⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Rockets fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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
A 21-0 run took them from 19 down to 2 up 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 stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 7:00 · ORL 45-33 HOU
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:19 · ORL 99-99 HOU
- Missed FT
Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:23 · ORL 99-99 HOU
- Turnover
Anthony Black out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:42 · ORL 102-106 HOU
Rockets
Good plays
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run took them from 19 down to 2 up
Q3 4:56 · ORL 76-78 HOU
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
