⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q3 1:10 · ORL 68-90 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 28
Q4 10:38 · ORL 72-100 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 21 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
