The Los Angeles Clippers, currently fourth in the Western Conference, will face off against the Orlando Magic, who are fifth in the Eastern Conference, on Friday at 7 p.m. EDT in Orlando. The Clippers hope to continue their three-game road winning streak with this matchup.
The Magic have a home record of 25-11 and average 110.6 points per game while outscoring opponents by just 1.9 points per game. On the road, the Clippers have a record of 23-14 and are eighth in the Western Conference, scoring an average of 116.3 points per game while shooting at 49.2%. The Magic shoot at 47.8% from the field this season, which is slightly higher than the 47.2% that the Clippers allow their opponents to shoot. Moreover, the Clippers average an impressive 12.9 made three-pointers per game, compared to just 11.5 per game that the Magic allow their opponents to score from beyond the arc.
This will be the second meeting between these two teams this season, with the Clippers winning their previous matchup over Orlando by a final score of 118-102 on November 1st. For Orlando’s offense, Paolo Banchero leads with averages of 22.5 points, 6.8 rebounds and assists each while Franz Wagner is averaging an impressive 30 points over his past ten games alone! On behalf of Los Angeles’ offense, Paul George has been shooting at an impressive rate of 47% and averaging an equally impressive number of points (22) over his last ten games alone while Amir Coffey is shooting well above par for a wing player as he has been averaging around one point every minute on average over his past ten games!
Overall both teams have had solid performances in their last ten games with Orlando going into this matchup having won six out of their last ten games while averaging about one hundred six points and shooting roughly fifty percent from field level and Los Angeles going four for six in their last ten games while maintaining an average output of one hundred eleven points whilst also shooting forty nine percent from field level
