LA Clippers vs. Orlando Magic
February 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Magic beat the Clippers 111-109 on 2026-02-22 on the road against the Clippers. The Clippers started Brook Lopez, Kawhi Leonard, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., and Kobe Sanders. The Magic started Wendell Carter Jr., Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, Anthony Black, and Tristan da Silva. Paolo Banchero (Magic) scored 14 points (5/16) in his matchups, with Kawhi Leonard as his primary defender. Kawhi Leonard (Clippers) scored 22 points (7/10) in his matchups, with Tristan da Silva as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
LAC
LA Clippers
109
Did not play: Bogdan Bogdanović (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cam Christie (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Jackson (DNP - Coach's Decision), TyTy Washington Jr. (DNP - Coach's Decision)
ORL
Orlando Magic
111
Did not play: Goga Bitadze (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jamal Cain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Noah Penda (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
LAC
LA Clippers
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Kobe Sanders Starter 14.2 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kawhi Leonard · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 4.3 min
- Brook Lopez · Kawhi Leonard · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller 4.0 min
- Kawhi Leonard · Kris Dunn · Derrick Jones Jr. · Bennedict Mathurin · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 3.9 min
- Nicolas Batum · Kris Dunn · Bennedict Mathurin · Jordan Miller · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser 3.6 min
ORL
Orlando Magic
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Desmond Bane · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Tristan da Silva Starter 16.8 min
- Wendell Carter Jr. · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Jett Howard · Tristan da Silva 7.5 min
- Jonathan Isaac · Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jase Richardson 3.9 min
- Jonathan Isaac · Jevon Carter · Paolo Banchero · Anthony Black · Jett Howard 3.5 min
- Jonathan Isaac · Jevon Carter · Moritz Wagner · Desmond Bane · Jett Howard 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Clippers defense
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Paolo Banchero 14 pts (5/16) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Kawhi Leonard (34 %, 8 pts) · Derrick Jones Jr. (27 %, 0 pts) · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (10 %, 3 pts)
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Moritz Wagner 4 pts (2/5) in 20 possessions
Guarded by: Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (58 %, 0 pts) · Kawhi Leonard (10 %, 0 pts) · Bennedict Mathurin (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Derrick Jones Jr. | Tristan da Silva: 21 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Paolo Banchero: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Kawhi Leonard | Paolo Banchero: 25 poss., 8 pts (3/8) · Tristan da Silva: 8 poss., 9 pts (4/5) |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Anthony Black: 23 poss., 6 pts (1/2) · Jevon Carter: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Kris Dunn | Desmond Bane: 23 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Anthony Black: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kobe Sanders | Anthony Black: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jevon Carter: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Yanic Konan Niederhäuser | Wendell Carter Jr.: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Moritz Wagner: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Miller | Jase Richardson: 10 poss., 4 pts (0/0) · Tristan da Silva: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Brook Lopez | Wendell Carter Jr.: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Paolo Banchero: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Nicolas Batum | Jonathan Isaac: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Desmond Bane: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Magic defense
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Kawhi Leonard 22 pts (7/10) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Tristan da Silva (32 %, 9 pts) · Anthony Black (17 %, 5 pts) · Paolo Banchero (13 %, 0 pts)
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Bennedict Mathurin 6 pts (2/7) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Desmond Bane (19 %, 2 pts) · Tristan da Silva (16 %, 0 pts) · Anthony Black (16 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Paolo Banchero | Derrick Jones Jr.: 39 poss., 7 pts (3/7) · Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Anthony Black | Kobe Sanders: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kawhi Leonard: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Desmond Bane | Kris Dunn: 28 poss., 17 pts (7/8) · Bennedict Mathurin: 12 poss., 2 pts (0/2) |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | Brook Lopez: 24 poss., 6 pts (3/8) · Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Tristan da Silva | Kawhi Leonard: 21 poss., 9 pts (3/4) · Bennedict Mathurin: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jevon Carter | Kobe Sanders: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jett Howard | Bennedict Mathurin: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kawhi Leonard: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonathan Isaac | Nicolas Batum: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brook Lopez: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Moritz Wagner | Yanic Konan Niederhäuser: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Nicolas Batum: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jase Richardson | Jordan Miller: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kris Dunn: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |