Apr 18, 2021 - Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic

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4/18/2021 Orlando v. Houston Game Preview

	Houston Rockets	(14-42, 7-21 away)
	Orlando Magic	(18-38, 10-19 home)

April 18, 2021 at 7:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Amway Center
Orlando, Florida

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Season Series - Houston leads 1-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 8, 2021	Orlando	Houston	90 - 132	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Apr 18, 2021	Houston	Orlando	-	-	Regular Season	Amway Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Houston	56	48.1	39.1	88.4	.442	13.4	39.9	.336	16.6	22.4	.740	14.6	19.7	9.2	33.1	42.4	23.1	7.6	5.2	108.1
Orlando	56	48.2	38.6	89.4	.431	11.2	32.3	.348	15.9	20.5	.775	12.9	16.8	10.4	35.2	45.6	22.4	7.0	4.3	104.3
HOU Opponents	56	48.1	41.8	88.6	.472	13.2	34.7	.380	18.2	23.3	.780	14.4	19.7	10.2	37.7	47.9	25.0	8.4	5.3	115.0
ORL Opponents	56	48.2	41.7	88.7	.470	13.9	37.1	.374	14.7	18.6	.789	12.9	18.4	9.2	37.3	46.4	25.9	7.7	5.3	112.0

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 8, 2021	Orlando	Houston	90 - 132	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 8, 2020	Orlando	Houston	126 - 106	Orlando	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Dec 13, 2019	Houston	Orlando	130 - 107	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Center
Jan 27, 2019	Orlando	Houston	98 - 103	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 13, 2019	Houston	Orlando	109 - 116	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Jan 30, 2018	Orlando	Houston	107 - 114	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 3, 2018	Houston	Orlando	116 - 98	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Center
Feb 7, 2017	Orlando	Houston	104 - 128	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 6, 2017	Houston	Orlando	100 - 93	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Center
Dec 23, 2015	Houston	Orlando	101 - 104	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Nov 4, 2015	Orlando	Houston	114 - 119	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 17, 2015	Orlando	Houston	94 - 107	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 14, 2015	Houston	Orlando	113 - 120	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Mar 5, 2014	Houston	Orlando	101 - 89	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Center
Dec 8, 2013	Orlando	Houston	88 - 98	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Apr 1, 2013	Orlando	Houston	103 - 111	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 1, 2013	Houston	Orlando	118 - 110	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Center
Dec 26, 2011	Houston	Orlando	95 - 104	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Jan 22, 2011	Orlando	Houston	118 - 104	Orlando	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 7, 2011	Houston	Orlando	95 - 110	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Center
Feb 24, 2010	Orlando	Houston	110 - 92	Orlando	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Dec 23, 2009	Houston	Orlando	87 - 102	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Apr 7, 2009	Orlando	Houston	83 - 93	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Nov 22, 2008	Houston	Orlando	100 - 95	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jan 4, 2008	Houston	Orlando	96 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Dec 19, 2007	Orlando	Houston	97 - 92	Orlando	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Mar 11, 2007	Orlando	Houston	92 - 103	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Feb 25, 2007	Houston	Orlando	97 - 93	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Feb 26, 2006	Houston	Orlando	89 - 84	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 8, 2005	Orlando	Houston	76 - 74	Orlando	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 24, 2005	Orlando	Houston	78 - 89	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Jan 20, 2005	Houston	Orlando	108 - 99	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jan 25, 2004	Houston	Orlando	99 - 87	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 8, 2003	Orlando	Houston	86 - 96	Houston	Regular Season	Toyota Center
Apr 6, 2003	Orlando	Houston	93 - 114	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 8, 2003	Houston	Orlando	91 - 81	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Apr 8, 2002	Houston	Orlando	74 - 83	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Feb 16, 2002	Orlando	Houston	109 - 100	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 23, 2001	Orlando	Houston	95 - 105	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 16, 2001	Houston	Orlando	93 - 108	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 24, 2000	Houston	Orlando	96 - 112	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Nov 8, 1999	Orlando	Houston	102 - 97	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 21, 1999	Houston	Orlando	83 - 109	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 27, 1998	Houston	Orlando	75 - 100	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jan 29, 1998	Orlando	Houston	95 - 88	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Mar 12, 1997	Orlando	Houston	96 - 95	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Feb 2, 1997	Houston	Orlando	90 - 103	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jan 21, 1996	Orlando	Houston	97 - 96	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 25, 1995	Houston	Orlando	90 - 92	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Jun 14, 1995	Orlando	Houston	101 - 113	Houston	Playoffs	Compaq Center
Jun 11, 1995	Orlando	Houston	103 - 106	Houston	Playoffs	Compaq Center
Jun 9, 1995	Houston	Orlando	117 - 106	Houston	Playoffs	Amway Arena
Jun 7, 1995	Houston	Orlando	120 - 118	Houston	Playoffs	Amway Arena
Mar 2, 1995	Orlando	Houston	107 - 96	Orlando	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Nov 23, 1994	Houston	Orlando	94 - 117	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 1, 1994	Orlando	Houston	85 - 97	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Jan 10, 1994	Houston	Orlando	100 - 115	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 16, 1993	Orlando	Houston	93 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Nov 25, 1992	Houston	Orlando	94 - 107	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Apr 4, 1992	Orlando	Houston	101 - 110	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 22, 1991	Houston	Orlando	99 - 94	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 30, 1991	Houston	Orlando	82 - 114	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Mar 14, 1991	Orlando	Houston	95 - 119	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Dec 26, 1990	Houston	Orlando	103 - 109	Orlando	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Dec 20, 1990	Orlando	Houston	126 - 128	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Nov 8, 1990	Orlando	Houston	99 - 103	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center
Apr 8, 1990	Houston	Orlando	146 - 123	Houston	Regular Season	Amway Arena
Dec 17, 1989	Orlando	Houston	94 - 109	Houston	Regular Season	Compaq Center

