The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Orlando Magic in their second scrimmage of the NBA’s resumption.
For the first time in over four months, we finally got to see the Los Angeles Lakers in action in an actual basketball game on Thursday. The Lakers had their first scrimmage in the Orlando bubble against the Dallas Mavericks, falling short 108-104.
The games do not mean anything and are used as a means to get the guys back in shape and up to par for game speed before the eight seeding games begin. Even in a Lakers’ loss, it was a wonderful feeling to see LeBron James, Anthony Davis and all of the Lakers back in our living rooms.
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Laker fans do not have to wait another four months for the team’s next game as they will be squaring off with the Orlando Magic, who opened the NBA bubble scrimmages with a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic scrimmage: How to watch
This game is set for an early tip-off as it is the first of two games to be played on Saturday. Tip-off is slated for noon EDT or 9 a.m. PDT. Laker fans are going to be enjoying Laker basketball with their coffees and pancakes in the first weekend game since the team returned to action.
This game is one of 16 games that is being covered by NBA TV. For those outside of the Los Angeles market, you can watch this game with an NBA TV subscription either on the NBA website or through the NBA app, which is available on smartphones, smart TVs, game consoles… you get the point.
For those in the LA market, the game will be broadcast on Spectrum’s SportsNet channel. A new episode of “Access SportsNet: Lakers” begins at 8:30 a.m. and for those that are very eager, a re-run of the Dallas Mavericks game will be aired at 6:00 a.m.
If you miss the game tomorrow don’t worry, after an hour-long recap show the channel will be re-airing the game at noon, 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. PDT. No need to record if you can be by your television at any of those times.
For those Laker fans that are in the Florida market, the game will be broadcast on Fox Sports Florida.