00:24:18On a foul on Austin Reeves.
00:24:20Another good play by Hayes.
00:24:23They shouldn't reset it.
00:24:25One bounce for rhythm.
00:24:27Now it's Kane in the corner.
00:24:30Patase has great position.
00:24:32And then a no look to Kane.
00:24:33A look-away pass on the bounce.
00:24:36You've got to get on the defensive glass a little better.
00:24:39Jackson Hayes is battling more than one Magic on that play.
00:24:42Under a minute to play, and they foul Donjic.
00:24:47That's just their fourth and first in the last two minutes.
00:24:50So that'll be ball side out.
00:24:56Patase doing a good job of working the offensive glass and then the no looker.
00:25:02He's acting like he's done that before.
00:25:06Big game in the standings for both these teams.
00:25:08Handoff to Marcus Smart.
00:25:09He puts it up and can't score.
00:25:11Rebound out taken by the Orlando Magic out of the Eastern Conference with a record of 38-31.
00:25:23Carter trying to operate, find a little real estate.
00:25:26There's a lean-in.
00:25:27Gets his own rebound.
00:25:28Kane, and he can't score.
00:25:30There it is again.
00:25:31Defensive rebounding.
00:25:32Lakers in the last couple of minutes have not been good at securing the ball after the miss.
00:25:38Jamal Kane coming off of a season-high 15 points on Thursday.
00:25:42His second game in double figures.
00:25:45He'll step to the line.
00:25:46He's a good free throw shooter.
00:25:47Not a ton of free throws, but he's an 85-percenter.
00:25:50He played for the Pelicans last year.
00:25:54So we're going to have a substitution, offensive substitution here.
00:25:58There are only 25 seconds left in the quarter, so the Lakers will have 24 of the 25.
00:26:03And Reeves will come in.
00:26:05Obviously one of their best offensive players.
00:26:10Just a minute ago, the Lakers led by 14.
00:26:16And Jamal will, whether Jax will check out.
00:26:21It's Jamal Kane at the free throw line.
00:26:24Went to Oakland University.
00:26:26Ten plus minutes now in four straight games for him, so his role is up.
00:26:31Another offensive rebound.
00:26:35Orlando started four for four on threes.
00:26:38They're one for eight since.
00:26:40So the Lakers have shut them down.
00:26:42But now with four and three, there's a three, so that continues to be cold.
00:26:47Another offensive rebound.
00:26:48Yeah, I mean, you've been talking about that now, what, for the last three minutes?
00:26:53That's killing the Lakers.
00:26:55They're going to get the last shot here.
00:26:57Luka's going to go all the way.
00:26:58Can't score!
00:27:02Remember, he can't get a technical foul or else he's going to be suspended for a game.
00:27:05I know he's not happy.
00:27:08He's not happy.
00:27:09He's got to be very careful, though.
00:27:11Talking to one of the officials, they're giving him some leeway.
00:27:14But how much will they give him?
00:27:15The Lakers in the quarter on top.
00:27:17As they put on a nice spurt.
00:27:19Led by LeBron and Luka.
00:27:24The time to save on an award-winning Nissan at the Nissan Now sales event.
00:27:32And now the Magic end the quarter on a 7-0 run.
00:27:36And they diminish the margin to 37.
00:27:4030.
00:27:40Goga was really impressive.
00:27:42He had five minutes, four points, four rebounds.
00:27:45How impressive that guy was, too, obviously.
00:27:47Luka Doncic, first quarter points.
00:27:50Luka Doncic had 16.
00:27:52Here we go, second quarter.
00:27:54Has begun.
00:27:54The Lakers had all of the momentum there until the final couple of minutes at that first.
00:27:57Now they've got to recapture that fire.
00:28:00And second-chance points are 10-6.
00:28:02And they cannot stop the drive.
00:28:04You know, you look at the rebound totals on the season for Orlando,
00:28:08and nothing indicates that they're going to dominate on the offensive glass.
00:28:11Right in the middle of the pack, offensively and defensively,
00:28:15when you're talking about rebounds.
00:28:17Over now it goes to Reeves.
00:28:18Reeves is looking to go baseline.
00:28:20Does, and he throws it in.
00:28:22A little off-balance.
00:28:23A little awkward, but the result is perfect.
00:28:25Yeah, but his focus on those kind of plays.
00:28:27I mean, he's really keeping his eye on the target
00:28:30and making what looks like a bad play a good play.
00:28:33Javon Carter guarded there by Marcus Smart.
00:28:36You've got Jake LaRabia in the game for the Lake Show.
00:28:39Again, it's Carter.
00:28:39He tries to split the defense inside, out.
