Christian Wood had 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets went on a 32-11 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Orlando Magic 114-110 to end a 5-game losing streak.
The Magic went on an 11-2 run to lead 54-42 with 1:51 left in the second quarter. Wood’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:26 left in the third quarter. Kevin Porter Jr. scored 15 points and Wood added 6 during the run. The Rockets led 74-65 with 5:53 left in the quarter and by as many as 14 in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Magic 12-7. Wood scored 5 of the Rockets’ 12 on 2 for 3 shooting. Late in the fourth quarter, Dwayne Bacon had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Magic scored 4 points off them.
Kelly Olynyk scored 24 points (14 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting. Porter added 22 points and 7 assists, and Jae'Sean Tate had 14 points (all 14 in the paint), 6 assists and 3 blocks on 7 for 10 shooting. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Magic, Bacon had 22 points and 3 steals.
The Rockets shot 51.2% from the field and 47.1% from 3 to the Magic’s 45.1% and 34.4%. The Magic’s starters were outscored 48-36 in 19 minutes together. Porter fouled out.