⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32
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 took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 3:11 · ORL 41-40 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover
Q4 3:12 · ORL 80-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 8:33 · ORL 30-35 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 8:47 · ORL 53-56 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · ORL 78-85 LAC
- Turnover
Kris Dunn bad pass
Q4 2:04 · ORL 82-89 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:50 · ORL 84-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| ORL | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
