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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 20 | 23 | 26 | 17 | 86 |
 Magic | 29 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 116 |
HOUTeam statsORL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32-7940.5% | 12-3435.3% | 10-1662.5% | 31 | 19 | 18 |
| ORL | 42-8748.3% | 9-3426.5% | 23-2688.5% | 57 | 19 | 14 |
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Orlando Magic116| 28 | 12 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 19 | 5-12 | 3-7 | 6-6 | 0 | +10 | +2.0 | |||||||
| 27 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | −2.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +12 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 21 | 8 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −6.0 | ||||
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| 24 | 20 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +6.7 | |||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −4.6 | |||||
| 17 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +8 | +4.2 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −6.5 | |||||
| 14 | 11 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +12 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.3 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +0.5 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +9 | +3.9 | |||
| 5 | 7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +9 | +3.8 | ||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 116 | 42-8748.3% | 9-3426.5% | 57 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 23-2688.5% | 17 | 8 | 6 | |||
Bench 59 points on 22 for 38 shooting
Houston Rockets86| 34 | 14 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.6 | |||||
| 30 | 10 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | −12 | −11.5 | ||||||
| 28 | 14 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 26 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −8 | −7.3 | |||||||
| 26 | 14 | 5-7 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | +1.6 | ||||||
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| 21 | 8 | 3-10 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −34 | −8.3 | ||||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +1.7 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | +1.2 | |||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.6 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.9 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.0 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.7 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +0.3 | |
| Team | 86 | 32-7940.5% | 12-3435.3% | 31 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 10-1662.5% | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Boban Marjanovic (coach’s decision).
Magic116Rockets86ClickTap 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.
Cole Anthony scored 20 points (8 in the second quarter), and the Orlando Magic routed the Houston Rockets 116-86 in the season opener for both teams at Amway Center.
The Magic led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 27-8 run bridging the third and fourth quarters.
For the Rockets, Dillon Brooks scored 14 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) in his first game with the Rockets, and Amen Thompson went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Magic grabbed 17 offensive rebounds to the Rockets’ 7 and outscored them 59-27 off the bench. The Magic outscored the Rockets 30-17 in 13 minutes with Harris, Ingles, Isaac, Wagner and Anthony on the floor together. Jabari Smith Jr. fouled out.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
93 points from the field on 87 shots: 4.4 fewer 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 | 22-31 | 71.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-9 | 11.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-25 | 32.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 13 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Amen Thompson | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Jalen Green | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 4 | 4 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 12 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 21 | 5 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 15 | 6 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Fred VanVleet | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Alperen Sengun | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 4 | 1-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 55 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 16 | 4 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dillon Brooks | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Fred VanVleet | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 8 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
Q3 9:50
10.6%
79→68
Suggs 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Banchero 5 AST)
Q3 8:57
10.6%
68→79
Anthony 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Banchero 3 AST)
Q1 3:18
10.5%
62→73
VanVleet 29' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS)
Q3 7:50
10.5%
73→62
Tate 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (VanVleet 2 AST)
Q1 3:39
10.4%
73→62