00:28:42Here it comes all the way.
00:28:44Not there.
00:28:44Two-foot jump stop off the dribble.
00:28:47That's Penda.
00:28:48That's called traveling.
00:28:50Another look at Austin.
00:28:52You know, they think they've made a good play here,
00:28:53but Austin somehow makes his basket despite the contact.
00:28:58Turnovers in the game.
00:29:00Five for Orlando.
00:29:02Three for the Lakers.
00:29:05Marcus isolated.
00:29:07Out on the wing.
00:29:08Gets a pick now by LeBron or from LeBron.
00:29:11Underneath.
00:29:11And LeBron gets held.
00:29:14I think as he was trying to roll to the bucket.
00:29:19And Carter picks up the personal foul.
00:29:21Javon Carter, they were in that play just for that purpose,
00:29:24to have him switch on to LeBron,
00:29:26and that is a total mismatch in size.
00:29:32LeBron.
00:29:34That is on him.
00:29:35The rookie from France.
00:29:37There's a tough pass for him.
00:29:39He draws three right to him,
00:29:41and Javon can't knock down the three.
00:29:43Now it's Bain flying out of the backcourt.
00:29:46Lakers do get back defensively very well.
00:29:49Penda's got it all.
00:29:50He goes right around LeBron that time and scores.
00:29:53Boy, he was aggressive, wasn't he?
00:29:55Big guy, too.
00:29:576'6", at least 2.15.
00:29:59It looks more like 220, 225.
00:30:01You're the guy that knows the weights, too.
00:30:03I don't know why I'm asking myself.
00:30:05Here's Reeves.
00:30:07He had to defend her on the ground.
00:30:09He's not 2.15.
00:30:10No, she sure has.
00:30:14Bain thought about it.
00:30:17Held by Jake.
00:30:21Officially, by the way, Noah's at 242.
00:30:24Yeah, that's more.
00:30:25That's a little better.
00:30:26Yeah.
00:30:27The roster that I have says 215.
00:30:29Hello.
00:30:30You've got to get rid of that college roster.
00:30:33He's probably two inches taller.
00:30:3625 pounds lighter.
00:30:42Good closeout that time by Reeves.
00:30:44Bounce.
00:30:45Boy, the dive.
00:30:45This is good.
00:30:47I tell you, give us credit.
00:30:49This second unit that he put out there has really turned the tide.
00:30:53And their bench has been all over the place, really.
00:30:57They've had two inches there.
00:30:58A couple of guys have had to come in and have been starters, of course, with Franz Wagner out.
00:31:03Jonathan Isaac, Anthony Black.
00:31:05All of them missing.
00:31:06They've got three on two.
00:31:08Carter takes a three.
00:31:10Tie game.
00:31:11The Lakers were up by 14.
00:31:13It was 37-23.
00:31:16And it is now 39-0.
00:31:18Their bench 19-5, a 16-2-1.
00:31:22So 19-5 on the bench scoring.
00:31:25Here comes Bain.
00:31:26Somebody's got to stop him.
00:31:28Marcus finally did.
00:31:30He might be hurting a little bit.
00:31:32Marcus hit the floor around the corner right here.
00:31:35I think Bain's okay.
00:31:37It's Marcus that hit the floor the hardest.
00:31:42It's the right side of the body that met up with Mr. Floor.
00:31:50After the turnover, Bain going one-on-one basically with Marcus.
00:31:57He fouled and Marcus goes down.
00:31:59And somehow landed quite a strange air as he's trying to walk it off a bit here.
00:32:09They may have to.
00:32:11Well, there's no other case.
00:32:13Here comes Luke finally to the scorer's bench.
00:32:17They'll get Marcus out.
00:32:21After the first of two shots by Desmond Bain.
00:32:24And this would be their first lead of the game.
00:32:27We've been tied four times.
00:32:30All right, Laker fans, you know the deal.
00:32:32We've been feeding all of Los Angeles.
00:32:35Tacos are on the line again tonight.
00:32:37If the Lakers win, you're going to score two free tacos with a drink purchase from Jug in the Box.
00:32:42And you can redeem it tomorrow.
00:32:47All right, the points in the paint as Marcus gingerly goes to the bench.
00:32:52Points in the paint were 20-4 Lakers right at the start of this game.
00:32:5710-0 magic ever since, Stu.
00:32:59Yeah, and they take a two-point lead after those free throws.
00:33:03This is Marcus Smart heads directly to the locker room.
00:33:06He's not going to the bench.
00:33:07He's going right back.
00:33:09We'll get him.
00:33:10Hopefully an update pretty quickly.
