⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 20 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 3:59 · HOU 14-21 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q2 6:20 · HOU 29-43 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 3:10 · HOU 88-105 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vince Carter misses technical free throw
Q3 10:19 · HOU 42-65 ORL
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 6:20 · HOU 49-71 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
