Game ID: 22301150
Orlando Magic @ Houston Rockets
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 36 27 34 21 118ORL 25 26 31 24 106
HOU vs ORL ScoutingHOU vs ORL Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (118% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (121% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (122% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (119% of 19)
NEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Landale 14 to 21 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (116% of 19)
NEW Landale 14 to 19 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restNEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backNEW Thompson 22 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Landale 14 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restNEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Landale 14 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 19 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 9 min since (59% of 15)
ORL availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Queen missed 20 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (120% of 24)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 9 min since (59% of 15)
ORL availability going into 4/05 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Bitadze missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 21 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (121% of 24)
ORL availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Black missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 16)
OUT Bitadze missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 2 min (10% of 15)
OUT Houstan missed 3 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Queen missed 22 since 2/22, out tonight
BACK Gar. Harris back 3/29 after 2, 29 min since (120% of 24)
ORL availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Houstan missed 4 since 4/01, returns tonight: 8 min (57% of 13)
OUT Queen missed 23 since 2/22, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 12)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 3/30 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
NEW Carter Jr. 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 32 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backBACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (9% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (10% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (57% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT F. Wagner missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 35 min (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 2 min since (16% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Fultz 20 to 25 min over the last 5
ORL availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (51% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 5 min since (34% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 10 min since (71% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 4/20 · 5 days' restBACK F. Wagner back 4/12 after 2, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Black back 4/07 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 16)
BACK Bitadze back 4/07 after 3, 5 min since (32% of 15)
BACK Houstan back 4/09 after 4, 8 min since (60% of 13)
BACK Queen back 4/09 after 23, 2 min since (14% of 12)
NEW Gar. Harris 24 to 31 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Smith Jr. at 19 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to Houston's 127 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Houston minus-8. Call it Orlando 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/02 @ MIN 106-113 — HOU notes
HOU lost 106-113. HOU took 15 more shots (92 to 77), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIN's 53%, 14 of 48 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIN's 22. J. Green led with 26 (10 of 22, 2 of 11 from three); VanVleet added 22, Smith Jr. 18. Q1 was theirs, 23-16, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. They led by as many as 11. Thompson's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs GSW 110-133 — HOU notes
HOU lost 110-133. HOU shot 42% (36 of 86) to GSW's 59%, 12 of 40 from three. HOU turned it over 12 times to GSW's 18. The glass went 29-43 against them. Smith Jr. led with 24 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Whitmore added 17, Ja. Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-34, but the other 3 periods went 99-77 against them. Brooks's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs MIA 104-119 — HOU notes
HOU lost 104-119. HOU shot 38% (34 of 90) to MIA's 49%, 14 of 44 from three. Ja. Green led with 21 (6 of 18, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Brooks added 18, Smith Jr. 15. Q1 was theirs, 27-27, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. VanVleet's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 @ DAL 136-147 — HOU notes
HOU lost 136-147 in 1 overtime. HOU took 8 more shots (93 to 85), but shot 49% to DAL's 54%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 35 times to DAL's 45. HOU turned it over 10 times to DAL's 17. The glass went 32-47 against them. Brooks led with 29 (9 of 14, 5 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); VanVleet added 24, Ja. Green 21. Q1 was theirs, 42-27, but the other 4 periods went 120-94 against them. They led by as many as 22.
