⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 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 24 threes to their twelve- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 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 cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:11 · ORL 100-103 HOU
- Steal
Jalen Suggs stole it from Kevin Porter Jr.
Q4 0:58 · ORL 124-131 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass
Q4 2:43 · ORL 119-125 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:11 · ORL 28-33 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 5:43 · ORL 81-95 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q4 9:21 · ORL 100-115 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. traveling
Q4 2:46 · ORL 119-125 HOU
- Missed FT
Kenyon Martin Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:39 · ORL 122-128 HOU
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · ORL 124-131 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 24 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
