⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 12 fast break points to 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 3:03 · ORL 53-47 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 6:15 · ORL 104-102 HOU
- Winner
Elfrid Payton hit a driving layup
Q4 1:58 · ORL 108-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Victor Oladipo lost ball turnover
Q4 2:54 · ORL 104-105 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 6:05 · ORL 41-45 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 3:29 · ORL 84-85 HOU
- Steal
James Harden stole it from Victor Oladipo
Q4 2:54 · ORL 104-105 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donatas Motiejunas lost ball turnover
Q4 1:43 · ORL 108-107 HOU
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 0:39 · ORL 114-109 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
