(SportsNetwork. Cheap Shoes Black Friday .com) - The Los Angeles Lakers will try to halt a minor slide on Friday night when they kick off a homestand against the Orlando Magic at Staples Center. The Lakers have lost two straight, both on the road, although their most recent setback was in familiar territory. They fell to the Clippers, 114-89, in a game where Doc Rivers squad was designated as the home team. Jordan Clarkson led the Lakers with 14, followed by Jordan Hill and Wayne Ellington, who both had 13 points. Jeremy Lin chipped in 12 points, Nick Young added 11 and Carlos Boozer managed 10 points. Kobe Bryant finished 2-for-12 shooting for a season-low four points. He also had team highs of eight rebounds, seven assists and six turnovers. Bryant missed Mondays loss in Portland, as well as three games in late December, to rest his body. The Clippers led by 10 after one quarter, 22 at the half and 36 after three quarters. The loss was a frustrating one and Lakers skipper Byron Scott didnt mince words. Its very disappointing, he said. We came out soft. They punched us. I told them to man up. Bottom line, we were soft. The Lakers will welcome the Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and Cleveland Cavaliers during this residency. The Magic have dropped four straight and lost the opener of a four-game road trip on Wednesday with a 93-90 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and 11 boards for the Magic, who had a two-game road winning streak snapped. Victor Oladipo and Evan Fournier posted 17 and 14 points, respectively, with Oladipo also dishing out six assists. Ahead 67-64 with 9:35 to play, the Nuggets created some distance with an 11-4 run. Nate Robinson scored nine points during the surge, which gave Denver a 78-68 edge with 5:49 left. Vucevics slam and Andrew Nicholsons 3-pointer around a Kenneth Faried turnover pulled Orlando within 93-90 with 56.4 seconds to go. The Magic had a chance to tie following misses by Lawson and Robinson, but Fourniers last- second 3-pointer fell short. Our guys have character and Ive never doubted that, said Magic coach Jacque Vaughn. Well continue to build that character. Overall, some good contributions off the bench and guys were ready to play when their numbers were called. The two teams have split the last six meetings, but the Lakers have taken three of the last four encounters in Los Angeles. Wholesale Shoes Black Friday Free Shipping . -- Golden State Warriors reserve centre Ognjen Kuzmic is expected to miss at least six weeks after undergoing surgery on his fractured right hand. Buy Shoes Black Friday . 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But he came down from Minnesota and hes been unreal. Pucks seem to be going in for him right now and thats what we needed." Haula recorded two assists in six games during his first cup of coffee in the NHL and is hungry for more. "Im just trying to play confident and trust the process," said the 2009 seventh-round pick. "Im trying to do everything I can down here and work really hard. When you do the right things, things will go the right way." Johan Gustafsson made 28 saves for Iowa (9-13-1), who entered the game 25 points behind the AHL-leading Heat. "Its a confidence booster," said Foucault. "Were a team struggling with getting wins. We can look back on this game and say we took out the top team. So if were down one, going into the third period, we can remember this and use it to our advantage." Now the Wild will need to string some wins together if they want to climb in the standings. Theyve won more than two in a row just once this year and also had a six-game losing streak. "Theyre obviously a great team so it proves to us that we can play with any other team in the league," said Haula. "Now weve just got to stay consistent." Markus Granlund and Derek Smith scored for Abbotsford (20-7-2). Granlund now has an 11-game point streak, longest active run in the AHL. Joey MacDonald stopped 30 shots in the losing effort, just their third regulation loss in 20 games. "Our effort was there, but our execution on a lot of plays wasnt there," said the Heats Corban Knight. "We had some pretty good chances that we didnt capitalize on, and we made some pretty costly errors at bad times." The Wild took an early lead, just like Wednesday nights tilt, scoring in the opening two minutes. Haulas initial shot was stopped but Chad Raus rebound attempt was reddirected by Foucault past MacDonald for his third goal of the season at 1:29. Discount Shoes Black Friday. However, the Heat tied the game at 3:49 on a power play. Granlund had two cracks at a Knight rebound and finally chipped it over a sprawling Gustafsson for his 12th of the season. Smith gave the Heat the lead at 5:49. The veteran of 91 NHL games took a feed from Max Reinhart behind the net and one-timed it for his first AHL goal of the year. The Heat had a quality chance to build on their lead in the first with a lengthy two-man power play, but the Wild were able to keep most of the opportunities of the leagues second-ranked power play to the outside. "I didnt like our posture on the 5-on-3 at all," said Heat head coach Troy Ward. "Those guys werent special, and usually theyre pretty special. We didnt generate much there, and I thought that inevitably cost us. That was one of the first telling signs that we were starting to fall off the map a little bit." The Wild tied the game at 6:03 of the second period. Jon Landry chipped the puck over to Haula at the right side of the net. He had two whacks at the puck before finally burying it for his sixth of the season and second in consecutive games. Then the Wild regained the lead when Haula scored his second of the game in the final minute of the second. Zack Phillips stole the puck from Smith, wheeled to the slot and fired it on net, where Haula was there to pounce on the rebound. Foucault put the nail in the coffin when he picked up his second 16:58 of the third. He beat the defenceman wide right, got MacDonald to commit and then tucked the puck between the post and his glove, giving him his first multi-goal game in his three-year pro career. "I kind of blacked out," said Foucault when asked to describe the play. "It was a turnover and capitalized on it. Went in on a 2-on-1 and waited him out, and tucked in behind him." Earlier in the day the Heats parent club Calgary announced general manager Jay Feaster had been fired, but the club insists it didnt weigh on their minds during the game. "We were pretty focused on tonight," said Knight, who was acquired in a trade by Feaster in June. "The coaching staff did a good job of leaving that stuff out and just focusing on the 60 minutes tonight. I dont think that had an effect on us at all tonight." ' ' '