Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 2/22/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Orlando Magic vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, February 22, 2026

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: NBA TV

The Los Angeles Clippers (26-28) will try to beat the Orlando Magic (28-25) at Intuit Dome on Sunday.

The Magic faced the Bucks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-108 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Magic finished with 24 while the Bucks had 14 fouls. They knocked down 14 of their 36 shots from 3-point land. Milwaukee ended up shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by burying 24 of 24 shots. On top of that, Milwaukee collected 47 rebounds (8 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Milwaukee earned 22 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. When talking about defense, Orlando allowed the other team to go 48.1% from the field on 39 of 81 shooting. They also dished out 31 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Magic made 18 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Orlando walked away from the game having earned a 42.7% field goal percentage (35 of 82) and made 20 of their 47 3-point attempts.

Desmond Bane is a guy who played a role in this game. He ended up finishing with 31 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and pulled down 2 rebounds. Bane finished the game shooting 64.7% from the field and distributed 5 dimes.

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Orlando enters this one with a win-loss record of 28-25 on the campaign. They have an average of 115.1 points per contest (19th in the league) while hitting 46.2% from the floor. The Magic are hitting 34.2% on shots from beyond the arc (612 of 1,788) and 80.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Orlando is grabbing 43.3 boards per game and has accumulated 1,400 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a team are committing 21.0 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Magic are forcing 15.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.9 fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 15th in the league in PPG allowed (115.2). The Magic defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.1% (2,221 of 4,616) and they surrender 43.5 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 3rd in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,351 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the Clippers walked away with a victory by a final of 105-102 against the Rockets. Concerning team rebounding, Los Angeles permitted Houston to get 45 overall (13 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 of 36 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Clippers allowed the Rockets to bury 38 of 82 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.3% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers went 36 out of 77 from the field which had them at 46.8%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Los Angeles made 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.6%. The Rockets committed 17 fouls in this game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 13 steals for the contest. The Clippers recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Kawhi Leonard ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this matchup. Leonard totaled 27 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in the game. He buried 9 of 20 in the game for a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a mark of 26-28 for the campaign. The Clippers are responsible for committing 18.7 fouls per game and they shoot 83.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.5 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per game. Los Angeles has tallied 6,043 pts this season (111.9 per game) and they grab 40.6 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 7th in the NBA.

The Clippers on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points allowed per game with 112.3. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Los Angeles defense gives up 36.7% on shots from 3-point land (730 of 1,990) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.9 assists and 42.0 boards per game, which is 10th and 6th in the league.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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