⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:54 · LAC 20-17 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rick Brunson Turnover
Q4 3:36 · LAC 97-90 ORL
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:06 · LAC 97-90 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:19 · LAC 95-81 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:13 · LAC 97-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Hedo Turkoglu Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 1:16 · LAC 81-67 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
