⏱️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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 30 from three
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 33
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 6:43 · LAC 69-59 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 1:53 · LAC 118-98 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 14 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