2020-2021 Houston Rockets Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Wall	J. Tate	D. House	K. Olynyk	C. Wood
Rotation	K. Porter, Jr.	E. Gordon	S. Brown	K. Martin	A. Lamb
Rotation	D. Augustin	A. Bradley	D. Nwaba		D. Wilson
Rotation		A. Brooks
Lim PT	D. Exum			D. Jeffries

2020-2021 Orlando Magic Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Carter-Williams	G. Harris	D. Bacon	J. Ennis	W. Carter, Jr.
Rotation	M. Fultz	T. Ross		C. Okeke	D. Hall
Rotation	C. Anthony	R. Hampton		O. Porter	M. Bamba
Rotation	C. Randle
Lim PT		D. Cannady	J. Isaac		R. Franks

Houston Rockets Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
14	D.J. Augustin	G	14	19.2	2.8	6.7	.415	1.3	3.6	.360	2.4	2.4	.971	1.5	1.3	0.5	1.8	2.3	4.0	0.4	0.0	9.2
11	Avery Bradley	PG	11	22.1	2.2	6.3	.348	1.1	3.8	.286	0.3	0.4	.750	0.7	1.7	0.4	1.9	2.3	1.7	0.7	0.1	5.7
7	Armoni Brooks	SG	4	13.1	2.2	4.8	.474	1.5	3.8	.400	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	0.8	0.0	2.2	2.2	0.8	0.2	0.0	6.0
23	Sterling Brown	G	51	24.1	2.9	6.6	.448	1.8	4.2	.423	0.5	0.6	.806	0.8	1.9	0.7	3.6	4.4	1.4	0.7	0.2	8.2
1	Dante Exum	PG	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10	Eric Gordon	G	27	29.2	5.9	13.6	.433	2.6	7.8	.329	3.5	4.2	.825	1.9	1.6	0.3	1.9	2.1	2.6	0.5	0.5	17.8
4	Danuel House	F	31	27.2	3.2	7.9	.406	1.6	4.5	.360	1.3	1.9	.661	1.0	2.0	0.6	3.3	3.9	1.9	0.6	0.5	9.3
19	DaQuan Jeffries	SF	2	6.6	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
42	Anthony Lamb	PF	11	11.5	0.6	3.3	.194	0.3	1.8	.150	0.5	0.5	.833	0.3	1.3	1.2	1.5	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.1	2.0
6	K.J. Martin	F	29	19.2	2.6	5.0	.521	0.4	1.1	.364	1.1	1.5	.750	0.7	1.8	1.8	3.0	4.8	0.7	0.5	0.9	6.7
2	David Nwaba	G	30	22.6	3.5	7.3	.486	0.6	2.1	.270	1.6	2.3	.691	0.6	2.0	1.3	2.6	3.9	1.0	1.0	0.7	9.2
9	Kelly Olynyk	C	12	30.1	6.8	11.3	.603	2.1	5.0	.417	2.3	2.8	.848	1.8	2.8	1.5	6.4	7.9	2.7	1.0	0.8	18.1
3	Kevin Porter, Jr.	SF	19	31.6	5.6	13.5	.414	1.5	5.6	.262	2.4	3.3	.726	3.6	2.2	0.6	3.3	3.9	6.4	0.8	0.4	15.0
8	Jae'sean Tate	F	56	28.9	4.4	8.4	.523	0.8	2.6	.308	1.4	2.0	.730	1.2	3.1	2.0	3.4	5.4	2.1	1.2	0.6	11.0
1	John Wall	PG	37	32.1	7.4	18.1	.405	2.1	6.3	.328	3.8	5.2	.734	3.5	1.2	0.5	2.8	3.2	6.8	1.1	0.8	20.6
00	D.J. Wilson	F	15	11.9	1.9	4.4	.424	0.8	2.2	.364	0.5	0.9	.615	0.7	1.4	0.5	2.5	3.1	0.5	0.3	0.5	5.1
35	Christian Wood	PF	33	31.7	8.2	15.3	.532	1.8	4.6	.382	2.9	4.5	.647	1.8	2.1	1.8	7.6	9.4	1.5	0.8	1.2	21.0

