⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
+9Q131-22
-8Q230-36
-5Q315-21
0Q421-23
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twenty turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 31-17 off them- Won the second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to thirteen
Key battles
10Blocks3
17Points off turnovers31
13Offensive rebounds21
27Turnovers20
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 16 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
