⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34
- Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 26
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 3 down to 11 up
Q1 7:54 · ORL 20-9 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 5:20 · ORL 45-33 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:08 · ORL 76-79 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Maurice Harkless and Dwight Howard
Q2 1:42 · ORL 45-36 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:02 · ORL 33-27 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