00:33:13Paul LeBron hangs in the air.
00:33:14Turns, it's all Orlando right now.
00:33:17And then LaRavia got a hand on it.
00:33:19Stopped the fast bridge.
00:33:21Then Batize gets a hand on LeBron's pass.
00:33:24Who they're going to give it to?
00:33:25How about Luke Kennard?
00:33:26Locks it over the defense.
00:33:28Open his sink.
00:33:28And he can't draw iron.
00:33:33Skipping into the front court.
00:33:35Carter.
00:33:35The trailer is penned up.
00:33:37In the second quarter, the Lakers are 1-4-6.
00:33:40And Orlando hasn't missed.
00:33:42That's the reason why they are in the lead by two.
00:33:46Another mid-range.
00:33:47Another mid-range.
00:33:48Time out.
00:33:50Lakers.
00:33:51About a game of runs.
00:33:53The Lakers went on a very impressive run in that first quarter.
00:33:56But it's been all Orlando since that time.
00:34:00If they've opened up their largest lead of the game.
00:34:05As Carter now knocking down jumpers.
00:34:08They lead it.
00:34:0843-39.
00:34:14All right.
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00:34:19And of course, it's the game against the Miami Heat on Thursday.
00:34:22Where Luka, 60 big ones, the second most of his career.
00:34:28His teammates let him know how much they enjoyed watching it.
00:34:33They smothered him with it.
00:34:35Congratulations.
00:34:35You know, I said earlier, it was the 15-60 point game by a Laker.
00:34:40That is true.
00:34:41But Luka becomes the seventh player to score at least 60 in history for this great franchise.
00:34:50MVP chance.
00:34:51And rightfully so.
00:34:52We're raining down on him in Miami.
00:34:55He is putting up most valuable player numbers here in March.
00:34:59He's actually been doing it all season long.
00:35:01Really getting the attention now, finally.
00:35:03It's a 20.
00:35:04That's a 20-2 run.
00:35:0620-2.
00:35:07Laker's last field goal was six minutes ago.
00:35:11How about that drought?
00:35:13Carter.
00:35:15Go, go, Batazi.
00:35:17Bain.
00:35:18Seven on the shot clock for them.
00:35:21De Silva hit a couple of threes early in this one.
00:35:23They're right up against it.
00:35:24And he throws it in.
00:35:26They were right up against it.
00:35:28Yeah, and he had nowhere to go with it.
00:35:30They took away his passing.
00:35:31And then he just decided to throw it up.
00:35:34Am I going in?
00:35:34There's the scoring drought.
00:35:36But of course, the field goal drought is over six minutes.
00:35:39And they take it away again.
00:35:42Just a mishandle that time.
00:35:45I thought they're going to beat the Lakers to the basketball again.
00:35:47Now here comes Karaj.
00:35:49All the way to the rim.
00:35:50Throw it up in.
00:35:51And he had to run a shot.
00:35:53You see that?
00:35:53He flipped that up there.
00:35:54And it wasn't by accident.
00:35:56He shot that purposely like that.
00:35:58Going full speed.
00:35:59Good play by Luke.
00:36:00Having a great year shooting from the two-point range to best of his career from there.
00:36:06Desmond Bain downtown.
00:36:08Rebound of Kennard.
00:36:09So Kennard has a couple of rebounds and five points.
00:36:13That finally ended the long drought without a field goal for the Lakers.
00:36:18Another look at that shot as he softly throws it off to window.
00:36:22That was not an easy field goal to do.
00:36:26There's Luka poised to have some more action.
00:36:31You know, I go back.
00:36:32They did.
00:36:32We learned how they did have one field goal in that time.
00:36:35That's why the scoring drought was what it was.
00:36:38I think you get the point.
00:36:40That's the third foul as you mentioned on De Silva.
00:36:42So he has to go to the sideline.
00:36:4545-41.
00:36:48Reeves who had that other bucket.
00:36:50Now trying to get in there.
00:36:51Leeds in.
00:36:52Can't score.
00:36:53Lindell Carter Jr.
00:36:54Comes up with the board.
00:36:56Here's Dan Carrow with the basketball.
00:36:58Slow start for him.
00:36:59He's only got four.
00:36:59Currently in the ballgame.
00:37:01Having a great month of March as mentioned.
00:37:03Averaging 25-9.
00:37:05He had 36 in the last meeting.
00:37:08Did Apollo against the Lakers.
00:37:11Again, that's when they won.
00:37:14It wasn't that long ago.
00:37:15In fact, that was the last time the Lakers lost to an Eastern Conference team.
00:37:19It was back on February the 24th in Los Angeles when Orlando beat them by a point.
