Magic Vs Clippers: Orlando escapes 111-109 at Intuit Center in magic vs clippers nailbiter

After a gut-wrenching loss to Phoenix, the Orlando Magic responded emphatically in Southern California, escaping the Intuit Center with a 111-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in a two-point game. The result matters now because Desmond Bane’s continued scoring surge has been central to the Magic’s standing in the W-L column.

Magic Vs Clippers: final score, venue and immediate context

The game was decided at the Intuit Center, where Orlando escaped with a 111-109 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers after a recent, gut-wrenching loss to Phoenix. Orlando led by four entering the first half but ultimately had to fend off a late charge in a two-point nailbiter to leave Southern California with the win.

Desmond Bane continued to spearhead Orlando’s offense

Coming off a 34-point performance in double overtime against Phoenix, Magic guard Desmond Bane picked up where he left off and remained the team’s primary offensive engine. Bane scored a team-high 36 points on 13-of-19 shooting, though he was an uncharacteristic 6-of-10 from the free-throw line despite a 92. 8 percent foul-shooting mark on the season.

Over his previous five games he was 20-of-35 from deep, and in the Magic’s two-point win he canned 4-of-6 from beyond the arc. That performance pushed his 3-point percentage to 38. 8 on the year and 43. 7 percent since the turn of the calendar. "Where would they currently be without the 27-year-old? They wouldn't be in a more favorable position (in the W-L column), that's for sure. "

Kawhi Leonard’s second-half surge kept the Clippers close

Kawhi Leonard didn’t look fully awake offensively early — the Clippers were just 1-of-11 from deep entering the first half — but he counterpunched in the second half. Leonard scored 25 points after halftime, including 18 in the third quarter alone, keeping the Clippers within striking distance.

Leonard finished with a game-high 37 points along with eight rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks. The Clippers as a team finished the night 5-of-23 from beyond the arc. Leonard routinely found his spots, rising confidently over Magic defenders and making scoring look effortless.

Shooting splits, momentum and what the win meant for Orlando

The game underscored a contrast in outside shooting: Orlando rode Bane’s long-range surge while the Clippers struggled from deep, converting 5-of-23 on the night. Orlando’s ability to maintain a multi-point lead into the break and then hold off Leonard’s late push allowed them to escape with the 111-109 result.

For the Magic, the victory served as a response to the prior defeat and reinforced Bane’s role as the team’s primary scorer. The narrow margin and the performances on both sides — Bane’s 36 and Leonard’s 37 with a full stat line — left little margin for error and illustrated how pivotal those individual outputs were to the final outcome.