⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the third quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q3 6:31 · ORL 61-53 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q4 9:22 · ORL 82-70 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 9:29 · ORL 7-12 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
