⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 up in the first quarter
A 16-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 16 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 up
Q1 10:49 · LAC 20-3 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q2 0:59 · LAC 62-34 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:00 · LAC 87-71 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 30 | Assists | 15 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 1 |
