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Up next for the Lakers: Friday vs. Orlando

Orlando's Nikola Vucevic, right, has become a double-double threat for the Magic, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds this season.
(John Raoux / AP)
By Mike Bresnahan
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When: 7:30.

Where: Staples Center.

On the air: TV: TWC SportsNet, TWC Deportes; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 11-25; Magic 13-25.

Record vs. Magic (2013-14): 1-1.

Update: Former USC center Nikola Vucevic has become a double-double threat for the Magic, averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds in his fourth pro season. However, Orlando has trouble scoring points and is averaging 93.8, putting the Magic 28th in the NBA. Despite losing four consecutive games, Orlando is still only a handful of games out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

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