Chris Paul, J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford were the leading scorers for the L.A. Clippers in their 107-93 victory at Orlando on Friday. They scored 21, 20 and 20 points, respectively.
But it was the scoring and overall play of Lance Stephenson during the final seconds of the third quarter and outset of the fourth that helped stave off the Magic. With Orlando having a cut a nine-point deficit with 4:56 to play in the third to just two (75-73) with 15.7 seconds left, Stephenson hit a jumper at the buzzer and then scored the team’s first seven points of the fourth and suddenly the Clippers were back up by nine (84-75) and they were well on their way to victory.