⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
-9Q125-33
-5Q225-27
-3Q316-18
+4Q422-17
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 33
Key battles
3Blocks9
8Threes made3
12Free throws made24
10Offensive rebounds19
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
