Magic vs Lakers Game Breakdown

Get ready to light up your screens and fantasy lineups as the Orlando Magic zoom into the City of Angels to face off against the Los Angeles Lakers in what promises to be a sizzling first-round NBA playoff game at the Crypto.com Arena tonight! With the clock ticking down to an 11:30 PM EST tipoff, the stakes are sky-high. The Magic, looking to conjure up some of their own magic after a recent stumble, are pitted against the Lakers, who are riding the wave of a hot win and hoping to keep their Hollywood script going strong. As the over/under teeters at a tantalizing 216.5, the scene is set for a showdown that could tip the scales in this playoff series. So, as the Magic aim to spellbind and the Lakers look to light up the scoreboard, expect a clash that’s nothing short of enchanting!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 21, 2024 11:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	ORL ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+180	-220	218.5	5.5/-5.5
Recent	+120	-160	216.5	5.0/-5.0
Difference	-60	+60	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

19W-29L

45.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

35W-13L

54.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
11/04/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	25	26	29	21	101	Over
11/04/23	Orlando Magic ORL	39	28	34	19	120	Over
10/30/23	Orlando Magic ORL	24	34	22	23	103	Under
10/30/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	25	27	25	106	Under
03/19/23	Orlando Magic ORL	25	24	32	24	105	Under
03/19/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	28	31	25	27	111	Under
12/27/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	33	32	27	37	129	Over
12/27/22	Orlando Magic ORL	27	28	28	27	110	Over
01/21/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	24	30	31	31	116	Over
01/21/22	Orlando Magic ORL	27	35	16	27	105	Over
12/12/21	Orlando Magic ORL	25	27	10	32	94	Under
12/12/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	18	31	36	21	106	Under

Magic Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Magic Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/20	vs LAC	93-104L	24	21	14	75
11/18	vs PHX	109-99W	38	28	10	76
11/15	@ PHI	98-86W	43	15	17	78
11/13	@ IND	94-90W	51	26	17	85
11/12	@ CHA	114-89W	43	25	11	93
11/10	@ WAS	121-94W	44	25	11	91
11/08	@ NOP	115-88W	43	28	13	86
11/06	vs IND	111-118L	38	26	16	82
11/03	vs DAL	85-108L	43	19	14	93
11/01	vs CLE	109-120L	39	26	14	90

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/19	@ UTA	124-118W	34	30	14	76
11/16	vs NOP	104-99W	43	24	11	89
11/15	vs SAS	120-115W	41	27	10	88
11/13	@ MEM	128-123W	42	31	18	85
11/10	@ TOR	123-103W	33	30	5	86
11/08	@ PHI	116-106W	45	28	11	85
11/06	vs MEM	114-131L	37	23	11	93
11/01	vs TOR	131-125W	43	29	10	88
10/30	vs CLE	110-134L	37	21	20	77
10/28	vs PHX	105-109L	46	25	11	94

Starting Lineups

Orlando Magic	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Goga Bitadze C	7.0	22.4	11.1	33%	24.9
K. Caldwell-Pope SG	22.0	14.1	16.9	100%	17.2
Jalen Suggs PG	39.0	27.4	29.3	100%	29.6
Franz Wagner PF	50.0	50.6	37.1	100%	37.5

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	57.0	52.7	53.1	100%	53.4
Rui Hachimura SF	24.0	21.1	25.6	100%	25.8
LeBron James PF	53.0	52.5	50.9	100%	51.2
Austin Reaves PG	33.0	31.4	33.2	100%	33.6
Cam Reddish SG	7.0	12.2	8.4	43%	9.9

Magic Notable Injuries

Trevelin Queen (PG): Avg: 2.7pts, 1.2reb, 1.1ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 0.8
Caleb Houstan (SF/PF): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.3reb, 0.4ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.3
Cory Joseph (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 1.2reb, 1.3ast, 9.4 minutes. Last game: 11/20/24. Impact: 0.8

Lakers Notable Injuries

Jaxson Hayes (PF/C): Avg: 4.5pts, 3.2reb, 0.5ast, 13.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 2.4
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 2.9pts, 1.1reb, 1.1ast, 18.2 minutes. Last game: 11/19/24. Impact: 1.2
Jalen Hood-Schifino (PG): Avg: 1.5pts, 0.6reb, 0.4ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 0.3
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.7pts, 0.2reb, 0.3ast, 2.6 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.2
Armel Traore (PF): Avg: 0.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 4.5 minutes. Last game: 11/16/24. Impact: 0.2
Maxwell Lewis (PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.0 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 0.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	22.5	26.0	+3.5	40%	50%	53%	53%	ORL	-5.2	#2
Jalen Suggs	ORL	Pts	15.5	19.0	+3.5	60%	40%	47%	47%	LAL	-1.3	#4
Franz Wagner	ORL	Reb	5.5	7.5	+2.0	60%	60%	53%	53%	LAL	-0.4	#8
Anthony Davis	LAL	Reb	12.5	13.5	+1.0	60%	50%	60%	60%	ORL	-1.1	#2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	ORL	Ast	1.5	2.6	+1.1	60%	60%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.3	#22
Tristan da Silva	ORL	Ast	1.5	2.2	+0.7	60%	70%	N/A	N/A	LAL	+1.5	#29

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Magic Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#3	#11	#1	-16.0%
PF	#5	#2	#2	#4	-11.5%
PG	#9	#11	#13	#7	-3.9%
SF	#2	#8	#6	#2	-21.6%
SG	#17	#23	#3	#11	-3.5%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#16	#21	#30	#23	5.1%
PF	#25	#9	#13	#21	2.3%
PG	#4	#4	#22	#14	-1.1%
SF	#19	#29	#29	#27	9.2%
SG	#21	#8	#22	#21	1.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

107.2

119.7

Rebounds per Game

41.6

43.0

Assists per Game

24.2

28.1

Steals per Game

8.3

6.6

Blocks per Game

5.5

5.1

Shots per Game

83.8

87.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.5

13.0

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.9

57.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

33.4

38.8

Turnovers per Game

13.9

13.2

Fouls per Game

18.4

15.0

Recent Trends

Paolo Banchero (C) is on a notable streak, exceeding 30 points in 2 consecutive games.
Jaxson Hayes (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 53.6% to 23.9, 15.5 min average previous 3 games.
Dalton Knecht (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 63.8% to 33.9, 20.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.