⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:01 · LAC 29-35 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:15 · LAC 98-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Corey Maggette bad pass
Q4 3:19 · LAC 98-99 ORL
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAC 106-109 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 7:58 · LAC 7-18 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 6:52 · LAC 64-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q3 7:26 · LAC 62-72 ORL
- Turnover
Maurice Evans bad pass
Q4 4:48 · LAC 95-99 ORL
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:15 · LAC 97-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
