Overview
- Los Angeles lists Austin Reaves as questionable with hip soreness and rules out Maxi Kleber due to a back issue.
- Orlando declares Franz Wagner, Anthony Black and Jonathan Isaac out, with Wendell Carter Jr. listed as questionable.
- The Lakers enter 45-25 as the West’s No. 3 seed on an eight-game win streak fueled by Luka Dončić, the NBA’s scoring leader at 33.4 points per game after a 60-point night in Miami.
- The Magic are 38-31 and on a three-game skid as they try to stabilize their standing near the East playoff line.
- Tip-off is 4:00 p.m. PT at the Kia Center on NBA TV and Spectrum SportsNet, with Orlando having edged the first meeting 110-109 behind Paolo Banchero’s 36 points.