⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 eight- A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:15 · ORL 8-2 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:22 · ORL 64-58 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Serge Ibaka misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:47 · ORL 87-92 HOU
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 4:16 · ORL 87-92 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 4:28 · ORL 16-17 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 8:42 · ORL 28-36 HOU
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 11 down to 2 up
Q2 0:00 · ORL 53-55 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:40 · ORL 93-99 HOU
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · ORL 93-100 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
