⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 42 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:51 · ORL 106-105 HOU
- Winner
Evan Fournier hit a 24-foot three jumper, D.J. Augustin with the assist
Q4 2:37 · ORL 109-107 HOU
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 2:37 · ORL 116-109 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Terrence Ross misses technical free throw
Q1 3:05 · ORL 12-18 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:55 · ORL 4-12 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 1:55 · ORL 49-59 HOU
- Go-ahead
James Harden hit a driving floating jump shot, Clint Capela with the assist
Q4 2:56 · ORL 106-107 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