00:37:25Remember, that was the game where Luka had a shot.
00:37:28Didn't take it.
00:37:29Gave it to LeBron.
00:37:31And LeBron missed the three.
00:37:33After Wendell Carter Jr.
00:37:35Scored at the other end.
00:37:36Nine on the 24.
00:37:41Dan Carrow over Luka.
00:37:45I guess we talked about if he scores right there.
00:37:48He had a good game against the Thunder a couple of games ago.
00:37:50He had 32, 10, and 5.
00:37:55Luka.
00:37:56Downtown.
00:37:56Not there.
00:37:57It's all Orlando right now.
00:38:00They beat the Lakers four straight times.
00:38:05We knew this was going to be trouble.
00:38:07That's why that start was so important.
00:38:10Good read by LeBron.
00:38:11Yeah.
00:38:11Tipping into that pass.
00:38:12That's their seventh turnover.
00:38:14James kick at corner.
00:38:16Cunard!
00:38:17That's sweet.
00:38:19That is fresh for the outside.
00:38:21And that is typical Luka.
00:38:23Cunard.
00:38:23Yes.
00:38:25And for the Lakers, that's their fourth made three.
00:38:28And Luka's got a couple.
00:38:30And Cunard's got a couple.
00:38:32They've got both of them.
00:38:34Or all of them.
00:38:35Down the middle.
00:38:36He goes all the way.
00:38:38And gets bottled up.
00:38:40And a score.
00:38:43They had the Lakers in chase mode.
00:38:45That time.
00:38:46Guy was wide open in the corner.
00:38:48And he made it play.
00:38:49Seven made threes for Orlando.
00:38:53And Luka has it taken away.
00:38:54Got to get back.
00:38:56Here they go.
00:38:56The other way.
00:38:57They've got numbers.
00:38:58Another three.
00:39:00Rebound DeAndre Ayton.
00:39:02No.
00:39:02He had it for an instant.
00:39:04Carter again.
00:39:04In and out.
00:39:06So they have launched 19 three-pointers already in this game.
00:39:10And we've got exactly five minutes to go in the first half.
00:39:16Three for the man in front of him.
00:39:18But he's got room.
00:39:19Now it's Dodger.
00:39:20Has yet to get going here in the second quarter.
00:39:23All this 16 came in quarter number one.
00:39:26He's in very deep.
00:39:27He gets fouled.
00:39:28Coming to the guys.
00:39:29You bet it goes.
00:39:31And one.
00:39:34Jalen Suggs is saying, come on, man.
00:39:37Suggs is saying, I thought I fouled you hard enough so you couldn't get the and one.
00:39:40And Luka said, you've got to come with a little bit more than that.
00:39:44Backs him in.
00:39:45Shot clock going down.
00:39:46And good focus by Luka.
00:39:50Three-point opportunity.
00:39:51Seeing if he can get his 19th point.
00:39:55Luka also has a couple of rebounds and four dimes here tonight.
00:39:59Luka leading scorer of 15 out of the last 16 Laker games.
00:40:03And 48 times total on the season.
00:40:07He's been the leading scorer.
00:40:10Down by three.
00:40:13There's Luka's line is now directing traffic.
00:40:17Suggs.
00:40:19He's been out with knee injuries, hip injuries, groin, back.
00:40:22You name it.
00:40:24Let's play an operation.
00:40:26Underneath.
00:40:27Here's Carter.
00:40:28Corner.
00:40:29Rattled in.
00:40:30But their bench is just getting it done.
00:40:3527 to 10.
00:40:37The substitutes.
00:40:41And Orlando's bench is not a good bench either.
00:40:4525th in the league.
00:40:46Put down hard that time goes Jacks.
00:40:49Yeah, Suggs from behind gave him a little nudge as LeBron was setting up the lob.
00:40:56Little nudge is all it takes.
00:40:59That's on Wendell Carter Jr.
00:41:02Wendell got him on.
00:41:04Yeah.
00:41:08At 4-12 to go in the half.
00:41:11Lakers down by six.
00:41:13LeBron on the bench.
00:41:15He has played 15 minutes tonight.
00:41:18Ball side out.
00:41:2020-point turnaround.
00:41:22That's why.
00:41:24By the way, Marcus Smart has come back onto the bench, which is great news.
00:41:29He was back in the locker room.
00:41:30In the game.
00:41:31In fact, he's in there.
00:41:33And here it is.
00:41:34Luka baseline.
00:41:36So Marcus not only back, he's on the floor.
00:41:39Now here's Suggs.
00:41:49So Luka finally get it going here in the second with a couple of buckets.
