⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 25 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 17-5 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
- Made five threes to their twelve
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:42 · LAC 12-0 ORL
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Wendell Carter Jr.
Q4 0:08 · LAC 96-99 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard bad pass
Q4 1:46 · LAC 93-91 ORL
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum bad pass
Q4 0:58 · LAC 93-95 ORL
- Turnover
Kawhi Leonard lost ball turnover
Q4 0:06 · LAC 96-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:19 · LAC 62-57 ORL
- Winner
Wendell Carter Jr. hit a tip shot
Q4 1:10 · LAC 93-95 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q4 2:20 · LAC 93-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · LAC 93-97 ORL
- Missed FT
Michael Carter-Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · LAC 93-97 ORL
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:08 · LAC 96-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