Orlando Magic Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
50	Cole Anthony	PG	31	26.3	4.2	10.9	.385	1.0	3.3	.311	1.8	2.2	.838	1.9	2.1	0.9	3.7	4.5	4.0	0.6	0.4	11.3
8	Dwayne Bacon	SF	56	25.0	3.8	9.5	.400	0.9	2.9	.309	1.7	2.1	.836	0.6	1.5	0.3	2.7	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.1	10.2
5	Mohamed Bamba	C	32	12.3	2.6	5.4	.486	0.8	2.0	.385	0.6	1.0	.606	0.6	1.7	1.3	2.9	4.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	6.7
30	Devin Cannady	PG	4	3.8	0.8	1.8	.429	0.5	1.2	.400	1.5	1.8	.857	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.2	3.5
34	Wendell Carter, Jr.	PF	11	27.9	5.7	10.3	.558	0.3	1.3	.214	2.8	3.8	.738	1.5	2.2	3.2	5.5	8.7	2.0	1.0	1.1	14.5
7	Michael Carter-Williams	PG	31	25.8	3.4	8.7	.389	0.5	2.0	.246	1.6	2.6	.613	2.2	2.6	1.3	3.2	4.5	4.2	0.8	0.5	8.8
11	James Ennis	GF	39	24.3	2.9	6.1	.475	1.1	2.6	.436	1.7	2.1	.815	0.9	2.1	1.1	3.0	4.1	1.5	0.8	0.2	8.6
0	Robert Franks	C	2	8.4	1.0	1.0	1.000	0.5	0.5	1.000	1.5	2.0	.750	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	4.0
20	Markelle Fultz	PG	8	26.9	5.1	13.0	.394	0.5	2.0	.250	2.1	2.4	.895	2.2	2.2	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.4	1.0	0.2	12.9
45	Donta Hall	PF	2	16.6	1.0	1.5	.667	0.0	0.0	.000	2.0	2.5	.800	1.0	1.0	1.5	3.5	5.0	2.5	1.0	1.5	4.0
13	R.J. Hampton	G	11	22.5	3.8	8.5	.452	0.7	2.6	.276	1.0	1.8	.550	1.4	1.3	0.6	3.5	4.2	1.2	0.9	0.3	9.4
14	Gary Harris	SG	4	25.4	2.8	9.2	.297	1.0	2.8	.364	3.2	3.5	.929	1.8	1.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	3.2	0.8	0.8	9.8
1	Jonathan Isaac	SF	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3	Chuma Okeke	PF	39	24.4	2.7	6.4	.426	1.0	2.8	.355	0.7	0.9	.743	0.8	1.1	0.9	3.1	4.0	2.2	0.8	0.5	7.1
22	Otto Porter	SF	3	22.2	3.0	8.3	.360	0.3	3.0	.111	1.7	1.7	1.000	0.0	1.3	0.0	4.7	4.7	1.7	1.3	0.0	8.0
9	Chasson Randle	PG	25	19.7	1.8	4.7	.373	1.0	2.8	.357	0.6	0.8	.800	1.1	1.7	0.1	1.7	1.8	1.9	0.5	0.1	5.2
31	Terrence Ross	SF	46	29.3	5.5	13.4	.412	1.9	5.7	.337	2.6	3.0	.870	1.6	1.9	0.3	3.1	3.4	2.3	1.0	0.5	15.6

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