⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ HOU better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Rockets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Rockets won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 37 from three- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 38
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:53 · HOU 87-90 ORL
- Ties it
Kevin Durant hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:21 · HOU 100-100 ORL
- Lead
Alperen Sengun hit a 10-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 1:52 · HOU 108-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Holiday flopping technical foul
Q3 4:34 · HOU 65-70 ORL
- Turnover
Alperen Sengun bad pass
Q4 0:03 · HOU 100-100 ORL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 2:30 · HOU 106-106 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Lead
Anthony Black hit a 5-foot driving dunk
Q4 0:01 · HOU 100-102 ORL
- Lead
Desmond Bane hit a 5-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 4:30 · HOU 102-104 ORL
- Lead
Desmond Bane hit a 9-foot driving floating jump shot
OT 3:37 · HOU 104-106 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Black misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:01 · HOU 100-102 ORL
- Missed FT
Tristan da Silva misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 1:05 · HOU 109-109 ORL
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:03 · HOU 115-113 ORL
📊The numbers
| HOU | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
