⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their nine- Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 5:54 · ORL 28-26 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
Q4 3:30 · ORL 100-107 HOU
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:29 · ORL 107-112 HOU
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic bad pass
Q4 0:04 · ORL 110-118 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 11:42 · ORL 2-11 HOU
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:04 · ORL 110-118 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)
Q4 1:27 · ORL 105-112 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden turnover
Q4 1:27 · ORL 105-112 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 15 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
