Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic Prediction, 3/21/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Orlando Magic

Date: Saturday, March 21, 2026

Location: Kia Center in Orlando, FL

TV: NBA TV

Kia Center is the location where the Orlando Magic (38-30) will meet the Los Angeles Lakers (44-25) on Saturday.

The Lakers played the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 124-116 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the contest having earned a 60.5% FG percentage (46 of 76) and made 15 of their 32 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers buried 17 of their 27 shots for a rate of 63.0%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 34 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 30 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed 49.5% from the floor on 45 out of 91 shooting. Houston distributed 26 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Houston grabbed 38 boards (12 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 8 blocked shots. Houston shot 88.2% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 17 tries. They also knocked down 11 of 32 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up with 20 and the Rockets finished the game with 21 fouls.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He finished with 40 points on 12 of 25 shooting. He played for 38 minutes and also totaled 9 boards. Doncic finished shooting 48.0% from the floor and also earned 10 assists.

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Los Angeles comes into this game with a mark of 44-25 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 40.8 rebounds per game and has earned 1,767 assists this year, which is 20th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are shooting 35.8% on three-point shots (837 of 2,339) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They average 116.4 pts per contest (11th in the NBA) while going 50.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lakers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.0 personal fouls. They surrender 35.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 14th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.9). The Lakers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.4% (2,935 of 6,063) and they concede 41.1 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 22nd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,897 surrendered on the season.

In their last game, the Magic took a loss by a final score of 113-108 when they faced the Thunder. The Magic were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the matchup. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Thunder were called for 16 fouls for this game which got the Magic to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 85.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Orlando converted 17 of 50 tries (34.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Magic finished shooting 37 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.8%. The Magic permitted the Thunder to convert 40 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.4% for the game. They finished shooting 31.0% from downtown by shooting 9 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 27 at the charity stripe (88.9%). In relation to rebounds, Orlando permitted Oklahoma City to get 53 overall (11 offensive).

Paolo Banchero ended up having an impact for the Magic for this game. Banchero accumulated 32 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes in the matchup. He knocked down 12 out of 21 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and earned 10 rebounds.

Orlando has a mark of 38-30 so far this year. The Magic are responsible for committing 20.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per contest (15th in the league) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. Orlando has accounted for 7,855 points on the season (115.5 per contest) and they grab 43.7 boards per contest. As an offense, the Magic are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 21st in the NBA.

The Magic on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.2. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the field (18th in the league). The Orlando defense allows 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (798 of 2,289) and opponents are converting on 77.7% of their foul shots. They allow 25.0 assists and 43.9 boards every game, which is ranked 8th and 15th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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