00:41:55They had ruled that Suggs had gathered on that, so they're giving him free throws.
00:41:59Madigan Zaga.
00:42:00Jalen Suggs.
00:42:02The Lakers are the files here.
00:42:1115 assists, 18 field goals made right now for Orlando.
00:42:14That's getting it done.
00:42:17That's the way you move the basketball around and execute.
00:42:21Suggs, fifth year in the league.
00:42:23Remember, he was the fifth pick in the draft out of Gonzaga.
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00:42:36One of ten games this evening in the NBA.
00:42:39The Lakers will be in action again a couple of nights from now.
00:42:43Monday night in Detroit.
00:42:45The two nights after that, they'll be in Indiana.
00:42:48By the way, Detroit, 7-2 this year without Cade Cunningham.
00:42:53Are they better without him?
00:42:54Absolutely not.
00:42:55But at least they are competitive in their winning games without their number one main man.
00:43:04Doncic.
00:43:05Oh, whistles that pass underneath to Jackson Hayes.
00:43:09That is a great assist.
00:43:11Well, if his hands weren't in the ready position there, he doesn't catch that bullet.
00:43:14That thing was fired in this movement.
00:43:20Jalen Suggs slowing it down a little bit.
00:43:23Three and a half to play.
00:43:25In the first half, remember, we're sending it back to the studio in Southern California.
00:43:28For the halftime report when we reach there.
00:43:31There's Bane.
00:43:32Weekside rebound.
00:43:33Jackson Hayes all over it.
00:43:35His second board to go along with two points.
00:43:38Luca quarterbacking.
00:43:39They're doubling it by.
00:43:41They're blitzing him.
00:43:42Hayes inside.
00:43:43Out.
00:43:44Wide open is Marcus.
00:43:47That's a good rebound by Carter Jr.
00:43:49Strongly in between two Lakers.
00:43:53Suggs.
00:43:54A little trailer pass goes to Wendell Carter.
00:43:57Lakers.
00:43:573-10.
00:43:58That was a good job reaching in by Luca.
00:44:00Remember Luca had all those assists.
00:44:02Handful of them in that 60-point game.
00:44:04Love underneath.
00:44:05Oh, look out.
00:44:06Wow.
00:44:07Hayes again hit this floor.
00:44:09You can hear it.
00:44:13Jackson Hayes gets up and ask the official, what are you watching?
00:44:19Oh, I love the reaction to some of these players.
00:44:23We got a timeout with 2.43 to go in the half as Luca has been firing some bullets to
00:44:29the inside.
00:44:30But the Lakers still trail by four.
00:44:34Spotlight take it away.
00:44:35Well, it's Luca again.
00:44:37I mean, the guy just continues to marvel on the offensive end.
00:44:41Just scores in every way possible.
00:44:45Again, all types of different defenses.
00:44:47You've seen it all.
00:44:48You have to see it all when you hit the score in the league.
00:44:52He makes things look so easy at times.
00:44:54You wonder why he doesn't score or how he couldn't score 50 a night if he wanted to.
00:44:59The Lakers trying, with Luca's help, to win their ninth game in a row.
00:45:04It would be their first nine-game winning streak since 2019-20.
00:45:09So, it's been half a dozen years since we saw the Lakers ring up a ninth spot.
00:45:14We'll see if they can get it done tonight.
00:45:18See if Jackson Hayes will convert these two free throws with 2.43 left in the half.
00:45:24Jackson Hayes.
00:45:27This team is 8-0 and he has multiple blocks.
00:45:30He's fourth on the team in games played.
00:45:32How about this right now from Morongo?
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00:45:42Three, or rather two, Magic players have three fouls.
00:45:46And they're both on the court.
00:45:49Wendell, Carter, Jr., and De Silva.
00:45:51As Smart goes down again.
00:45:53Loose ball foul.
00:45:55One Marcus Smart.
00:45:56So, that's going to be free throws.
00:45:59Or, excuse me.
00:46:00It'll just be Magic ball going the other way with 2.43.
00:46:04Magic are out of fouls.
00:46:05Lakers have a foul to give.
00:46:08They have committed three.
00:46:10Carter, by the way, eight points on a couple of three-point field goal with that.
00:46:15He's a plus-18 tonight for them.
00:46:17So, he was leading the bench crew.
00:46:20And that's one of the reasons why he's got such a great plus-minus.
00:46:23Bankero on the outside could rebound now to Luka.
00:46:26Long lead.
00:46:26Perfect pass to Rui.
00:46:28He's underneath.
00:46:29He puts it up.
00:46:30He can't score.
00:46:31Give Bankero credit.
