Los Angeles Lakers Struggle in Season Opener against Orlando Magic

In Los Angeles they have started the season of irregular way (3-3). Without yet bringing to light the level they left at the end of last season, the Lakers continue finding themselves. The changes in the template, the infinite casualties and Ham’s adjustments have not allowed the gold and purple to bring out their best version.

Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagnertwo of the most promising young people in the league, took advantage of these weaknesses to give Orlando a great victory (120-101), about Angelenos. The result seemed on track from the beginning. The American center and the world champion did constant damage to the visiting paint to place the 25-39 at the end of the first quarter.

The forces were equal in the next one. Davis dominated Isaac and Bitadze y LeBron He took muscle to try not to get away on the scoreboard for the second half. Austin Reaves He was accurate from outside, his best minutes so far this season.

Lost in Orlando

After the break, the Magic’s monotony returned. Mo Wagner y el rookie Anthony Black They accompanied the protagonists in a few minutes of good basketball. D’Angelo Russellwhich is sometimes intermittent, tried to reduce the advantage. Davis, doing his thing in the area.

The advantage seemed insurmountable already in the fourth, and Banchero and Wagner made sure that was the case. Sensational Italian-American scoring and assisting from the post and the German continually hitting the rim. The Lakers defense, missing, He could do nothing to stop them.

With the final result (120-101), the Lakers do not benefit from their visit to Orlando. The Magic project is taking shape (4-2)while those in gold and purple try to find themselves (3-3) at the start of the season.

Banker was the best of the match, with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists. She accompanied him Franz Wagnercon 26 points. On the part of the Lakers, Davis he mastered painting with 28 points and 13 reboundsLeBron (24) and Reaves (20), protagonists for the Angelenos.

2023-11-05 07:54:31
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