The Los Angeles Lakers hoped to keep things moving on Thursday night as they look for their seventh straight victory while hosting the Orlando Magic. It marked the debut of the Lakers’ 2024-25 City Edition uniforms and court.

The Lakers are undefeated at home this season, but were unable to maintain that and their win streak, losing to the Magic 119-118 on a game-winner from Franz Wagner.

Cam Reddish had five early points, including a corner triple, to help the Lakers to an early 12-7 lead. As the Magic got hot from there and took the lead, Anthony Davis started working inside to continue his strong start to the season.

Overall, there wasn’t much defense played by either team in the first quarter and as a result, the Lakers took a 38-36 lead into the second quarter.

The second quarter started with a pair of poster dunks as Mo Wagner got the Lakers and LeBron James immediately responded with one of his own. That got James going a bit as he immediately went into attack mode.

Also with Mo, Franz Wagner had a strong first half for the Magic, while Jalen Suggs was hot from deep. However, Orlando had trouble dealing with Davis inside, and when Reddish beat the halftime buzzer with another corner 3, the Lakers went into the locker room with a 67–60 lead.

James hit a triple and then had a big block to start the third quarter. While Dalton Knecht continued his hot streak with a three-pointer, the Magic also kept their strong shooting night going. That sparked a 13-3 run in Orlando to regain the lead before a three-point play by Davis.

The Magic’s zone defense slowed the Lakers offensively to close out the third quarter, resulting in a narrow 89-88 deficit for LA entering the fourth.

After the Lakers fell behind by four, Knecht responded with five quick points to help them regain the lead. James started to take over from there and made three triples in a row, giving his team a 105–98 lead. However, Franz Wagner reacted immediately, as the match remained close until the final minutes.

Wagner was a real thorn in the Lakers’ side as he then hit a deep 3, putting his team up by one. James got an offensive rebound and scored at the other end to regain the lead. He then found Davis for a dunk, but Wagner hit a deep triple to put his team ahead by one with 2.5 seconds to play.

Davis, who missed several key free throws late, then missed the buzzer as LA would suffer the disappointing loss.

What’s next for the Lakers

The Lakers will face an even tougher test on Saturday night when they host the Denver Nuggets, who have of course been eliminated from the playoffs each of the past two seasons.

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