00:46:33He came all the way back and helped him miss it.
00:46:36A lot of that was because Rui did a...
00:46:39He jumped away from some of the contact.
00:46:44Lashing into the middle is Goga.
00:46:46Boy, he's been well at it.
00:46:48Well, at least he's been active.
00:46:50Their benches played well.
00:46:52Yeah, Goga's three for three.
00:46:54Six rebounds, three assists.
00:46:56That's really good basketball.
00:46:58But the big fella.
00:47:00Well, under two minutes to go in the first half.
00:47:03Lakers led by as many as 14.
00:47:05Luka!
00:47:06Rattle it home, baby!
00:47:11Keep him in the game, Luka.
00:47:12Only a one-possession game.
00:47:1424 points for Dacic.
00:47:17And Carroll goes into a little bit of a dance.
00:47:19Now confronts a double-team.
00:47:22Aaron Carter from the outside.
00:47:24Ooh, hit the top of the board.
00:47:25And Jackson Hayes got control of the market with some speed.
00:47:29Trying to get the dribble drive all the way.
00:47:31Look out, look out, look out, look out.
00:47:33Oh, it's going to be a technical foul on Marcus Smart.
00:47:36He immediately got tagged with a tee, I think.
00:47:39Oh, it certainly looked like that.
00:47:44And, uh, Batazze went down hard.
00:47:51I'm going to have to decide what they're calling here.
00:47:54They immediately teed up Smart.
00:47:58It didn't break away, and he's attacking.
00:48:02Goes up, gets fouled, and as he's falling,
00:48:06I don't agree with the technical there.
00:48:13They're saying that he leg-whipped.
00:48:17Called the tee, and that'll send Desmond Bain
00:48:20to the free-throw line.
00:48:24Who walks all the way down to the other end.
00:48:27Bain tonight with five.
00:48:30Only one player for Orlando in double digits with 12.
00:48:33That's De Silva.
00:48:34Only one player for the Lakers in double digits.
00:48:37That's Luka with 24.
00:48:38Never look at that play by Marcus Smart.
00:48:40What do you think, dude?
00:48:41Attacking the basket, he gets fouled.
00:48:43They're obviously saying that he leg-whipped him,
00:48:46but I just think that was a natural movement
00:48:48after hitting the floor.
00:48:50Again, you don't know what the intent was,
00:48:52and neither do the officials for that matter,
00:48:55but they obviously thought it was done on purpose.
00:49:00But it didn't seem that way.
00:49:02I mean, when you fall,
00:49:03sometimes your body does react in certain ways.
00:49:08There's Marcus at the free-throw line.
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00:49:31The market goes up
00:49:32and knocks down the two free-throws,
00:49:34so there are plus-one in that sequence
00:49:36as the technical was made by Desmond May.
00:49:39They have a pretty big advantage
00:49:40at the free-throw line right now for Orlando,
00:49:43so the Lakers not getting the best of them
00:49:44in that department.
00:49:45Suggs.
00:49:46Quick move.
00:49:47Marcus got a hand on it.
00:49:48Out of bounds it goes with a minute 13.
00:49:51And it's a two-point magic lead.
00:49:58It's been a great three-week stretch for the Lakers.
00:50:01It's been a bad two seconds there on defense.
00:50:03Letting him bring it in.
00:50:05Marcus turned his head
00:50:06for a brief moment on the weak side.
00:50:08Desmond Vane did what he's supposed to do.
00:50:10The man turns his head,
00:50:11and when he looks back,
00:50:12he shouldn't be in that same spot.
00:50:15Now Luka's getting all the way to the rim.
00:50:17He comes out to the other side.
00:50:19He's probably thinking,
00:50:20man, that's an easy layup for man.
00:50:21He did not score at that time, though.
00:50:23LeBron is in deep.
00:50:25Jackson's underneath.
00:50:26And he draws the foul.
00:50:29As LeBron was the one handling the basketball,
00:50:32so Hayes right back.
00:50:34And you're asking about the big guys
00:50:36and their minutes tonight.
00:50:38Aiton has played 14,
00:50:39and Hayes has played eight.
00:50:41Again, no Maxi Kleber tonight.
00:50:43He's unavailable still.
00:50:49Luka's got three fouls,
00:50:51so three of their most important players now
00:50:54in a bit of trouble
00:50:55in the foul department.
00:50:57Remember, they've been utilizing
00:50:58some different persons now,
00:50:59so they're not in foul trouble quite yet,
00:51:02especially since it's just about halftime.
00:51:05But they'll take Goga out immediately.
00:51:07Jamal Mosley.
00:51:08By the way, Jamal got ejected the other night.