4/09 vs ORL 118-106 — HOU notes
HOU won 118-106. HOU shot 52% (45 of 86) to ORL's 45%, 15 of 35 from three. VanVleet led with 37 (13 of 22, 6 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Smith Jr. added 23, Brooks 15. The hinge was Q1, 36-25: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 19. VanVleet was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/11 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Lofton Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; VanVleet at 21 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 117, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
4/12 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 104, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Ayton at 27 and Henderson at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (10 straight), Sharpe (43 straight), Thybulle (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 126, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; VanVleet at 25 and Smith Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-9 a night and Houston minus-9 and the defense, Portland allowing 104 a night to Houston's 126. Call it Portland 113, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/14 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; George at 22 and Hyland at 17 a game. They have won the glass by 8 a night. Without Leonard (7 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; VanVleet at 29 and Ja. Green at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-8 a night and Houston minus-7 and the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to Houston's 121. Call it the Clippers 117, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
4/01 vs POR 104-103 — ORL notes
ORL won 104-103. ORL shot 47% (36 of 76) to POR's 44%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 27 times to POR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. ORL turned it over 15 times to POR's 9, and POR turned those into 9 steals. F. Wagner led with 20 (6 of 10, 7 of 9 at the line); Carter Jr. added 17, Banchero 15. The hinge was Q2, 33-25: ORL came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 7, and the lead reached 15. Carter Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/03 @ NOP 117-108 — ORL notes
ORL won 117-108. ORL shot 51% (41 of 80) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 32 from three. Banchero led with 32 (10 of 24, 2 of 6 from three, 10 of 13 at the line); F. Wagner added 24, M. Wagner 18. The hinge was Q3, 33-21: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 20. Isaac was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
4/05 @ CHA 115-124 — ORL notes
ORL lost 115-124. ORL took 22 more shots (94 to 72), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to CHA's 60%, 9 of 38 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to CHA's 18. Banchero led with 32 (10 of 26, 1 of 8 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); F. Wagner added 22, Fultz 15. Q4 was theirs, 36-30, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Banchero's -19 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/07 vs CHI 113-98 — ORL notes
ORL won 113-98. ORL shot 47% (42 of 90) to CHI's 51%, 11 of 34 from three. ORL turned it over 10 times to CHI's 21. Banchero led with 24 (8 of 17, 1 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Suggs added 19, Fultz 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-14: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Harris was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/09 @ HOU 106-118 — ORL notes
ORL lost 106-118. ORL shot 45% (39 of 86) to HOU's 52%, 7 of 24 from three. Banchero led with 21 (7 of 19, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Suggs added 21, Fultz 18. Q4 was theirs, 24-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 97-82 against them. Banchero's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/10 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 25 and Lillard at 24 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and F. Wagner at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 17. Call it Milwaukee 113, Orlando 111, Orlando keeping it close.
4/12 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Embiid at 30 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Lowry (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Banchero at 26 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. Without F. Wagner (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Philadelphia minus-4. Call it Philadelphia 115, Orlando 108.
4/14 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and F. Wagner at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Lillard at 25 and Portis at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the line, where Orlando takes 23 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 18. Call it Orlando 113, Milwaukee 112, Milwaukee keeping it close.
4/20 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 22 a game. Without Wade (19 straight), Merrill (3 straight). 5 days' rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 22 a game. 5 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 32 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-2 a night and Cleveland minus-2. Call it Cleveland 112, Orlando 110, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
ORLCA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
CO C. Okeke
GH G. Harris
JH J. Howard
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MF M. Fultz
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
WC W. Carter Jr.
HOUAT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Samuels Jr.
JS J. Smith Jr.
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
NH N. Hinton
RB R. Bullock Jr.
