Field Level Media
22 Mar 2026, 07:49 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images)
Luke Kennard drilled a go-ahead 3-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining on Saturday to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 105-104 victory over the host Orlando Magic.
Trailing by two with 2.6 seconds left, Marcus Smart inbounded a pass to a wide-open Kennard, with the Lakers' sharpshooter hitting his third 3-pointer of the game and clinching the team's ninth straight win.
Los Angeles (46-25) was led by Luka Doncic's 33 points and eight assists, while Austin Reaves had 26 points and Kennard had 13. LeBron James scored 12 points and passed Robert Parish for most games played in NBA history with 1,612.
Orlando (38-32) was paced by Paolo Banchero's 16 points and Jalen Suggs' 14. Wendell Carter Jr. and Jevon Carter added 13 apiece for the Magic, who lost their fourth straight.
Trailing by four in the third quarter, Los Angeles' 12-0 run was capped with James' layup to give the visitors a 78-70 edge.
From there, Orlando finished the third on a 17-4 run, holding the Lakers to just one made field goal across the final six minutes of the quarter.
After falling behind by seven to start the fourth, Los Angeles went on a 10-2 run -- which included Reaves' six points -- to take a 92-91 advantage with 6:31 left.
James' layup cut the Lakers' deficit to a point at the 2:02 mark, before Banchero's basket gave Orlando a 100-97 lead. Doncic and Carter then traded jumpers on the team's subsequent possessions.
Banchero then hit two free throws to push the Magic's lead to five with 50 seconds remaining.
After Reaves' layup, the Lakers forced an Orlando miss on the other end. Reaves then missed a game-tying 3-pointer with 10 seconds left. Deandre Ayton got the offensive rebound and was fouled, splitting the free throws to leave the Lakers' deficit at two.
Suggs then threw the ball away for an Orlando turnover with 4.1 seconds left, leading to Kennard's game-winner.
After setting the new record, James' fast-break dunk helped Los Angeles grab an early 6-0 lead.
Doncic's fadeaway jumper gave the Lakers their first double-digit lead at 30-20. The margin grew to 14 on Reaves' dunk, before Orlando finished the opening quarter on a 7-0 run to cut its deficit in half.
The run continued into the second quarter as the Magic answered Reaves' floater with a 13-0 run, stamped with Tristan da Silva's floater to put Orlando ahead by six.
After Suggs' stepback trey, Reaves beat the first-half buzzer with a mid-range jumper, trimming the Lakers' halftime deficit to 65-62.
--Field Level Media
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