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Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers

March 21, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Lakers beat the Magic 105-104 on 2026-03-21 on the road against the Magic. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Jalen Suggs, Paolo Banchero, and Tristan da Silva. The Lakers started LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Dončić, and Austin Reaves. Luka Dončić (Lakers) scored 15 points (5/13) in his matchups, with Paolo Banchero as his primary defender. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 15 points (6/15) in his matchups, with Luka Dončić as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

ORL

Orlando Magic 104

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane GS	38:08	12	4	5	3	1	5	2	4-14	1-6	3-3	-10
Paolo Banchero GS	36:00	16	5	6	3	1	3	3	4-14	0-3	8-8	-18
Jalen Suggs GS	34:18	14	3	6	1	0	3	4	5-9	2-6	2-2	-20
Wendell Carter Jr. GS	29:06	13	9	2	1	0	1	4	5-8	1-1	2-2	-11
Tristan da Silva GS	21:20	12	2	0	0	0	0	5	4-6	2-3	2-2	-9
Jamal Cain	22:47	10	5	1	0	0	0	1	4-10	1-6	1-2	+11
Jevon Carter	20:38	13	2	1	1	0	1	1	5-13	3-11	0-0	+18
Goga Bitadze	18:06	9	7	5	0	0	2	4	3-3	0-0	3-4	+9
Noah Penda	12:48	2	3	0	0	0	1	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	+18
Jett Howard	6:49	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1-3	1-1	0-0	+7
Totals		104	42	27	9	2	16	27	36-83	11-37	21-23

Did not play: Jase Richardson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Moritz Wagner (DNP - Coach's Decision)

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers 105

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Austin Reaves GS	40:04	26	7	5	2	1	3	4	10-20	2-8	4-4	+8
Luka Dončić GS	38:11	33	5	8	4	1	4	2	12-30	3-13	6-9	+10
LeBron James GS	34:23	12	6	4	3	0	1	1	5-13	0-2	2-2	+4
Marcus Smart GS	30:50	2	1	1	1	0	1	3	0-3	0-2	2-2	+1
Deandre Ayton GS	28:51	9	12	1	0	0	2	1	3-4	0-0	3-6	+2
Luke Kennard	20:02	13	3	0	0	0	1	2	5-7	3-4	0-0	-6
Jaxson Hayes	18:39	8	7	0	0	3	0	2	3-3	0-0	2-6	-2
Rui Hachimura	15:14	2	1	0	0	1	0	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Jake LaRavia	13:47	0	1	0	1	0	0	4	0-5	0-3	0-0	-9
Totals		105	43	19	11	6	12	20	39-87	8-32	19-29

Did not play: Bronny James (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dalton Knecht (DNP - Coach's Decision), Drew Timme (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jarred Vanderbilt (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

ORL

Orlando Magic

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Tristan da Silva Starter 18.4 min
Jevon Carter · Goga Bitadze · Desmond Bane · Jamal Cain · Noah Penda 9.6 min
Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain · Jett Howard 2.8 min
Jevon Carter · Wendell Carter Jr. · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain 2.6 min
Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Jalen Suggs · Paolo Banchero · Jamal Cain 2.6 min

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Austin Reaves Starter 14.0 min
Marcus Smart · Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes 6.0 min
LeBron James · Marcus Smart · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves · Jake LaRavia 4.8 min
LeBron James · Deandre Ayton · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Austin Reaves 3.8 min
Luke Kennard · Luka Dončić · Rui Hachimura · Jaxson Hayes · Austin Reaves 3.7 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Magic defense

Luka Dončić 15 pts (5/13) in 74 possessions

Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (23 %, 4 pts) · Jamal Cain (19 %, 5 pts) · Tristan da Silva (18 %, 0 pts)
LeBron James 21 pts (7/11) in 65 possessions

Guarded by: Paolo Banchero (30 %, 4 pts) · Jalen Suggs (17 %, 6 pts) · Noah Penda (12 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Paolo Banchero	LeBron James: 20 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Luka Dončić: 17 poss., 4 pts (1/3)
Desmond Bane	Marcus Smart: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Jake LaRavia: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Jalen Suggs	Austin Reaves: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · LeBron James: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Wendell Carter Jr.	Deandre Ayton: 22 poss., 7 pts (3/4) · Luka Dončić: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jamal Cain	Luka Dončić: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Austin Reaves: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Tristan da Silva	Luka Dončić: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · LeBron James: 7 poss., 6 pts (2/2)
Jevon Carter	Marcus Smart: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Goga Bitadze	Jaxson Hayes: 12 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Deandre Ayton: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Noah Penda	LeBron James: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jake LaRavia: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jett Howard	Luke Kennard: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Austin Reaves: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)

Lakers defense

Paolo Banchero 15 pts (6/15) in 64 possessions

Guarded by: Luka Dončić (41 %, 5 pts) · LeBron James (18 %, 4 pts) · Austin Reaves (13 %, 3 pts)
Desmond Bane 6 pts (3/12) in 68 possessions

Guarded by: Marcus Smart (30 %, 0 pts) · Jake LaRavia (25 %, 0 pts) · Austin Reaves (10 %, 2 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Austin Reaves	Jalen Suggs: 25 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Jamal Cain: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Luka Dončić	Paolo Banchero: 26 poss., 5 pts (2/9) · Jamal Cain: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
LeBron James	Tristan da Silva: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Paolo Banchero: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2)
Deandre Ayton	Wendell Carter Jr.: 22 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Goga Bitadze: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Marcus Smart	Desmond Bane: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jevon Carter: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Luke Kennard	Jevon Carter: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jalen Suggs: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Jaxson Hayes	Goga Bitadze: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1) · Wendell Carter Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Rui Hachimura	Paolo Banchero: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Jake LaRavia	Desmond Bane: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Noah Penda: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1)