⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their twenty
- A 24-0 run took them from 4 down to 20 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 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.
Rockets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q1 6:03 · HOU 21-20 ORL
- 24-0 run
A 24-0 run took them from 4 down to 20 up
Q1 2:28 · HOU 52-32 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:05 · HOU 114-97 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 9:30 · HOU 6-14 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 4:03 · HOU 91-76 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 16 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
