⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Rockets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- Made eleven threes to their seventeen
- Went cold from three, eleven of 37
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 8:25 · HOU 20-6 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 2:12 · HOU 64-52 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun traveling
Q4 2:41 · HOU 102-107 ORL
- Turnover
Jabari Smith Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:23 · HOU 106-112 ORL
- Turnover
Kevin Porter Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · HOU 108-114 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:56 · HOU 29-25 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q3 8:09 · HOU 77-72 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:35 · HOU 95-97 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:59 · HOU 106-112 ORL
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · HOU 108-114 ORL
- Missed FT
Markelle Fultz misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · HOU 108-114 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