00:51:13Arguing non-calls in the first half.
00:51:16First time.
00:51:18First time he's been tossed.
00:51:25Shot clock is at 19.
00:51:29They're looking for the perfect two-for-one opportunity.
00:51:32Right about here would be it.
00:51:34Sugg scores.
00:51:37He has had some toughness to this magic team.
00:51:42Yeah, just got standing floor.
00:51:44Reed.
00:51:44He goes all the way.
00:51:45Backhand layup is good for AR.
00:51:49Gets to the rim as well as anybody these days.
00:51:51Donnie still?
00:51:52When he's healthy, he gets to the rim probably better than anybody.
00:51:58Pretty amazing how he's turned into the player that he is.
00:52:02Shot clock is six ahead of the game clock,
00:52:04so the Lakers did a good job making sure that they get another chance at it.
00:52:08Suggs, again, mid-range and then long-distance.
00:52:14Suggs has 10, second magic player in double figures.
00:52:18Laker deficit is five.
00:52:20Luka!
00:52:22Oh, Reeves has a chance and gets it with .7.
00:52:26Staying with it.
00:52:28Austin Reeves gives him a little momentum going into the break.
00:52:33Down one possession, heading into the third quarter.
00:52:37So let's see if they can recapture that momentum they had to start.
00:52:42Lakers shoot 44% in the quarter, 62% for Orlando.
00:52:46Reminders, stay tuned.
00:52:48We're going to send you to the Access Sportsnet studio right after this.
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00:53:04Mmm, good times.
00:53:08Orlando, Florida, where the Magic have a three-point lead on the Lakers, 65-62.
00:53:15Time to revisit the Lexus keys to the game.
00:53:17Well, that turnover's not that big a deal, but it was the timing of the Lakers turnovers.
00:53:22And then the center matchup.
00:53:23The starting center's 8-6.
00:53:25Carter Jr. has yet to scratch.
00:53:27And then the bench, that's where the game has been decided at this point.
00:53:32Orlando, 29-14, up 15 off the bench.
00:53:36Mike Trudeau, how did the coaching staff think about that first half, aside from that second quarter?
00:53:40Yeah, so obviously a great start for the Lakers.
00:53:42They go up by 14, and then Orlando's bench started to hit a lot of shots.
00:53:45And, you know, the other thing Scotty Brooks has told me, though, Orlando plays a physical style of basketball.
00:53:50That's just what they do.
00:53:51And so he thinks the Lakers, instead of, you know, thinking about the officials or thinking about following,
00:53:56can just play physical back, right?
00:53:58Back the same way to Orlando.
00:54:00This is kind of what happened in the game back in late February against Orlando.
00:54:05Similar good start for the Lakers.
00:54:06Orlando battles back with their physical style.
00:54:08So they think they have plenty of talent to go out there and get good shots and convert them
00:54:12and not even have to worry about the officials in that context.
00:54:15So we'll see if that's able to come into play here in the second half.
00:54:18Thank you, Mike.
00:54:19And here we go with the third quarter.
00:54:20Late arriving crowd from wherever they are at halftime to settle in.
00:54:26In front of a very empty front row right now.
00:54:30Here is LeBron.
00:54:32James and the Lakers looking to keep it going here tonight.
00:54:35Luka had a great first quarter.
00:54:36A little slow getting going in the second quarter, but he wound up with 24 points.
00:54:42Lakers were outscored in that second quarter.
00:54:4435-25.
00:54:47Yeah, and that kind of set the tempo for where we are right now.
00:54:50But Lakers coming out and getting two free throws to start the third.
00:54:57Luka from the line tonight.
00:54:58One for one.
00:54:59All right, how about this right now from Kia?
00:55:06Keep on rocking me, baby.
00:55:08Got to keep on rocking me.
00:55:11Now, Lakers shooting 58% on the night.
00:55:1438% from three.
00:55:1680% so far on free throws.
00:55:18At the other end, 48%.
00:55:21Poor Orlando.
00:55:22They made nine out of 24 threes and it missed just one out of 13 attempts from the free throw
00:55:28line.
00:55:28Yeah, you shooting 58% though.
00:55:29You should be in the lead.
00:55:31As Luka makes one out of two.
00:55:34And they're within two of the lead.
00:55:36One lead change.
00:55:37That's it in this game.
00:55:39They've been tied four times.
00:55:40Lakers led by as many as 14.
00:55:42Orlando's biggest lead was six.
00:55:44But Carroll misses.
00:55:46Glasses are clean to that time by DeAndre Aiden.
00:55:49Luka, he's got two on him immediately.
