Take #527 Magic over Clippers
(NBA) Orlando vs. LA Clippers,
Point Spread: 6.00 | -101.00 Orlando (Away)
Result: Loss
The Los Angeles Clippers will be the center of NBA attention Tuesday night, and it all will be about a player who might not participate in their home game against the Orlando Magic. Multiple media outlets reported Monday night that the Clippers acquired James Harden in a multiplayer deal with the Philadelphia 76ers. Harden hadn't played all season after falling out with 76ers general manager Daryl Morey and demanding a deal to the Clippers. P.J. Tucker and Filip Petrusev reportedly will join Harden in moving from Philadelphia to Los Angeles. The 76ers reportedly received Nicolas Batum, Marcus Morris Sr., Robert Covington, Kenyon Martin Jr., two first-round draft picks, two second-round draft picks and a pick swap. Given the number of moving parts involved in the swap, it seems highly unlikely that Harden would be available for the Clippers on Tuesday. And even if he were able to suit up, his new team might want to assess his fitness levels in a practice setting first before playing him given his recent inactivity. Whoever takes the floor for the Clippers will attempt to restore the team's history of success against the Orlando Magic. Los Angeles beat Orlando in 14 consecutive meetings from Jan. 6, 2014 to Jan. 29, 2021. The series began to change when Orlando won in Los Angeles on March 30, 2021. Now the Magic are looking to beat the Clippers for the fourth time in six meetings when the clubs face off Tuesday night in Los Angeles. Orlando won both of last season's meetings and has won two of its last three in Los Angeles. And though the contest will represent the second part of a road back-to-back, the Magic didn't have to travel after losing 106-103 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night on the same floor. We think the Magic do well here as without the travel and staying in LA, and Jamahl Mosley is glad there is no rest day between the games. "That's the great part of the league," Mosley said after the Monday loss. "You tell the guys in the locker room, 'Let it sting for tonight, but we've got to bounce right back for tomorrow'". Let's roll with the Magic to hang tough tonight.