How to watch Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Thursday's NBA game

How to watch Lakers vs. Magic basketball game

By Scout Staff

Nov 21, 2024 at 6:30 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Orlando Magic @ Los Angeles Lakers

Current Records: Orlando 9-7, Los Angeles 10-4

How To Watch

When: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 10:30 p.m. ET
Where: Crypto.com Arena -- Los Angeles, California
TV: FanDuel SN - Florida
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $45.00

What to Know

The Magic are 2-8 against the Lakers since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the Orlando Magic will head out on the road to face off against the Los Angeles Lakers at 10:30 p.m. ET at Crypto.com Arena. Coming off a loss in a game the Magic were expected to win, they now face the more daunting task of proving themselves against unfavorable odds.

The Magic are probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering the Clippers just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 104-93 to Los Angeles.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, the Magic struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, the Lakers had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They managed a 124-118 victory over Utah. Los Angeles pushed the score to 97-75 by the end of the third, a deficit Utah cut but never quite recovered from.

The Lakers' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dalton Knecht, who went 9 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points plus five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Anthony Davis, who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 14 rebounds.

Orlando's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for Los Angeles, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4.

Everything went the Magic's way against the Lakers in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the Magic made off with a 120-101 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Magic since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.