⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 34- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:08 · LAC 9-0 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 9:06 · LAC 18-3 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q3 8:45 · LAC 75-52 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tobias Harris misses technical free throw
Q1 5:18 · LAC 22-7 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
