⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 27 from three
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 22-12 off them
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Hedo Turkoglu stole it from Tracy McGrady
Q4 0:49 · ORL 88-93 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:31 · ORL 82-89 HOU
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · ORL 86-90 HOU
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 2:12 · ORL 86-90 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:26 · ORL 0-8 HOU
- Steal
Luther Head stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 2:12 · ORL 86-90 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady bad pass
Q4 0:49 · ORL 88-93 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · ORL 93-95 HOU
- Missed FT
Kirk Snyder misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · ORL 93-96 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
