Orlando Magic vs. LA Clippers (July 22, 2020): How to Watch, Odds and Prediction
The Orlando Magic return to the court for their first scrimmage as the season gets set to resume. The LA Clippers will be a tough test to establish their foundation.
Orlando Magic (30-35) vs. LA Clippers (44-20)
Time/TV: 3 p.m./NBATV, FOX Sports Florida
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2020 Season Series: Clippers 122, Magic 95 in Los Angeles on Jan. 16; Clippers 112, Magic 97 in Orlando on Jan. 26
| Pace | Off. Rtg. | Def. Rtg. | eFG% | O.Reb.% | TO% | FTR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 98.7 | 107.5 | 108.7 | 50.3 | 26.8 | 12.7 | 24.8 |
| LA Clippers | 102.4 | 112.9 | 106.6 | 53.2 | 28.4 | 14.4 | 29.4 |
OMD Prediction
Making a prediction for this game is a bit of a fool’s errand. The score does not matter at all. And like most preseason games it is likely to be decided by deep reserve players. Considering both teams have not played in four months, the shooting is going to be a struggle too. Nobody really know what to expect when the league returns to the court. So here we are. What will be important coming out of this game is that the Magic see if they can grow from the foundation they have built. The how and why of this game is more important than the result.
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1) LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley has left the Disney campus to attend to an emergency family matter, Andrew Greif of The Los Angeles Times writes. Meanwhile, Marcus Morris has joined the Clippers in the campus setting and will go through his mandatory quarantine.
2) Ready or not, the games are here.
3) Five things to watch as the Orlando Magic take the court for the first time. Dan Savage of OrlandoMagic.com breaks down 10 takeaways from the first two weeks inside the bubble.
4) Sabreena Merchant of Clips Nation breaks down the big questions facing the LA Clippers heading into the scrimmages.
5) The experience of watching and playing in NBA games is going to be very different as the league plays without fans, Kyle Goon of the Los Angeles Daily News writes.
6) Without a crowd, the Orlando Magic have to find their own energy.
7) Markelle Fultz is out for Wednesday’s scrimmage. But his return to the Orlando Magic to start practices has helped make the team whole again.
8) Michael Carter-Williams saved his career and now gives the Orlando Magic a crucial edge, Joshua Mayer writes.
9) The season has been a struggle for the Orlando Magic, but they have undoubtedly improved from last year, Omar Cabrera writes.
10) Malika Andrew of ESPN on life in the NBA bubble through two weeks.
11) Coaches are making their own adjustments to life in the bubble and how to speak to their teams, Sam Amick of The Athletic writes.
12) The NBA is reportedly working to add local minority-owned restaurants to the delivery service available to players living inside the NBA’s campus.
13) FiveThirtyEight predicts the Orlando Magic to go 4-4 and secure the seventh-seed in the Eastern Conference.
14) The Orlando Magic are among the teams happy to have an invite in The Ringer’s re-power rankings.
15) Montrezl Harrell tells the Knuckleheads podcast he believes he is the modern-day Dennis Rodman. He also talked about his passion for the game.
16) The NBA bubble’s barbershop is up and running.
17) Orange County officials say there have been no COVID-19 outbreaks springing from the reopening of Universal Orlando or Walt Disney World theme parks. The NBA reported no new cases in its latest round of testing since entering the campus setting two weeks ago.