⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 3:21 · ORL 26-15 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q2 2:19 · ORL 67-41 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q3 4:13 · ORL 84-62 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