00:55:51Now he's got some room.
00:55:53So he'll shoot the three.
00:55:55De Silva's got the long rebound after the long shot.
00:55:59Sucks.
00:56:00That's a great college moments at Gonzaga.
00:56:04Heroic moments.
00:56:06We're saying that obviously because March Madness is in full swing.
00:56:10And so many of these players keep in very close touch with their alma maters.
00:56:18DeAndre Aiden.
00:56:21Luka Doncic.
00:56:23Of course, he played overseas.
00:56:25Underneath.
00:56:26It goes over Wendell Carter Jr.
00:56:29So Luka misses control of it.
00:56:30Now, Wendell Carter Jr., one of three Magic players.
00:56:34With three fouls.
00:56:35So as Stu said in the first half, it's not really trouble yet.
00:56:37With just something to keep an eye on.
00:56:40De Silva's also got three.
00:56:41Bounce underneath.
00:56:42That's a good play.
00:56:42But he blows the layup.
00:56:44Missing it again.
00:56:45And he shot it a little quicker than he had to.
00:56:49The Lakers quickly get down to the other end.
00:56:51Look at a tie or take the lead.
00:56:53And we've got a quick whistle.
00:56:58Well, the foul there.
00:56:59Now, maybe the first guy in trouble was De Silva.
00:57:02I believe they whistled the foul on.
00:57:03And if so, that's his fourth.
00:57:05There you go.
00:57:06So now that is trouble.
00:57:07If you're only in the first minute and a half of the third.
00:57:10But the way their bench performed in the first half.
00:57:1429 points in the first half.
00:57:17Drifting, shooting, missing.
00:57:19LeBron James coming off of that triple-double in Miami.
00:57:25Everybody settling in here for the third quarter.
00:57:28Miguel Carter Jr.
00:57:30Desmond Bain.
00:57:32They're just playing keep away out on the perimeter.
00:57:34Lakers don't have much to do now.
00:57:37They need to close out.
00:57:40Obviously, it didn't matter.
00:57:41Rebound weak side taken by Luka.
00:57:43Marcus saw a little bit of a light to try to get in there.
00:57:46Now, Reeves diving his eight-man as he came down from the other end.
00:57:52And he's fouled.
00:57:53That sort of trailer-esque scenario in transition sometimes pays dividends.
00:57:58And that time it was DeAndre who was like the third or fourth guy coming down in transition.
00:58:03And that's what opened the floor for him to make the quick cut to the basket.
00:58:06Now, 61 games played so far this year for eight.
00:58:10And I mention that because he has a chance to reach 70 for the first time since his rookie season.
00:58:17Back on February the 24th, had a good game.
00:58:2021 and 13 against this Magic team.
00:58:22It was one of his 20 double-doubles.
00:58:27DeAndre misses the first of two.
00:58:29His margin for error, most of his shots are so small because he shoots it so flat.
00:58:35Yeah, there you go.
00:58:37The Lakers get the rebound after the miss.
00:58:40How about that?
00:58:41Reeves is open.
00:58:42Should knock it down.
00:58:43And does.
00:58:44Marcus Smart with the offensive rebound on that second miss.
00:58:48Led to that triple.
00:58:49Yeah, you know, he's the one that can really challenge the physicality of this Orlando team.
00:58:54Mike was talking about that.
00:58:57And then the whole team has to rise to that occasion.
00:59:00Wendell Carter Jr. needs some help.
00:59:02He's not even thinking of scoring, though.
00:59:04They needed help, didn't he?
00:59:05He was open at the free-throw line.
00:59:07Ben Carroll, he's got to shoot it.
00:59:10He didn't know what the clock was.
00:59:12It was right in front of him.
00:59:14That's just unexcusable.
00:59:16When you're facing the clock, basically, you have to know the time.
00:59:20Another look at that Marcus Smart rebound on the miss free-throw that led to Austin.
00:59:25Spotting up for a triple and giving the Lakers the lead.
00:59:27That's winning the battle right there.
00:59:30Underneath on the boards.
00:59:32Good play.
00:59:33Ooh, that's going to be a foul on Palo Bancaro knocking down Marcus Smart.
00:59:37That's the second on Bancaro.
00:59:40Marcus has been meeting Mr. Floor a lot in this game.
00:59:43It's going to be like his fourth trip.
00:59:45He really has, hasn't he?
00:59:46To that department.
00:59:48It all adds up, Marcus.
00:59:50And you know it better than most.
00:59:51Marcus played last year with Bain in Memphis.
00:59:54Only had three points against Orlando.
00:59:56You know, the points aren't really everything that he puts up.
00:59:59He does so.