The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Clippers play against one another on Wednesday night at the STAPLES Center. The Clippers beat the Magic, 114-90, to open their recent seven-game road trip back on November 19. In that game, the Clippers had six players in double digits.
The Orlando Magic have been struggling as of late. They have lost 5 out of the last 6 games. For the season the Magic have been averaging 94.7 points per game not bad right? The bad thing is that have the opposition to score 100 points. Nikola Vucevic leads the Orlando Magic in scoring with 18.6 points and 11.7 rebounds, but he will be out for this game. Tobias Harris is averaging 18.4 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Magic. Channing Frye for the Magic is shooting just over 40% for the Magic. In addition to loosing 5 games in a row, during that stretch the Magic have been scoring under 100 points.
As for the Clippers, they have won 5 straight and will try to extend the streak against the Magic. The Clippers during the season are averaging more then 100 points per game. Blake Griffin leads the Clippers with 22.6 points and 7.5 rebounds while Chris Paul is averaging 17.9 points and 9.5 assists. Jamal Crawford is shooting 45.4 percent from the field. DeAndre Jordan is grabbing 11.6 rebounds per game. In the last five games the Los Angeles Clippers are beyond outstanding. They are shooting 50% from the felid and just over 40% from downtown.
Probable starters for the Clippers:
PG: Chris Paul
SG: J.J Redick
SF: Matt Barnes
PF: Blake Griffin
C : DeAndre Jordan
Probably starters for the Magic:
PG: Victor Oladipo
SG: Evan Fournier
SF: Tobias Harris
PF: Channing Frye
C: Kyle O'Quinn
This Clippers should do well in this matchup but as you know, it's the NBA and anything can happen.