The Hollywood ending goes to Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic.
Franz Wagner hit the game-winning triple with 3.1 seconds left, capping off a 37-point outing as the Magic stunned the Los Angeles Lakers, 119-118, to snap the latter’s six-game winning streak.
Franz Wagner drops 37 PTS, 6 REB, 11 AST & 4 STL as the Magic SNAP THE LAKERS 6-GAME WIN STREAK with a 119-118 WIN 🔥
— Basketball Forever (@bballforever_) November 22, 2024
Wagner scored 15 points alone in the fourth, pulling off a remarkable comeback after trailing by as much as 10 points.
37 PTS and the victory for the Magic in LA!
— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2024
What a moment for @franzboogie! https://t.co/KBdtXhgD3K
He scored Orlando’s final five points after trailing 118-114 with 27 seconds left while Jalen Suggs added 23 markers and Mo Wagner chipped in 19.
Anthony Davis had a chance to snatch the win for the Lakers but his last-game jumper missed badly.The Magic secure the victory and Franz Wagner feels the love from his teammates 🔥🔥
— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2024
In a back-and-forth affair, Orlando hit 15 threes– none bigger than the last one– and outrebounded LA, 48-36.
A game that also saw 13 ties and 21 lead changes saw the Magic, playing without injured superstar Paolo Banchero for the 11th time, take the life out of the home team’s hearts with a cardiac finish.
Davis led the way for the Lakers with 39 markers while Lebron James finished with 31 markers, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
QB LeBron in the building! https://t.co/ofBHhQCl9q
— NBA (@NBA) November 22, 2024
Dalton Knecht, who exploded for 37 points and nine threes in their last game, added 17 markers for LA, who absorbed their first home defeat of the season after a 7-0 start.
It was also a payback for the Magic against LA head coach JJ Reddick, the player they drafted in the 2006 Draft as the 11th overall pick.
Reddick spent seven-and-a-half seasons with the Magic, including playing in the 2009 Orlando team that reached the NBA Finals and lost against, interestingly, the Lakers.
Up next for LA are the Denver Nuggets while the Magic are set to face the Detroit Pistons.
