The Los Angeles Clippers will travel to the Amway Center to play the Orlando Magic. The game gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Friday, Feb. 5 and will air on PRI and FxF.
The Magic lost to the Bucks 107-100 the last time they played. Victor Oladipo was the team’s high scorer, contributing 18 points. The Clippers, meanwhile, are coming off a 91-89 win over the Pacers in their last outing. Chris Paul led the team in scoring with 26 points on 11-for-21 shooting.
Paul has been on fire over the last five games for the Clippers, averaging 24.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 10.4 assists, 2.6 steals, 0.6 blocks, and 3.0 three-pointers.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Clippers won the first game 103-101. Jamal Crawford was the game’s leading scorer with 32 points.
Notes
In games where they allow fewer than 100 points, the Orlando Magic are a winning 18-7. In games where they fail to hit triple digits, the Los Angeles Clippers have a poor record of 5-8.
The Orlando Magic have a subpar 2-17 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Los Angeles Clippers are 24-8 when they hit triple digits.
The Magic have an offensive rating of 101.5 (ranked 25th). The Clippers rank 12th for their defensive rating of 102.3.
With 97.4 possessions and 1.015 points per possession, the Orlando Magic perform worse on both metrics than the Los Angeles Clippers. Los Angeles averages 98.0 possessions and 1.065 points per possession.
The Los Angeles Clippers have one of the best effective field goal percentages this season, ranking fourth in the league with an EFF% of 51.8%. When their opponents record a similar or higher EFF%, the Orlando Magic have a subpar 6-13 record.
Orlando makes an average of 22.7 assists per game (ranked ninth). Los Angeles ranks higher in assists with 23.1 (ranked eighth).
Orlando makes an average of 5.0 blocks per game (ranked 14th). Los Angeles ranks higher in blocks with 5.2 (ranked 11th).
Orlando is ranked 19th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Los Angeles ranks 18th in defensive rebounds.
On average, Orlando makes 7.9 steals per game. Los Angeles has a winning 20-12 record when it allows at least 7 steals.
