⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 59 rebounds to 42- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 32
- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 11:28 · LAC 50-29 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 2:12 · LAC 91-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
