Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick finally suffered his first home loss of the 2024-25 season after the team suffered a heartbreaker at the hands of the Orlando Magic.
Despite Orlando being shorthanded and on the second night of a back-to-back, they gave Los Angeles everything they could handle. The Magic have a lot of players with size and length and they bothered the Lakers on the offensive end for most of the night.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis were able to take over late in the fourth quarter, scoring enough to give the Lakers a lead before missed free throws did them in.