The Orlando Magic (13-21, 9-9 Home) welcome the Los Angeles Lakers (13-20, 5-12 Away), who will be hoping to halt their losing skid, on Tuesday. Los Angeles dropped their last game against the Dallas Mavericks 124-115 at American Airlines Center on Sunday, their fourth loss in a row.
LeBron James was a top performer in the losing effort with 38 points. The Lakers are the 13th seed in the Western Conference. Orlando won their fifth straight home game in impressive fashion on Friday at Amway Center, beating the San Antonio Spurs 133-113.
Cole Anthony had 23 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, carrying the team. The Magic are 13th in the Eastern Conference. This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. Los Angeles won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 116-105 triumph at Amway Center on January 21, their fourth straight head-to-head victory.
James led the Lakers with 29 points, while Carmelo Anthony was a key contributor with 23 points. Jalen Suggs had 22 points and nine assists in the loss. James and Anthony Davis, averaging 27.8 and 27.4 points per game, respectively, are leading the Lakers in scoring this season. James is 10th in the league in scoring.
Davis also has grabbed 12.1 rebounds per game, third-most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Russell Westbrook is dishing 7.5 assists per game.Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner have powered the Magic on offense, averaging 21.7 and 19.8 points per game, respectively. Banchero also has doled out 4.0 assists per game.
Bol Bol has posted 7.1 rebounds per game. The Magic have had success in the last 10 games between the teams at Amway Center, winning six. Los Angeles is looking to end a three-game losing run away from Crypto.com Arena this season. Los Angeles is 3-7 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -5.4 (119.1-124.5).
For the season, the Lakers are averaging 115.7 points per game, compared to 118.0 for opponents. Orlando has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 116.3 points per game on average while holding opponents to 110.2 (+6.1 margin). The Magic are averaging 110.3 ppg for the full season while allowing 113.1.
LAKERS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Dennis Schroder: 23.0 | 16.4 | +6.6
Troy Brown Jr.: 5.6 | 10.7 | -5.1
Points per game:
Austin Reaves: 16.0 | 11.3 | +4.7
Rebounds per game:
Thomas Bryant: 8.2 | 5.3 | +2.9
LeBron James: 5.3 | 8.1 | -2.8
MAGIC HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Moritz Wagner: 26.0 | 19.4 | +6.6
Wendell Carter Jr.: 14.0 | 28.0 | -14.0
Points per game:
Wendell Carter Jr.: 8.0 | 16.1 | -8.1
Rebounds per game:
Wendell Carter Jr.: 4.0 | 8.8 | -4.7
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Orlando Magic (-160)
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