LA Clippers @ Orlando Magic
Monday, March 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Kia Center, Orlando, FL | Game ID: 22401091
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
ORL 28 19 19 21 87LAC 22 23 24 27 96
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Leonard, Powell and Zubac power the Clippers to a 96-87 win over the Magic
ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell each scored 21 points, Ivica Zubac added 18 points and 20 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Orlando Magic 96-87 Monday night.
James Harden added 20 points and six steals for the Clippers, who won for the 11th time in 14 games.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 26 points. Franz Wagner added 21 points for the Magic, who shot 39% and lost for the eighth time in 10 home games.
Takeaways Clippers: Despite being held under 100 points for the first time in 18 games since Feb. 24, the Clippers moved into a seventh-place tie with idle Minnesota with seven games remaining in the regular season.
Magic: Orlando fell a game behind idle Atlanta in the race for seventh, the top play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. Orlando has lost 16 of 18 against the top nine teams in the West, with its only two wins coming against the Lo Angeles Lakers. Banchero shot 8 for 24 with six turnovers.
Key moment Down 78-75 midway through the fourth quarter, the Magic had a potential game-tying possession when Banchero lost the ball on a drive. Powell converted a layup for the Clippers, Bogdan Bogdanovich followed with a 3-pointer and Los Angeles led by at least five the rest of the way.
Key stat Led by Zubac, the Clippers finished with a 48-32 rebound advantage.
Up next Los Angeles is home against New Orleans on Wednesday. Orlando is at San Antonio on Tuesday.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLAB A. Black
CH C. Houstan
CJ C. Joseph
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
GH G. Harris
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
LACBB B. Bogdanović
DE D. Eubanks
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
ORL/LAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur