The Orlando Magic fell flat on their face and had little positive to take away from a dominant 101-84 loss to the Lakers.
The Orlando Magic imploded in a very winnable game against a Kobe Bryant-less Lakers team. Oddsmakers favored the Lakers by just 3.5 points as of tip off, but the Magic’s horrible interior play and continued lack of perimeter defense led to a team lacking any household names obliterating the hapless Magic.
The quest for answers has to begin before the Portland Trail Blazers next game.
Let’s take a look at the postgame grades for a few vital players. When the team is losing by nearly 20 to a Lakers team without the legendary Kobe Bryant, to a Lakers team headed by a turnover prone mediocre Jeremy Lin — something has to give.