Dennis Schroder scored 24 points and the Los Angeles Lakers held on for a 96-93 win against the visiting Orlando Magic on Sunday night.
Kyle Kuzma had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Montrezl Harrell finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and Markieff Morris totaled 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers.
LeBron James missed his fifth straight game with a high ankle sprain and the Lakers improved to 2-3 without their leader in scoring (25.4), rebounding (7.9) and assists (7.9).
24 points for Schroder.
21 points, 11 rebounds for Kuz.
18 points, 11 rebounds for Trez.Big night for the @Lakers trio! pic.twitter.com/nbZguDHb0K
— NBA (@NBA) March 29, 2021
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