⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their seven
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:20 · HOU 17-12 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Cam Whitmore technical foul
Q3 1:46 · HOU 92-78 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:01 · HOU 36-32 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 11:47 · HOU 97-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Joe Ingles and Cam Whitmore
Q3 2:00 · HOU 92-78 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
