On Thursday night, it looked as though the Los Angeles Lakers were well on their way to victory lane against the Orlando Magic. With 19 seconds left, the Lakers were up by two, 118-116, and they had possession of the basketball. All they needed was to ice the game with two free throws. But then Anthony Davis missed both of his freebies — setting the stage for disaster for the Lakers courtesy of a cold-blooded triple from Franz Wagner.
Wagner, who has taken it upon himself to carry the scoring workload for the Magic amid Paolo Banchero’s injury, was phenomenal on Thursday. Everyone in the building knew that he was going to take the shot; he had Cam Reddish isolated at the top of the key and launched a deep stepback triple that tickled the twine and left just two seconds on the game clock.
FRANZ WAGNER GAME-WINNER SINKS THE LAKERS AT HOME
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The Lakers still had a chance to reclaim the lead, but in the end, the Magic forced Davis into a tough shot in what would have been a quick redemption from his free-throw blunder. Suffice to say, the Magic forced a miss and they will be heading back home with a 119-118 win over the Lakers so as to not come away empty-handed in their annual trip to Hollywood.
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