Doncic hesitated again! Refused to take the game-winning shot! Passed the blame to LeBron, Lakers lost to the Magic by one point

Today, the Lakers were at home against the Magic, who had beaten them in their last three encounters. The Lakers aimed to end their losing streak. The starting lineup remained unchanged: Doncic, Reaves, Smart, LeBron, and Ayton. The Magic started with Black, Bain, Doshiilva, Banchero, and Wendell Carter Jr.

At the start, the Lakers’ first basket came from LeBron assisting Ayton’s dunk

LeBron’s first shot was a three-pointer, which he made

Ayton made two free throws, followed by LeBron’s fadeaway jump shot

Both sides struggled with their shooting, but LeBron isolated Banchero and nailed another three-pointer, fully igniting his streak with 10 consecutive points

Doncic finally scored, completing a 2+1 play just before the timeout

LeBron took a break, Hayes was injured and unable to play, giving Kleber an early chance to enter the game

The Magic cut the lead to just 2 points, with Kennard scoring 4 straight points

The Lakers showed weak defense, only leading by 2 points again, so they called a timeout to adjust. Doncic led the team to rebuild a 6-point lead but got poked in the eye by the opponent

Timeout called to regroup, a three-pointer was made without issue! The opponent better watch their ankle carefully

Famous singer Justin Bieber also showed up at the Lakers arena today and greeted LeBron

Vanderbilt dunked easily, where is the Magic’s defense?

LeBron didn’t return after resting. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 33-25. LeBron had 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist; Doncic had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists; Reaves had 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks; Ayton 4 points, 2 rebounds; Kennard 6 points, 1 rebound; Vanderbilt 2 points.

In the second quarter, the Magic scored first. LeBron made two free throws, Hachimura hit a three, Smart scored a floater. The Lakers needed contributions from their forwards

The opponent made two consecutive dunks, Ayton responded with one of his own

LeBron chased down a block off the backboard, reminiscent of ten years ago — definitely a top play of the day!

Ayton seemed energized, throwing down another dunk

After missing their first nine three-point attempts, the Magic made two in a row. Ayton scored on a floater and completed another 2+1 play

Ayton then added two points from the free throw line, carrying the scoring load during this stretch. With this basket, Ayton reached 17 points, the highest in the game.

Hachimura’s jump shot was quite difficult

Doncic missed two free throws, the Magic scored 4 straight points. At halftime, the Lakers led 56-53. LeBron had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Doncic 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists; Reaves 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Ayton 17 points, 6 rebounds; Smart 2 points; Hachimura 5 points; Kennard 6 points; Vanderbilt 2 points; Kleber 3 rebounds.

In the third quarter, Reaves scored on free throws, assisted LeBron’s alley-oop dunk, then hit a three-pointer himself, pushing the lead to 10 before the timeout

Reaves couldn’t be stopped, suddenly awakening

The opponent made two free throws, Ayton grabbed his own rebound, now at 19 points and 9 rebounds

The Magic kept scoring, LeBron chased back but only took one shot this quarter before resting. The Lakers led by just 5 points entering the timeout.

There was a goaltending call missed by the referees

Doncic led for 5 minutes, the Lakers still only ahead by 3 points. LeBron returned, and Doncic scored on a one-on-one

The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with an 80-79 lead. Smart made one of two free throws, the Magic took a 2-point lead, then LeBron tied it with a mid-range jumper.

Reaves made a layup, Bain hit a three to retake the lead, and LeBron scored a layup

The Magic scored 4 straight points, Reaves hit a three-pointer to tie the game

The opponent completed a 2+1, and Reaves answered right back

The Magic dunked an empty basket, the Lakers called a timeout. LeBron rested. The opponent made a three, Ayton quickly responded with a dunk

Lalavia hit a three-pointer, the score tied at 98 going into the timeout

Doncic made a long-range two-pointer

Banchero hit a three, then Doncic nailed a buzzer-beater three with 24 seconds left, both shots good

The opponent caught up to tie at 103, and Doncic fought hard to save the ball this time

Hachimura hit a three, the Magic closed in to within one point, Doncic drew a foul on a three-point attempt, but the Magic’s challenge was successful

Jump ball at midcourt, LeBron got fouled while holding the ball, made one of two free throws. Then Bain hit a three, putting the Magic ahead by one, prompting a timeout

LeBron quickly dunked, but the Lakers lost the rebound, allowing the opponent to lead by one again. Timeout called with 6.7 seconds left

Then Doncic refused to take the three, passed to LeBron, who reluctantly took a three-pointer and missed the game-winning shot

The game ended with the Lakers losing 109-110 to the Magic. LeBron scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks; Doncic had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists; Reaves 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists; Smart 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Ayton 21 points, 13 rebounds; Hachimura 10 points; Lalavia 3 points, 2 rebounds; Kennard 9 points; Vanderbilt 2 points, 2 rebounds.

