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Luka Kennard expressed excitement after making the game-winning 3-pointer in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 105-104 win over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.

Kennard is in the ninth season of his NBA career, his first with the Lakers. He has proven useful as a sharpshooter, being a valuable spark plug on the second unit.

His shooting abilities came to the fore in Los Angeles’ battle with Orlando. He got a 3-pointer in the final seconds of regulation, keeping the team’s winning streak intact for another game. Kennard reflected on the clutch highlights after the game and explained what happened on the biggest play of the night.

“First of all, great performance by us. Executed the play before we even thought we got fouled, everything that came back here, we executed a play, tried to get LeBron to the rim. Two guys went. Smart made a good play, and I was able to knock it down,” Kennard said.

Luke Kennard be ready. 🎯
Big time shot when it mattered most.

Mike Trudell holds up Luke Kennard after winning the game against the Magic pic.twitter.com/ZaZBOIkwQl

– Spectrum SportsNet (@SpectrumSN) 22 March 2026

Luke Kennard, how the Lakers played against the Magic

Luke Kennard proved himself to be a team player who will perform well in the biggest moments, helping the Lakers get a win over the Magic.

Four players scored in double figures for Los Angeles in the win, including Kennard. He finished with a stat line of 13 points and three rebounds on 5-7 shooting from the field. Luka Doncic led the team with 33 points, eight assists and five rebounds. Austin Reaves came in next with 26 points and seven rebounds, while LeBron James provided 12 points and six rebounds.

Los Angeles improved to a 46–25 record on the season and finished third in the Western Conference standings. They are ranked above the Houston Rockets and Denver Nuggets.

Riding a nine-consecutive win streak, the Lakers will be looking forward to their next contest. They remain on the road when they take on the Detroit Pistons on March 23 at 7pm ET.

The Oklahoma City Thunder were missing several key guys heading into another high-intensity contest against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night. They did not include Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso, to name a few. But as long as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is on the court, the Thunder are almost impossible to stop.

Try as the Nuggets might, Gilgeous-Alexander may just have his numbers. Despite Nikola Jokic’s best efforts to save the Nuggets from dead, the Thunder ultimately won 129-126, thanks to Bonkers Game-Winning Stepback Triple From the current MVP.

With 8.5 seconds left in the game, Gilgeous-Alexander received the ball from Ajay Mitchell out of bounds. The reigning MVP had Spencer Jones draped over him, but it didn’t matter. Gilgeous-Alexander then stepped on Jones before stopping on a dime and then pulled to his right for a tough game-winning triple from which the Nuggets could not come back.

sga for the win

mvp momentpic.twitter.com/SXn8Oun6Ck

– Underdog NBA (@UnderdogNBA) 10 March 2026

There were about two seconds left on the clock after Gilgeous-Alexander made a three, but the Nuggets no longer had any timeouts. As a result, Aaron Gordon had to throw a layup from approximately 90 feet, which missed the left side of the rim.

This game once again had playoff intensity written all over it, and it will be a treat for neutral observers to see these two heavyweights lose once again in the postseason stage.

Thunder remain the team to beat thanks to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Gilgeous-Alexander has a lot of critics due to being an alleged free-throw merchant. But make no mistake, he is the best pure scorer in the NBA. He can reach his location at will, and remains efficient no matter who guards him. His entire life has been consistent, as he once said, and it shows: He has now scored 20 points or more in 126 consecutive games.

In the win over the Nuggets, Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, nine rebounds and 15 assists in a complete destruction of the Thunder’s biggest rival.