LOS ANGELES — D’Angelo Russell scored 27 points and Jordan Clarkson added 24 points, guiding the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-98 victory over the Orlando Magic Tuesday night at Staples Center.
Julius Randle collected 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers (14-51), who won a second consecutive game for only the third time this season. Tuesday’s win comes on the heels of a rout Sunday of the Golden State Warriors.
The Magic (27-36), who were coming off a 119-113 loss to the Warriors Monday night, were led by Victor Oladipo’s 26 points. Evan Fournier chipped 23 points for Orlando, which lost its third straight.
Lakers forward Kobe Bryant sat out with a sore right shoulder. It marked the fourth time in the past six games Bryant was out of the lineup and the 14th game he missed this season.
A strained right groin kept Magic center Nikola Vucevic out of for the second game in a row.
Los Angeles turned a seven-point lead entering the fourth quarter into a double-digit advantage and dictated for much of the period. Orlando closed within 97-86 with 5:13 remaining in the contest on a jumper by Oladipo but got no closer until the final moments.
The Magic led 51-45 at halftime before the Lakers took control in the third quarter. Los Angeles grabbed a 79-69 lead after a 3-pointer by Marcelo Huertas with 3:20 left, but the Magic cut the deficit to four on two free throws by C.J. Watson with 2:12 remaining.
However, Los Angeles pushed the margin to 84-77 heading into the fourth quarter. Los Angeles outscored Orlando 39-26 in the third, which tied the highest output in a quarter this season for the Lakers.
The Lakers shot 49.4 percent overall to 48.7 percent for the Magic. Los Angeles made nine of 26 (34.6 percent) from 3-point range, while Orlando made five of 18 (27.8 percent).
Los Angeles had a 56-44 edge on points in the paint and also had a 19-8 advantage in second-chance points. The Lakers outrebounded the Magic 45-35.
Raptors 104, Nets 99: The Toronto Raptors erased a 16-point third quarter deficit and hung on to beat the Brooklyn Nets 104-99.
DeMar DeRozan led the way with 25 points while Kyle Lowry added 23 points and nine assists.
With the win, Toronto (42-20) has now won three straight against Brooklyn this season and avoided a second consecutive home loss — something they haven’t done since December.
Spurs 116, Timberwolves 91: LaMarcus Aldridge scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs romped to a 116-91 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Playing without Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, the Spurs still won for the ninth time in their past 10 games. Aldridge shot 11-for-13 from the field and added four assists and four blocked shots.
Nuggets 110, Knicks 94: Kenneth Faried had 24 points and 10 rebounds, and the Nuggets denied Carmelo Anthony another win in Denver with a 110-94 win over the New York Knicks.
Nikola Jokic had 20 points and nine rebounds, and Gary Harris scored 16 for the Nuggets, who swept the season series for the first time in seven years.
Hawks 91, Jazz 84: Jeff Teague scored 23 points, Paul Millsap added 18 and the Atlanta Hawks rallied out of a double-digit deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 91-84.
The Hawks defense stifled the Jazz into shooting 35 percent and committing 20 turnovers. Atlanta, which shot 48 percent from the field, improved to 36-28 with its fifth win in six games.
Trail Blazers 116, Wizards 109: Damian Lillard scored nine of his 41 points in overtime to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a 116-109 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Lillard also dished out 11 assists and CJ McCollum added 18 points for the Trail Blazers (34-31), who snapped a three-game losing streak.
