Five takeaways from the Clippers’ 113-108 win over Magic

The Clippers held off the Magic, 113-108, in Orlando on Wednesday night behind big games from Austin Rivers and DeAndre Jordan. The Clippers won for the third straight time after losing five of the previous seven games.

Below are five takeaways from the action:

1. Chris Paul, the president of the NBA’s Players’ Assn., was happy that the NBA and NBAPA reached a tentative agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement Wednesday.

It was of course pending ratification by the players and team owners.

According to a statement released by the NBA and NBAPA, both sides agreed to extend a mutual deadline to opt out of the existing CBA from Dec. 15 to Jan. 13 of 2017. That will allow both sides enough time to review the terms of the agreement and cast a vote to ratify things.

Paul said he spent time on the phone Wednesday afternoon with Michele Roberts, the NBPA’s executive director, talking about the seven-year deal.

“I’m excited,” Paul said. “I’m happy for the league. I’m happy for our fans, the owners, everyone who was involved. It’s a great thing.

“I think everyone negotiated in good faith. The conversations were great. Everything was cordial. Everyone knows how well the game is going and nobody wanted to mess that up.”

Paul also said he was “excited” for the former players.

“This was such a huge deal for some of the things we were able to provide for our former players, guys who have paved the way for us,” Paul said.

Paul said he was excited about being able to provide health care and health insurance for former players.

“One thing that we always say is that us as active players, at some point we’ll be former players,” Paul said. “It’s a real brotherhood with all of us that play now and those guys that came before us. So it’s real special.”

2. The Magic decided late in the third quarter to employ the Hack-A-DJ, intentionally fouling DeAndre Jordan seven consecutive times.

Jordan responded by going 10-for-14 from the free-throw line during that span. He made his last six straight free threes while being fouled intentionally, obviously getting a rhythm.

He finished the game 12-for-18 from the free-throw line.

“I’ve just got to continue to shoot them and just follow my routine,” Jordan said. “Even if I miss a couple, I’m just trying to lock in as much as possible.”

3. It was a bit of a homecoming game for Clippers center Marreese Speights on Wednesday night against the Orlando Magic.

Speights had about 50 members of his family and friends at the game. He attended the University of Florida and went to high school in St. Petersburg, which is about 108 miles from Orlando.

Speights had eight points and six rebounds.

4. The Clippers shot the lights-out from three-point range. They were 13-for-25 from three-ball range for 52% shooting.

5. The Clippers took care of the basketball for the most part. They had just 11 turnovers, four by Paul.