⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 10:36 · ORL 38-32 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 4:32 · ORL 51-40 HOU
- Steal
Dwayne Bacon stole it from Avery Bradley
Q4 2:26 · ORL 103-108 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwayne Bacon traveling
Q4 4:29 · ORL 99-105 HOU
- Technical
Dwayne Bacon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:42 · ORL 101-105 HOU

Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 10:21 · ORL 63-69 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kelly Olynyk bad pass
Q4 4:08 · ORL 99-105 HOU
- Turnover
Avery Bradley bad pass
Q4 2:26 · ORL 103-108 HOU
- Turnover
Avery Bradley steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:14 · ORL 103-108 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |








