⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The second 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, fourteen of 47 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 21-11 off them
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 2:23 · ORL 58-51 HOU
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:58 · ORL 80-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs offensive foul
Q4 4:44 · ORL 104-101 HOU
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs turnover
Q4 4:44 · ORL 104-101 HOU
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass
Q4 4:22 · ORL 104-101 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 11:10 · ORL 2-15 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 6:11 · ORL 71-74 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jae'Sean Tate technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:04 · ORL 51-51 HOU
- Technical
Kenyon Martin Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:47 · ORL 78-74 HOU
- Missed FT
Christian Wood misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:18 · ORL 104-102 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
