⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
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
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 31
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:53 · ORL 14-8 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 2:01 · ORL 87-69 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 7:05 · ORL 101-77 HOU
Bad plays
- Technical
Jonathan Isaac technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 12:00 · ORL 87-69 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 1:26 · ORL 54-45 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 8:46 · ORL 63-62 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
