⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:02 · ORL 40-29 HOU
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q3 4:01 · ORL 78-64 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
J.J. Redick technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:09 · ORL 78-70 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 1:35 · ORL 78-72 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
Q3 0:09 · ORL 78-70 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
