To begin a challenging five-game road trip, LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic.
While it marked the team’s 12th consecutive road win, the Lakers had an early 24-point lead but let it slip late.
Instead of James and Anthony Davis being able to sit out the fourth quarter, the Lakers were in a back-and-forth battle with the Magic before eventually closing it out, 96-87.
Following the win in Orlando, James was ‘happy’ about the start to the five-game road trip, but knows the Lakers need to play better moving forward, via Spectrum SportsNet:
“We just wanted to start the road trip off the right way.