Game ID: 22400263
Orlando Magic @ Los Angeles Lakers
Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30 PM ET
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
LAL 38 29 21 30 118ORL 36 24 29 30 119
LAL vs ORL ScoutingLAL vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAL availability going into 11/13 · 2 days' restOUT Vanderbilt missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Hayes missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Reddish 18 to 25 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Hachimura missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Hayes missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Reddish 18 to 24 min over the last 4
LAL availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hachimura missed 4 since 11/15, returns tonight: 22 min (70% of 32)
OUT Hayes missed 5 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Vanderbilt missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
NEW Knecht 19 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Hayes missed 6 since 11/13, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Vanderbilt missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 22 min since (70% of 32)
NEW Knecht 19 to 34 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vanderbilt missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 23 min since (71% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 32 min over the last 5
LAL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Vanderbilt missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Hachimura back 11/23 after 4, 24 min since (74% of 32)
BACK Hayes back 11/26 after 6, 17 min since (90% of 19)
NEW Knecht 19 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/13 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Bitadze back 11/04 after 4, 25 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Queen back 11/12 after 8, 2 min since (14% of 14)
NEW da Silva 22 to 29 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 8 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Queen back 11/12 after 8, 2 min since (14% of 14)
NEW da Silva 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/18 · 2 days' restOUT Banchero missed 9 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
ORL availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 10 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 26 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/21 · back-to-backOUT Banchero missed 11 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 12 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 5 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 13 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 6 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Bitadze 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 14 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Carter Jr. missed 12 since 11/04, returns tonight: 18 min (68% of 26)
OUT Queen missed 7 since 11/13, out tonight
NEW Isaac 15 to 21 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Banchero missed 15 since 11/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 8 since 11/13, out tonight
BACK Carter Jr. back 11/27 after 12, 18 min since (68% of 26)
NEW Isaac 15 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Hachimura (3 straight), Hayes (4 straight), Vanderbilt (8 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 94, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and Suggs at 14 a game. Without Banchero (11 straight), Carter Jr. (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 94 a night to the Lakers' 112 and the arc, the Lakers at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31. Call it the Lakers 110, Orlando 107, Orlando keeping it close.
11/13 vs MEM 128-123 — LAL notes
LAL won 128-123. LAL shot 51% (43 of 85) to MEM's 47%, 20 of 41 from three. LAL turned it over 18 times to MEM's 13, and MEM turned those into 11 steals. James led with 35 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Davis added 21, Hachimura 19. The hinge was Q1, 38-26: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/15 @ SAS 120-115 — LAL notes
LAL won 120-115. LAL shot 50% (44 of 88) to SAS's 49%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 23 times to SAS's 16 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. Davis led with 40 (14 of 26, 2 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Reaves added 19, James 15. The hinge was Q2, 37-30: a lead of 1 became 8. Christie was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/16 @ NOP 104-99 — LAL notes
LAL won 104-99. LAL shot 44% (39 of 89) to NOP's 42%, 12 of 40 from three. LAL turned it over 11 times to NOP's 17. Davis led with 31 (12 of 20, 2 of 4 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Knecht added 27, James 21. The hinge was Q3, 29-15: LAL came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 4. LAL trailed 46-56 at the half and won the second half 58-43. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
11/19 vs UTA 124-118 — LAL notes
LAL won 124-118. LAL shot 55% (42 of 76) to UTA's 50%, 14 of 31 from three, and went to the line 36 times to UTA's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 16. Knecht led with 37 (12 of 16, 9 of 12 from three); James added 26, Davis 26. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Knecht was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/21 vs ORL 118-119 — LAL notes
LAL lost 118-119. LAL shot 51% (44 of 87) to ORL's 47%, 13 of 31 from three. LAL turned it over 10 times to ORL's 16. The glass went 36-48 against them. Davis led with 39 (14 of 22, 10 of 13 at the line); James added 31, Knecht 17. Q2 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 95-89 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/23 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 31 and James at 26 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hachimura (4 straight), Hayes (5 straight), Vanderbilt (9 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 18 and Murray at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Gordon (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Denver's 20 and the arc, the Lakers at 42 percent from three to Denver's 38. Call it the Lakers 118, Denver 112.
11/26 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 25 and Allen at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Durant (7 straight), Beal (5 straight). 5 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 30 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Hayes (6 straight), Vanderbilt (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and the Lakers minus-8 and the arc, the Lakers at 39 percent from three to Phoenix's 33. Call it Phoenix 115, the Lakers 114, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/27 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vassell (5 straight), Sochan (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vanderbilt (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 109.
