Los Angeles Lakers – Orlando Magic · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 21 March 2026

LAL105–104ORL

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 97% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 36 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ ORL winsLAL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when ORL leads and falls when LAL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Luka Dončić decided it, the Los Angeles Lakers player with the most points (33, with 5 rebounds and 8 assists; +10 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Orlando Magic 104-105 Los Angeles Lakers (March 21, 2026) was hit by Luke Kennard: a three-pointer with 1.0 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Los Angeles Lakers up 105-104. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Orlando Magic 104-105 Los Angeles Lakers (March 21, 2026) was a 13-0 run by the Orlando Magic in the second quarter (from 10:26 to 7:40), from 32-39 to 45-39. The Los Angeles Lakers' best was a 12-0 run in the third quarter (from 7:45 to 6:00), from 66-70 to 78-70.

What were the keys of the last Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Lakers game?

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Play: Luke Kennard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Luke Kennard decided this game: his points put his team ahead with one second left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 2 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Kennard decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

21 March 2026 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810879:710; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · LAL

Reaves · Doncic · James · Smart · Kennard

Closing lineup · ORL

Bane · Banchero · Suggs · Carter · da Silva

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LAL

Austin Reaves

40′ · +8

Luka Doncic

38′ · +10

LeBron James

34′ · +4

Marcus Smart

31′ · +1

Deandre Ayton

29′ · +2

Rui Hachimura

15′ · -3

Luke Kennard

20′ · -6

Jaxson Hayes

19′ · -2

Jake LaRavia

14′ · -9

ORL

Desmond Bane

38′ · -10

Paolo Banchero

36′ · -18

Jalen Suggs

34′ · -20

Wendell Carter Jr.

29′ · -11

Tristan da Silva

21′ · -9

Goga Bitadze

18′ · +9

Jamal Cain

23′ · +11

Jett Howard

7′ · +7

Jevon Carter

21′ · +18

Noah Penda

13′ · +18

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. LAL and ORL.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Los Angeles Lakers

Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, Smart, and James played 14.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Kennard, Doncic, Hachimura, Hayes, and Smart played 6.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Hayes, Reaves, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

Orlando Magic

Carter, Bane, Suggs, Banchero, and da Silva played 18.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Carter, Bitadze, Bane, Cain, and Penda played 9.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 12 points.
Carter, Suggs, Banchero, Cain, and Howard played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Ayton, Doncic, Hachimura, Reaves, and James played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Kennard, Doncic, Hachimura, Hayes, and Reaves played 3.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.
Ayton, Reaves, LaRavia, Smart, and James played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 9 points.
Kennard, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, and LaRavia played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Kennard, Ayton, Reaves, LaRavia, and James played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Kennard, Ayton, Doncic, Reaves, and James played 2.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Doncic, Hayes, Reaves, Smart, and James played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Kennard, Doncic, Hayes, Smart, and James played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

Orlando Magic

Carter, Carter, Suggs, Banchero, and Cain played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Carter, Bane, Suggs, Banchero, and Cain played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 10 points.
Bitadze, Suggs, Banchero, Cain, and Howard played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Carter, Bitadze, Bane, Suggs, and Banchero played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Carter, Bitadze, Bane, Banchero, and da Silva played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Carter, Bitadze, Cain, Howard, and Penda played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Carter, Carter, Bane, Suggs, and Banchero played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Carter, Carter, Bane, Cain, and Penda played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Bitadze, Bane, Suggs, Banchero, and da Silva played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Austin Reaves covered 4.54 km, more than anyone in the game.

Austin Reaves touched the ball 89 times, a game high.
Jalen Suggs made 68 passes, a game high.
Deandre Ayton defended 6 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 5.

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Los Angeles Lakers

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Austin Reaves	4.54	6.2	89	62
Luka Dončić	4.12	5.6	87	46
LeBron James	3.62	5.6	54	36
Marcus Smart	3.35	5.6	37	30
Deandre Ayton	3.27	6.3	39	29
Luke Kennard	2.61	6.7	23	14
Jaxson Hayes	2.08	5.6	26	19
Rui Hachimura	1.85	6.6	15	13
Jake LaRavia	1.82	7.4	21	16

Orlando Magic

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Desmond Bane	4.52	6.2	63	40
Paolo Banchero	4.18	6.3	78	54
Jalen Suggs	4.14	6.5	84	68
Wendell Carter Jr.	3.28	6.2	44	32
Jamal Cain	2.78	6.5	25

How far does Austin Reaves run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Paolo Banchero guarded Luka Dončić for 6.7 minutes, over 26 possessions.
In that time, Luka Dončić scored 5 points and made 2 of 9 shots.
Jalen Suggs guarded Austin Reaves for 6.5 minutes, over 25 possessions.
In that time, Austin Reaves scored 7 points and made 2 of 3 shots.
Wendell Carter Jr. guarded Deandre Ayton for 5.7 minutes, over 22 possessions.
In that time, Deandre Ayton scored 2 points and made 1 of 1 shots.

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Los Angeles Lakers defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Ayton	Carter	5.6	22	7 (3/4)
Smart	Bane	5.3	25	2 (1/4)
Reaves	Suggs	4.3	21	0 (0/0)
James	Banchero	4.2	20	4 (1/1)
Hayes	Bitadze	3.7	12	1 (0/0)
Dončić	da Silva	3.5	13	0 (0/1)
Dončić	Cain	3.5	14	5 (2/4)
Dončić	Banchero	3.1	17	4 (1/3)
Reaves	Banchero	2.8	13	4 (0/4)
Reaves	Cain	2.6	12	0 (0/1)
James	Suggs	2.6	11	6 (2/3)
LaRavia	Bane	2.5	12	2 (0/2)
Smart	Carter	2.3	9	0 (0/3)
James	Penda	2.1	8	0 (0/1)

Orlando Magic defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Banchero	Dončić	6.7	26	5 (2/9)
Suggs	Reaves	6.5	25	7 (2/3)
Carter	Ayton	5.7	22	2 (1/1)
Bane	Smart	5.6	21	0 (0/2)
da Silva	James	4.2	15	4 (2/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Los Angeles Lakers

Marcus Smart drew 0.32 charges per game over his 62 games.
He ranks 2 of 399 in the league.
Austin Reaves drew 0.29 charges per game over his 51 games.
He ranks 3 of 399 in the league.
Luka Dončić drew 0.22 charges per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 6 of 399 in the league.

Orlando Magic

Jalen Suggs deflected 3.4 passes per game over his 57 games.
He ranks 16 of 399 in the league.
Desmond Bane recovered 0.7 loose balls per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 22 of 399 in the league.
Wendell Carter Jr. contested 7.6 shots per game over his 78 games.
He ranks 27 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Orlando Magic have won 28 of their 79 games against the Los Angeles Lakers.

28-51record of the Orlando Magic · NBA 1989-90 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1989-90 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

19.597

104% of capacity

Kia Center · Orlando

Scoring

209

combined points

22.2 below the season average (231.2)