DENNIS Schröder 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).
Dwayne Bacon scored a career-high 26 points, Chuma Okeke scored 14 points, and Mo Bamba had 11 points off the bench for the Magic.
R.J. Hampton, Wendell Carter, Jr. and Otto Porter, Jr. made their team debuts off the bench for the Magic after they were acquired in trades on Thursday.
Meanwhile, JaMychal Green scored a season-high 20 points, Nikola Jokić had 16 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Atlanta Hawks (126-102) on Sunday night.
Jamal Murray added 17 points, Michael Porter, Jr. had 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Will Barton scored 12 for Denver.
Aaron Gordon got the start and finished with 13 points in his Nuggets debut. Gordon was acquired from Orlando on Thursday along with Gary Clark for Gary Harris and Hampton.
Trae Young had 21 points, seven assists and seven turnovers, Danilo Gallinari scored 14 points, John Collins added 11, and Clint Capela finished with 10 for Atlanta, which lost for just the third time in its last 12 games. — Reuters