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Today, the Lakers hosted the Magic, who had won all three previous matchups. The Lakers aimed to break their losing streak. The starting lineups remained the same: Doncic, Reaves, Smart, LeBron, and Ayton for the Lakers; Black, Bain, Doshiilva, Banchero, and Wendell Carter Jr. for the Magic.

At the start, the Lakers’ first basket came from LeBron assisting Ayton’s dunk

LeBron’s first shot was a three-pointer, which he made

Ayton made two free throws, followed by LeBron’s fadeaway jump shot

Both sides struggled with their shooting, but LeBron isolated Banchero and nailed another three-pointer, fully igniting his streak with 10 consecutive points

Doncic finally scored, completing a 2+1 play just before the timeout

LeBron took a break, Hayes was injured and unable to play, giving Kleber an early chance to enter the game

The Magic cut the lead to just 2 points, with Kennard scoring 4 straight points

The Lakers showed weak defense, only leading by 2 points again, so they called a timeout to adjust. Doncic led the team to rebuild a 6-point lead but got poked in the eye by the opponent

Timeout called to regroup, a three-pointer was made without issue! The opponent better watch their ankle carefully

Famous singer Justin Bieber also showed up at the Lakers arena today and greeted LeBron

Vanderbilt dunked easily, where is the Magic’s defense?

LeBron didn’t return after resting. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led 33-25. LeBron had 10 points, 3 rebounds, and 1 assist; Doncic had 11 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists; Reaves had 1 rebound, 1 assist, 2 blocks; Ayton 4 points, 2 rebounds; Kennard 6 points, 1 rebound; Vanderbilt 2 points.

In the second quarter, the Magic scored first. LeBron made two free throws, Hachimura hit a three, Smart scored a floater. The Lakers needed contributions from their forwards

The opponent made two consecutive dunks, Ayton responded with one of his own

LeBron chased down a block off the backboard, reminiscent of ten years ago — definitely a top play of the day!

Ayton seemed energized, throwing down another dunk

After missing their first nine three-point attempts, the Magic made two in a row. Ayton scored on a floater and completed another 2+1 play

Ayton then added two points from the free throw line, carrying the scoring load during this stretch. With this basket, Ayton reached 17 points, the highest in the game.

Hachimura’s jump shot was quite difficult

Doncic missed two free throws, the Magic scored 4 straight points. At halftime, the Lakers led 56-53. LeBron had 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Doncic 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists; Reaves 1 rebound, 2 assists, 2 blocks; Ayton 17 points, 6 rebounds; Smart 2 points; Hachimura 5 points; Kennard 6 points; Vanderbilt 2 points; Kleber 3 rebounds.

In the third quarter, Reaves scored on free throws, assisted LeBron’s alley-oop dunk, then hit a three-pointer himself, pushing the lead to 10 before the timeout

Reaves couldn’t be stopped, suddenly awakening

The opponent made two free throws, Ayton grabbed his own rebound, now at 19 points and 9 rebounds

The Magic kept scoring, LeBron chased back but only took one shot this quarter before resting. The Lakers led by just 5 points entering the timeout.

There was a goaltending call missed by the referees

Doncic led for 5 minutes, the Lakers still only ahead by 3 points. LeBron returned, and Doncic scored on a one-on-one

The Lakers entered the fourth quarter with an 80-79 lead. Smart made one of two free throws, the Magic took a 2-point lead, then LeBron tied it with a mid-range jumper.

Reaves made a layup, Bain hit a three to retake the lead, and LeBron scored a layup

The Magic scored 4 straight points, Reaves hit a three-pointer to tie the game

The opponent completed a 2+1, and Reaves answered right back

The Magic dunked an empty basket, the Lakers called a timeout. LeBron rested. The opponent made a three, Ayton quickly responded with a dunk

Lalavia hit a three-pointer, the score tied at 98 going into the timeout

Doncic made a long-range two-pointer

Banchero hit a three, then Doncic nailed a buzzer-beater three with 24 seconds left, both shots good

The opponent caught up to tie at 103, and Doncic fought hard to save the ball this time

Hachimura hit a three, the Magic closed in to within one point, Doncic drew a foul on a three-point attempt, but the Magic’s challenge was successful

Jump ball at midcourt, LeBron got fouled while holding the ball, made one of two free throws. Then Bain hit a three, putting the Magic ahead by one, prompting a timeout

LeBron quickly dunked, but the Lakers lost the rebound, allowing the opponent to lead by one again. Timeout called with 6.7 seconds left

Then Doncic refused to take the three, passed to LeBron, who reluctantly took a three-pointer and missed the game-winning shot

The game ended with the Lakers losing 109-110 to the Magic. LeBron scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks; Doncic had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 15 assists; Reaves 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists; Smart 3 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist; Ayton 21 points, 13 rebounds; Hachimura 10 points; Lalavia 3 points, 2 rebounds; Kennard 9 points; Vanderbilt 2 points, 2 rebounds.

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