{"id":108397,"date":"2024-11-22T07:30:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T12:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=108397"},"modified":"2024-11-22T06:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T11:37:21","slug":"wagner-game-winner-vs-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/11\/22\/wagner-game-winner-vs-lakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Simmons\u2019 Prediction For Wagner Against Lakers Proves True"},"content":{"rendered":"

Just a few hours before the Orlando Magic vs. Los Angeles Lakers game, Bill Simmons released a video about six things he thinks are happening in the NBA right now. And then, for a bit extra, he talked about Franz Wagner<\/a>\u2019s play of late, and how he thinks the Lakers have no chance of stopping him.<\/p>\n

The Magic have managed to stay at the top<\/a> of the Eastern Conference despite Paolo Banchero<\/a>‘s injury<\/a>. A huge reason is Wagner’s recent stretch.<\/p>\n

Bill Simmons\u2019 Prediction For Wagner Against Lakers Proves True<\/h2>\n

Obviously, Simmons didn\u2019t predict that Wagner would hit a dagger three against the Lakers in the last seconds of the game. But he predicted that he would have a great game and that the Lakers would have nobody to stop him.<\/p>\n

Simmons praised Wagner for a few minutes before talking about the Lakers game. He said,<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re taping this before the Lakers game, but the pod\u2019s going up before the Lakers game. The thing with the Lakers is they don\u2019t really have anyone on their roster to guard like good-scoring wings. They\u2019ve had this stretch where they\u2019ve won some games but part of the reason is they can play this lineup with Knecht, DLo, Reaves, and LeBron all together because they don\u2019t have to worry about guarding anyone. I want to see if Franz can light up the Lakers tonight.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n