⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:52 · HOU 43-30 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 1:19 · HOU 25-24 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:22 · HOU 50-47 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