ORL/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Q1Q2Q3Q48:11 PM8:37 PM9:17 PM9:53 PM10:23 PMHOUORL+12Smith Jr.Smith Jr. GAME 40:29 23 PTS 95-87 (+8) F2 6-12 3P 3-5 FT 2-2 REB 7 AST 5 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 2 PF 3Smith Jr. 5:41 5 PTS 17-12 (+5) F2 1-2 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 017-12+5Smith Jr. 2:55 3 PTS 8-4 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1+4Smith Jr. 7:25 4 PTS 15-16 (-1) F2 2-4 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 07:2515-16-1Smith Jr. 9:38 6 PTS 27-27 (+0) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 29:3827-27+0Smith Jr. 14:50 5 PTS 28-28 (+0) F2 1-4 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 014:5028-28+0r32x3xb2af3rra2xt22xa2ra211fa2fr22x2xt2xb33xrrVanVleetVanVleet GAME 37:40 37 PTS 103-82 (+21) F2 7-11 3P 6-11 FT 5-6 REB 8 AST 6 STL 1 BLK 1 TO 2 PF 4VanVleet 12:00 15 PTS 36-25 (+11) F2 4-5 3P 2-3 FT 1-2 REB 3 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 112:0036-25+11VanVleet 16:35 14 PTS 46-41 (+5) F2 1-3 3P 3-4 FT 3-3 REB 3 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 216:3546-41+5VanVleet 9:05 8 PTS 21-16 (+5) F2 2-3 3P 1-4 FT 1-1 REB 2 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 121-16+5ta2fr2r2r332xb3x212x111ftaa3raf33x2xr23r2xs33xar3x212f3xraThompsonThompson GAME 37:39 13 PTS 92-91 (+1) F2 6-7 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 8 AST 4 STL 2 BLK 1 TO 4 PF 2Thompson 7:44 2 PTS 22-17 (+5) F2 1-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 2 STL 2 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 07:4422-17+5Thompson 4:10 0 PTS 10-13 (-3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 110-13-3Thompson 13:45 9 PTS 39-37 (+2) F2 4-4 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 1 PF 113:4539-37+2Thompson 12:00 2 PTS 21-24 (-3) F2 1-1 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 3 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 012:0021-24-3ar2xr2ssartfr22ab1f2t2arrtrrt2Ja. GreenJa. Green GAME 33:51 14 PTS 90-75 (+15) F2 4-8 3P 2-9 FT 0-2 REB 5 AST 5 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 1Ja. Green 9:27 5 PTS 28-21 (+7) F2 1-1 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 09:2728-21+7Ja. Green 0:19 0 PTS 1-0 (+1) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Ja. Green 19:01 9 PTS 52-44 (+8) F2 3-5 3P 1-5 FT 0-2 REB 3 AST 3 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 2 PF 119:0152-44+8Ja. Green 3:50 0 PTS 5-10 (-5) F2 0-2 3P 0-2 FT 0-0 REB 2 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-5Ja. Green 1:14 0 PTS 4-0 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0+4a3x2a3ar2xs3x2x3x2rrat3x32a2tf3xr3x2x3xr2xBrooksBrooks GAME 32:41 15 PTS 91-71 (+20) F2 2-6 3P 3-4 FT 2-2 REB 5 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 6Brooks 8:57 2 PTS 28-19 (+9) F2 1-3 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 3 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 18:5728-19+9Brooks 0:08 0 PTS 0-2 (-2) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0Brooks 15:38 6 PTS 42-37 (+5) F2 0-0 3P 2-3 FT 0-0 REB 4 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 1 PF 315:3842-37+5Brooks 6:44 5 PTS 17-13 (+4) F2 1-3 3P 1-1 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 16:4417-13+4Brooks 1:14 2 PTS 4-0 (+4) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 2-2 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 1+42aafra2x2xfr3rrr3xt3fff232x2x11fLandaleLandale GAME 23:20 8 PTS 52-48 (+4) F2 2-2 3P 1-2 FT 1-2 REB 2 AST 4 STL 1 BLK 2 TO 0 PF 2Landale 6:11 4 PTS 19-11 (+8) F2 2-2 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 2 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 06:1119-11+8Landale 5:37 3 PTS 13-7 (+6) F2 0-0 3P 1-2 FT 0-0 REB 1 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 05:3713-7+6Landale 10:25 1 PTS 20-27 (-7) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 1-2 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 1 TO 0 PF 210:2520-27-7Landale 1:07 0 PTS 0-3 (-3) F2 0-0 3P 0-0 FT 0-0 REB 0 AST 0 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 0 PF 0-32asa23xbr3raafbf1Je. 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VanVleet has season-high 37 as Rockets get 118-106 win over Magic, who fall into tie for fourth
HOUSTON -- — Fred VanVleet scored a season-high 37 points and the Houston Rockets snapped a five-game skid with a 118-106 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
The Magic fell into a tie for fourth place with Cleveland in the Eastern Conference. They came into the night with a chance to clinch the Southeast Division title with a win and a loss by the Miami Heat , but they couldn’t get it done against Houston and the Heat beat the Hawks 117-111 in double overtime.
“We can't hang our heads,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. “We've got to come out and go after Milwaukee tomorrow. That's what it's got to be. Take the lessons from this one. Bounce back tomorrow.”
A basket by Markelle Fultz got the Magic within eight with about four minutes to go but VanVleet made a jump shot followed by a three-point play to make it 114-101 about a minute later to secure the victory.
Paolo Banchero and Jalen Suggs scored 21 points apiece for the Magic and Fultz added 18.
VanVleet made six 3-pointers and had eight rebounds and six assists. Jabari Smith Jr. added 23 points and Dillon Brooks had 15 as the Rockets played their last home game of the season.
“We wanted to continue to build and we know we're out of the race but we have four to go,” coach Ime Udoka said. “We don't want to just lay down and chalk it up... we fought hard and played well.”
The Magic scored the first nine points of the fourth quarter, with the last five from Joe Ingles , to cut the lead to 97-91 with about nine minutes to go.
Houston got its first points of the quarter on a 3-pointer by VanVleet, but Fultz made a layup seconds later.
The Rockets hadn't forgotten about the 116-86 loss they suffered to Orlando in their season opener.
“They kicked our butts the first game of the season,” VanVleet said. “We definitely remember that. So it was good to get some get back there.”
The Rockets led by 12 at halftime and opened the second half with an 11-4 run to make it 74-55 with nine minutes left in the third. Jalen Green had the first five points in that stretch and VanVleet added a 3-pointer.
Houston was up by 18 after another 3 from VanVleet later in the third quarter before the Magic went on a 10-4 run, with five points from Suggs, to get withing 90-78 with 3 ½ minutes left in the quarter.
Soon after that Ingles and Houston’s Cam Whitmore were both given technical fouls after bumping into one another and jawing at each other. Whitmore was ejected 14 seconds after that for arguing with an official after being called for a loose ball foul.
Ingles made two free throws but the Rockets outscored Orlando 5-2 to close out the quarter and take a 97-82 lead into the fourth quarter.