⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23 in the second quarter- Went cold from three, nine of 29
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q1 4:35 · HOU 32-12 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 23
Q2 4:48 · HOU 59-36 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · HOU 111-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q1 0:05 · HOU 34-23 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
