⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Bonzi Wells technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:03 · HOU 37-32 ORL
- Turnover
Rafer Alston turnover
Q4 2:55 · HOU 80-87 ORL
- Missed FT
Yao Ming misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:43 · HOU 84-89 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q2 7:09 · HOU 37-42 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 4:45 · HOU 76-84 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · HOU 84-89 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 72 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 4 |
