Desmond Bane and the Orlando Magic win on the road, earning a close victory against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Desmond Bane scored 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting to lead the Orlando Magic to a 111-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday (PH time) in Inglewood.
Paolo Banchero had 16 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and Wendell Carter Jr. added 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Magic, who are 2-1 on a four-game road trip. Tristan da Silva had 13 points and Anthony Black added 11 for Orlando.
Bennedict Mathurin missed a potential game-winning 3-point attempt at the buzzer for the Clippers.
Kawhi Leonard had 37 points on 14-of-25 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for Los Angeles while surpassing 20 points in his 36th consecutive appearance.
Mathurin had 21 points, nine rebounds and five assists coming off the bench for the Clippers. Backup Jordan Miller added 14 points and Brook Lopez scored 10 as Los Angeles lost its second straight game.
Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocked Bane’s driving shot with about eight seconds left to give Los Angeles a chance to tie or win. Leonard was defended firmly and gave the ball to a wide open Mathurin, who made the 3-point shot in time, but it bounced off the back rim.
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Orlando shot 48.2 percent from the field, including 8 of 23 from 3-point range.
The Clippers also made 48.2 percent of their shots and were just 5 of 23 from behind the arc.
Mathurin made two free throws to give the Clippers a 105-101 lead with 4:49 remaining.
Bane and Black responded with layups to tie the score with 3:30 left. Leonard blocked a shot 27 seconds later to give Los Angeles the lead again.
Bane hit a mid-range jumper to tie it at 107 with 2:40 left. He then scored on a layup when Niederhauser was called for goaltending with 1:26 left to give the Magic the lead.
A quick dunk by Banchero with 40.4 seconds left gave Orlando a 111-107 lead.
Leonard hit a short jumper to bring Los Angeles within two with 28 seconds left.
Bane scored 18 points as Orlando took a 57-53 halftime lead. Leonard had 12 points in the half for Los Angeles.
Leonard exploded for 18 points in the third quarter when the Clippers made 13 of 20 shots.
Bane stole the ball and made the layup to give Orlando a one-point lead with 9.6 seconds left in the period before Mathurin sank a turnaround jumper with no time left to give the Clippers an 89-88 advantage heading into the final.
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