National Basketball Association
L.A. Lakers 96, Orlando 87
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #28 Mousa Dagher, #72 JT Orr, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance: 18846

LeBron James collected 25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for his sixth triple-double of the season as the visiting Los Angeles Lakers posted a 96-87 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday.

Reigning Western Conference Player of the Week Anthony Davis added 16 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers, who have won 15 of 16 overall and 12 in a row on the road.

Los Angeles' road winning streak matched the 1972-73 team for the second-longest run in franchise history. The club record is 16 straight road victories, set by the 1971-72 Lakers.

Former Orlando center Dwight Howard was greeted by a chorus of boos from the crowd, and that reaction didn't get any better after he exchanged shoves with a few Magic players during the third quarter.

Los Angeles' Jared Dudley and Orlando's Wes Iwundu were ejected following their roles in a skirmish that began after Jonathan Isaac fouled Howard, who played his first eight NBA seasons in Orlando (2004-12).

Isaac scored 19 points and Evan Fournier added 18 for the Magic, who battled back from an early 24-point deficit to forge a tie at 71 early in the fourth quarter.

Los Angeles promptly responded with a 10-0 spurt to take control of the contest. Avery Bradley began the uprising and Alex Caruso and Dudley each drained a 3-pointer before James capped the surge with a layup.

Aaron Gordon collected 14 points and 14 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season, but the Magic dropped their second in a row following a season-high four-game winning streak.

James spun around Fournier on a baseline post-up jumper before his driving layup shortly thereafter gave Los Angeles a 42-18 lead with 6:25 remaining in the second quarter.

Orlando, which overcame a season-low nine points in the first quarter, cut its deficit to 13 at halftime and pulled within 57-55 after Khem Birch's two-handed dunk midway into the third.

Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma sat out the contest with a left ankle injury he initially sustained in a victory over the Washington Wizards on Nov. 29.

Orlando's D.J. Augustin scored two points while making the start in place of Markelle Fultz, who missed his first game of the season due to a stomach virus.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
L.A. Lakers   Orlando
LeBron James 25 Scoring Jonathan Isaac 19
LeBron James 10 Assists Michael Carter-Williams 6
Anthony Davis 12 Rebounds Aaron Gordon 14
Anthony Davis 3 Free Throws Made Jonathan Isaac 5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 3 Steals Terrence Ross 3
Anthony Davis 2 Blocks Jonathan Isaac 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
L.A. Lakers 96 42.5 12-31 10-19 20 49 4 10 14
Orlando 87 42.0 8-26 11-17 20 41 5 10 15
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Houston. The Magic have a W/L % of .455 after a win and .462 after a loss.
  • L.A. Lakers will play their next game on the road against Miami. The Lakers have a W/L % of .905 after a win and .750 after a loss.