D’Angelo Russell scored five of his game-high 28 points in the final 1:43 and the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a 106-103 victory over the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday.
Anthony Davis scored 26 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Lakers. LeBron James added 19 points in 33 minutes after playing 39 minutes on Sunday in an overtime defeat at Sacramento.
The Lakers improved to 2-0 at home but have lost both of their road games this season.
Gary Harris scored 17 points off the bench for the Magic, going 6 of 6 from the field and 5 of 5 from 3-point range. Franz Wagner amassed 16 points and eight rebounds, while Jalen Suggs had 15 points and eight rebounds.
Markelle Fultz had 14 points and eight assists for Orlando, which lost for the first time in three games.
The Magic led 96-91 with 5:42 remaining before the Lakers stormed back for a 104-103 lead with 1:43 left after a 3-pointer from Russell. However, two empty possessions for Los Angeles gave Orlando the ball with 20.6 seconds remaining.
Suggs was unable to convert over Davis on a layup attempt with 12.8 seconds to go, and the Magic were left to foul Russell, who made two free throws for a 106-103 lead with eight seconds on the clock.
Wagner and Suggs both missed 3-point attempts to tie the game in the final seconds.
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