The Lakers needed a win, badly.
It wasn’t easy at first, but Los Angeles was able to put together a strong second half en route to a 116-105 win over the Orlando Magic at the Amway Center Friday night.
Losers of four of their last five games, the Lakers outscored the Magic 62-43 in the second half.
“That’s what it was,” Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley told reporters after the game when asked about his team’s intensity waning to begin the second half Friday. “I think they came out with a level of intensity to try and push (the lead) back up.