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Los Angeles Lakers
8-2 · 3-1 on the road
Tue 3/2
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2-6 · 0-4 at home
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3 of the five players who log the most minutes are out or doubtful, including Desmond Bane (Illness) and Jalen Suggs (Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise, out since 10/25).

The Magic are without leading scorer Paolo Banchero (Right High Ankle Sprain, out since 10/23): 24.5 points a game, 18% of the team's scoring.

3/22026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
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3/22026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores
Lakers8-2
Magic2-6
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3/22026-27 regular season
Before this gameSource: balldontlie box scores

Team vs team

Season before this game (LAL 10 games, ORL 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

LALORL
Scoring
122.01st · Top 5
Points per game
NBA avg 113.4
105.529th · Bottom 5
114.318th · Average
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.5
115.022nd · Below avg
+7.77th · Above avg
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
-9.525th · Below avg
Efficiency
120.41st · Top 5
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
105.725th · Below avg
110.816th · Average
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
114.325th · Below avg
+9.54th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
-8.625th · Below avg
102.215th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
100.225th
Shooting
59.2%1st · Top 5
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.3%
53.7%14th · Average
63.6%1st · Top 5
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.2%
57.3%14th · Average
14.210th · Above avg
Threes made
NBA avg 13.2
13.115th · Average
37.9%5th · Top 5
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.9%
34.3%17th · Average
0.371st · Top 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2915th · Average
Defense
54.4%19th · Average
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.3%
54.7%22nd · Below avg
10.74th · Top 5
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
7.125th · Below avg
6.54th · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
3.628th · Bottom 5
Possessions
16.1%25th · Below avg
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.9%
17.8%28th · Bottom 5
28.0%15th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
24.5%23rd · Below avg
39.929th · Bottom 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
40.028th · Bottom 5
24.027th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.116th · Average

Recent form

Los Angeles Lakers
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +5.8 (season +7.7). Streak W4.

Orlando Magic
LWLLL

Last 5: average margin -11.2 (season -9.5). Streak L3.

Key players

Los Angeles Lakers
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Luka DoncicF-G 40.17.87.767.9
Austin ReavesG 23.53.24.764.9
Walker KesslerC 14.610.41.270.6
Ziaire WilliamsG-F 10.33.01.971.4
Orlando Magic
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Paolo BancheroF 24.56.57.577.0
Franz WagnerF 19.66.48.550.3
Desmond BaneG 17.53.92.255.7
Anthony BlackG 15.25.25.065.4

Injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Nobody listed.

Orlando Magic
Desmond Bane G · Illness Out
Izaiyah Nelson F · Left Ankle Injury Recovery · back ~11/18 Out
Jalen Suggs G · Right Knee Contusion / Bone Bruise · back ~11/10 Out
Jonathan Isaac F · Left Knee Injury Management · back ~11/10 Out
Noah Penda G-F · Right Partially Torn Hamstring · back ~11/18 Out
Paolo Banchero F · Right High Ankle Sprain · back ~11/22 Out

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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