⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their twenty- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 50
A 21-0 run dragged them back level 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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 4:28 · ORL 87-87 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 1:23 · ORL 108-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bismack Biyombo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · ORL 97-104 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:37 · ORL 16-19 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 2:15 · ORL 25-33 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 10:33 · ORL 87-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:08 · ORL 101-107 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ORL 106-110 LAC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · ORL 106-110 LAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 13 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
