⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
+4Q127-20
+7Q231-24
0Q323-20
-2Q431-32
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 43- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 29-10 off them
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 34
Key battles
29Points off turnovers10
22Offensive rebounds9
64%Three-point accuracy33%
15Free throws made30
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
