⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:02 · ORL 59-61 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q4 8:32 · ORL 94-89 LAC
- Go-ahead
Paolo Banchero hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:28 · ORL 97-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Franz Wagner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · ORL 94-94 LAC
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 0:55 · ORL 97-96 LAC
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero bad pass
Q4 0:26 · ORL 97-98 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 6:41 · ORL 8-16 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 11:02 · ORL 50-61 LAC
- Winner
Kawhi Leonard hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 0:34 · ORL 97-98 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Norman Powell lost ball turnover
Q4 4:43 · ORL 92-89 LAC
- Turnover
Paul George turnover
Q4 1:45 · ORL 95-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
