⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third 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
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:24 · HOU 59-55 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Offensive Foul. Jameer Nelson gains possession.
Q4 1:29 · HOU 71-70 ORL
- Turnover
Derek Anderson Turnover
Q4 1:29 · HOU 71-70 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Winner
Jameer Nelson made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Steve Francis.
Q4 1:14 · HOU 71-73 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 1:45 · HOU 71-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis Lost Ball. Stolen by Jon Barry.
Q4 3:59 · HOU 65-63 ORL
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson Turnover
Q4 0:20 · HOU 71-75 ORL
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · HOU 71-75 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
