⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Rockets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:25 · HOU 11-0 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 6:03 · HOU 50-40 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q2 1:01 · HOU 62-48 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
