LOS ANGELES — The Orlando Magic had swept the season series against the Los Angeles Lakers once in their first 29 seasons in the NBA.

  • Nikola Vucevic scored 31 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and dished out seven assists as the Magic defeated the Lakers
  • The Magic swept the season series from the Lakers for just the second time in the team's 30-year history
  • Aaron Gordon scored 17 points and LeBron James had 24 points

In a span of eight days, the Magic did it for the second time.

Nikola Vucevic had 31 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists and Terrence Ross made a go-ahead lay-up with 34 seconds left to help the Magic beat the Lakers 108-104 on Sunday.

Ross scored 16 points for the Magic, who won 130-117 at home on Nov. 17.

“We’re trying to build something, and wins like these can really help you build some momentum,” Vucevic said.

Ross got to the rim to break the 104-104 deadlock after LeBron James missed a step-back 3-pointer. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope missed another 3 on the ensuing Lakers possession, and Aaron Gordon got a dunk on the runout to cap off the win.

Orlando was able to overcome poor starts in both games, but had to outlast a late charge to hold off Los Angeles this time after a 14-4 run tied the game with 2:24 to play.

Gordon had 17 points and D.J. Augustin added 12 points and nine assists for the Magic.

James had 24 points and seven assists for the Lakers, who had won three straight games and six of their past seven. Kyle Kuzma scored 21 points and Brandon Ingram added 17.

After falling behind by many as 12 points in the first quarter, the Magic would outscore the Lakers 67-42 during the second and third quarter. Orlando made 51 percent of its shots in that stretch, including 9 of 19 3-pointers.

“It just took time, but we stuck with it and put ourselves in position to win,” Ross said.

Lakers players blamed their inability to protect their lead on a lack of effort.

“Defensively, we kind of broke down and the energy level was a little lower than our expectations, and they took advantage of that,” James said.