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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 26 | 33 | 29 | 21 | 109 |
 Magic | 18 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 116 |
HOUTeam statsORL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-8644.2% | 10-4223.8% | 23-2785.2% | 38 | 20 | 10 |
| ORL | 41-8548.2% | 9-2437.5% | 25-2889.3% | 45 | 25 | 11 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Orlando Magic116| 37 | 19 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 35 | 22 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | +15 | +4.7 | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | +9 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 31 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −7 | −1.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 17 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +11 | +2.0 | |||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.7 | ||||
| 15 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 13 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +1.9 | ||||||
| Team | 116 | 41-8548.2% | 9-2437.5% | 45 | 25 | 11 | 21 | 25-2889.3% | 12 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 37 points on 13 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Jerian Grant, Jarell Martin, Melvin Frazier Jr. and Jonathon Simmons (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets109| 43 | 38 | 11-32 | 1-17 | 15-16 | 0 | 0 | +8.3 | |||||||
| 39 | 8 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −6 | −4.4 | ||||||
| 37 | 25, Season high (his best before, 21) | 10-14 | 4-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −6 | +7.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +5.0 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-13 | 4-7, Ties his career high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −3.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −4.7 | ||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −2.7 | ||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.8 | ||
| Team | 109 | 38-8644.2% | 10-4223.8% | 38 | 20 | 10 | 21 | 23-2785.2% | 9 | 7 | 1 | |||
Bench 7 points on 2 for 9 shooting
Did not play: Nene and Brandon Knight (coach’s decision).
Magic116Rockets109ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Aaron Gordon scored 22 points (12 in the third quarter), and the Orlando Magic beat the Houston Rockets 116-109.
Evan Fournier’s corner 3-pointer answered James Harden’s 9-foot floater and put the Magic back ahead for good with 2:37 left in the fourth quarter.
D.J. Augustin’s 28-foot step-back 3-pointer with 1:49 left made it 112-107, and Gordon’s reverse layup with 56.4 seconds left put it away at 116-109.
During clutch time, the Magic outscored the Rockets 16-3. Terrence Ross scored 6 of the Magic’s 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
Nikola Vučević had 22 points (16 in the paint), 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Rockets, Harden had 38 points, 9 rebounds, 12 assists and 4 steals but shot 11 for 32, and Austin Rivers added a season-high 25 points on 10 for 14 shooting.
The Magic shot 48.2% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Rockets’ 44.2% and 23.8%. They outscored the Rockets 37-7 off the bench. The Magic outscored the Rockets 20-6 in 6 minutes with Augustin, Vučević, Ross, Fournier and Gordon on the floor together.
Orlando MagicHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Magic’s chance bottomed out at 13% (4th quarter, 7:54 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 85 shots: 2.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-30 | 60.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 5-15 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 34 | 15 | 5-8 | +7 |
| Gary Clark | 12 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| James Harden | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela | 51 | 10 | 4-9 | −7 |
| James Harden | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 3 | 6 | 3-3 | +5 |
| Austin Rivers | 3 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 20 | 2 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 16 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Austin Rivers | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Gerald Green | 7 | 4 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 7 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
ORL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
ORL
Highest Leverage Moments
Ross 27' 3PT Jump Shot (17 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
Q4 3:12
24.8%
34→59
Fournier 24' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Augustin 3 AST)
Q4 2:37
22.3%
46→68
Augustin 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Ross 2 AST)
Q4 1:49
18.8%
73→92
Harden 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (36 PTS) (Capela 3 AST)
Q4 2:56
12.6%
59→46
Isaac 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Vucevic 5 AST)
Q3 10:18
12.0%
35→47
