The Lakers lose from magic despite the combined 56 points from Lebron, Doncic | Basketball news
The chances of La Lakers to provide the best playoff site at the Western Conference, they hit another goal with a loss in Orlando.
Los Angeles Lakers suffered another failure in his NBA playoffs, fell 118-106 in Orlando Magic, who since February scored his first home victory.
Despite 32 points from Luka Doncic and 24 from Lebron James, the Lakers gave up the third game on Monday, and at 43-28 they are now related to Memphis Grizzlies in the Battle of the fourth place in the Western Conference.
Franz Wagner scored 32 points and Paolo Banchero added 30 for magic, which in the third quarter surpassed the Lakers 34-18 to take control of the competition.
The defeat follows the loss of the Lakers of Chicago Bulls in James’ first game after missing seven games with groin injury.
The Lakers hoped that James, Doncic and the newly healthy rui hachimura would stimulate a strong move in the West. The City Thunder Oklahoma is provided with top -notch seeds, but Denver Nuggets, Lakers and Grizzlies are all within two and a half matches from the second placement of the Houston Rockets.
But Lakers coach JJ Redick said his players lacked a defensive intensity that they showed in a winning series of eight games that briefly pushed them to second place in the rankings.
“We can go back there,” Redick said, adding that the changes set up on injuries could take a tribute.
“We look tired,” he said. “I don’t know what contributes to that … We were unable to maintain the intensity level that we started with the game.”
The Lakers reduced their deficit in the fourth quarter on seven points to seven, and there were 5:39 left, but magic-oosma at the Eastern Conference-quickly withdrawn quickly.
Redick said the Lakers could also use some time of exercise to get back to the reintegrated player recently.
“We have to go back to the flow and rhythm,” he said. “It’s not just (returning players) back to flow, but it’s a group and how the group works.”
