⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 4:16 · LAC 85-88 ORL
- Steal
Baron Davis stole it from Hedo Turkoglu
Q4 0:59 · LAC 88-94 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Baron Davis misses technical free throw
Q4 10:45 · LAC 75-71 ORL
- Flagrant
Zach Randolph flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Howard draws the foul)
Q4 6:03 · LAC 77-81 ORL
- Missed FT
Al Thornton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:14 · LAC 86-91 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:18 · LAC 2-14 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 11:37 · LAC 75-76 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 7:01 · LAC 77-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)
Q4 1:35 · LAC 88-94 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 1:35 · LAC 88-94 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu bad pass
Q4 0:59 · LAC 88-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
