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Magic’s Franz Wagner sinks Lakers with late trey

NBA: Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles LakersNovember 21, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) hits a 3-point basket over Los Angeles Lakers forward Cam Reddish (5) with 2.5 seconds left in the game at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory credits: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn images

Franz Wagner scored 15 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead 3-pointer with 2.5 seconds left, and the visiting Orlando Magic rallied for a 119-118 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

Orlando’s Jalen Suggs scored 23 points, while Moritz Wagner had 19 and Tristan da Silva added 12. Franz Wagner added 11 assists while shooting 13-for-26 from the floor, including 5-for-9 in the final period.

Goga Bitadze grabbed 15 rebounds as the Magic won for the seventh time in eight games.

Anthony Davis collected 39 points and nine rebounds for the Lakers, but he missed three of four free throw attempts in the final 27 seconds and was also off target on an 18-foot turnaround jumper at the buzzer. Los Angeles went 3-for-9 from the foul line in the fourth quarter.

LeBron James recorded 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists for the Lakers. Rookie Dalton Knecht added 17 points two nights after scoring a career-high 37, while tying the NBA rookie record with nine 3-pointers. Knecht shot 3-for-7 from deep against the Magic.

Los Angeles was on a six-game winning streak and lost for the first time in eight home games this season.

The Lakers took a 105-98 lead with 7:23 left after James made three 3-pointers in a span of 1:04 that also included a Davis free throw. Davis sank a 3-pointer with 5:02 remaining to give Los Angeles a 110-105 lead.

The Magic moved ahead 113-112 with 2:06 left on a 3-pointer by Franz Wagner before the Lakers took the lead on a James basket, a James rebound at the other end and an outlet pass to Davis for a dunk and a 116 -113 edge with 1:17 left.

Franz Wagner scored eight of the Magic’s final nine points in the final 2:06.

The teams traded leads ten times in the first two quarters, with the Lakers taking the biggest advantage of the half as they entered the break up 67-60. Los Angeles shot 55.6 percent from the floor in the first half and Davis had 19 points.

James opened the second half with a three-pointer to give Los Angeles its largest lead of the game: 70-60. Orlando used a 13-3 run in the third quarter to take a 78-77 lead, and the game remained close through the fourth quarter.

The Magic were without Kentavious Caldwell Pope (personal) Paolo Banchero (oblique) and Wendell Carter Jr. (foot).

–Field-level media