Official Site of the Lakers · Jan 22, 2022
Lakers Turn Slow Start into Victory Over Magic
The Lakers (23-23) opened their season-long six-game road trip with a 116-105 win over the lowly Orlando Magic. Despite a quick start in the opening four minutes of the contest, L.A. sputtered the rest of the half and trailed by eight as they entered the third quarter.
Similar to the first meeting back in December, the Magic gave the Lake Show a run for their money until the Lakers turned the game around with a big third quarter. Like déjà vu, the Purple and Gold outscored the Magic 31-16 in tonight’s third frame and at one point had made a 17-2 run to gain a nine-point lead midway through the quarter.
