⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ HOU better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 9:13 · ORL 38-30 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 5:02 · ORL 99-107 HOU
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:12 · ORL 101-108 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 4:47 · ORL 19-21 HOU
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 3:20 · ORL 46-49 HOU
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 5:27 · ORL 65-80 HOU
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Tari Eason defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:14 · ORL 108-114 HOU
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
