⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic 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.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Bogans bad pass
Q4 3:19 · ORL 88-94 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tracy McGrady misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:06 · ORL 90-96 HOU
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:34 · ORL 92-97 HOU
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · ORL 92-97 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