11/29 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Davis at 25 and James at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Vanderbilt (12 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Holmgren (8 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it OKC 115, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/13 vs IND 94-90 — ORL notes
ORL won 94-90. ORL shot 40% (34 of 84) to IND's 38%, 13 of 38 from three. F. Wagner led with 29 (9 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bitadze added 12, Caldwell-Pope 10. The hinge was Q4, 26-18: ORL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 4. ORL trailed 41-45 at the half and won the second half 53-45. Caldwell-Pope was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/15 vs PHI 98-86 — ORL notes
ORL won 98-86. ORL shot 44% (34 of 78) to PHI's 40%, 11 of 37 from three. F. Wagner led with 31 (10 of 23, 5 of 11 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Suggs added 19, M. Wagner 14. The hinge was Q4, 25-14: a lead of 1 became 12. ORL trailed 43-45 at the half and won the second half 55-41. Isaac was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/18 @ PHX 109-99 — ORL notes
ORL won 109-99. ORL shot 51% (39 of 76) to PHX's 42%, 11 of 29 from three. F. Wagner led with 32 (12 of 24, 4 of 8 from three); Black added 20, Bitadze 17. The hinge was Q2, 38-26: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 19. Black was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/20 @ LAC 93-104 — ORL notes
ORL lost 93-104. ORL shot 44% (33 of 75) to LAC's 49%, 8 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 14 times to LAC's 22. The glass went 24-49 against them. Black led with 17 (5 of 10, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 9 at the line); Suggs added 16, F. Wagner 14. Q2 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 4 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 76-64 against them. F. Wagner's -18 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ LAL 119-118 — ORL notes
ORL won 119-118. ORL shot 47% (43 of 91) to LAL's 51%, 15 of 40 from three. ORL turned it over 16 times to LAL's 10. The glass went 48-36 for them. F. Wagner led with 37 (13 of 26, 4 of 10 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 23, M. Wagner 19. The hinge was Q3, 29-21: ORL came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. ORL trailed 60-67 at the half and won the second half 59-51. Bitadze was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/23 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Suggs at 16 a game. Without Banchero (12 straight), Carter Jr. (10 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 25 and Beasley at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to Detroit's 114 and the glass, where Detroit has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-0. Call it Orlando 110, Detroit 106, Detroit keeping it close.
11/25 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 31 and Miller at 25 a game. Without Bridges (2 straight), Simpson (9 straight), Smith Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Suggs at 14 a game. Without Banchero (13 straight), Carter Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Charlotte's 121 and the arc, Charlotte at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 32. Call it Orlando 111, Charlotte 109, Charlotte keeping it close.
11/27 vs CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 27 and M. Wagner at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (14 straight), Carter Jr. (12 straight). One day's rest. Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 121, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; LaVine at 25 and Vučević at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Williams (4 straight), Ball (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 101 a night to Chicago's 121 and the arc, Chicago at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 31. Call it Orlando 116, Chicago 109.
11/29 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Thomas at 25 and C. Johnson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Claxton (2 straight), Clowney (2 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wagner at 25 and Suggs at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Banchero (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Brooklyn wins, and the game turns on the arc, Brooklyn at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the defense, Orlando allowing 105 a night to Brooklyn's 114. Call it Brooklyn 111, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LALAD A. Davis
AR A. Reaves
CK C. Koloko
CR C. Reddish
DK D. Knecht
DR D. Russell
GV G. Vincent
LJ L. James
MC M. Christie
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
TD T. da Silva
LAL/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Franz Wagner hits a clutch 3, and the Magic exploit Davis' mistakes for a 119-118 win over Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- — Franz Wagner hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds to play, and the Orlando Magic roared back to snap the Los Angeles Lakers ' six-game winning streak with a 119-118 victory Thursday night.
Anthony Davis missed two free throws with 19 seconds left and then missed an 18-foot jumper at the buzzer for the Lakers, who lost to a Magic team playing without three starters in its third game in four nights.
Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter and added 11 assists for the Magic, who have won seven of eight. Jalen Suggs added 23 points, and Moritz Wagner had a season-high 19.
Davis had 39 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, while LeBron James scored 14 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter.
Los Angeles lost at home for the first time in eight games.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed the game for personal reasons, while Wendell Carter Jr . (plantar fasciitis) missed his 10th straight game. Paolo Banchero (oblique) is still out.
Rui Hachimura (ankle) missed his fourth straight game for LA, and Bronny James (heel bruise) missed his second straight.
Takeaways Magic: This was an impressive outing from a short-handed team. Orlando didn't look tired in the slightest, with Suggs and the Wagners leading a feisty, mature group performance. The Magic appear ready to build on last season's breakthrough to become a contender in the East.
Lakers: James and Davis took over down the stretch yet again, but Davis came up short in the clutch.
Key moment James and Davis combined to miss four of six free throws in the final 39 seconds, leaving the door open for Orlando.
Key stat The Wagners scored 20 of Orlando's 30 points in the fourth quarter.
Up next Magic: Host Detroit on Saturday. Orlando is 7-0 at home.