Orlando Magic at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationJabari Smith Jr. stars as the Rockets beat the Magic 97-84 for 3rd straight win
Alperen Sengun had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Houston, and Steven Adams finished with 11 points and 17 boards.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 25 points. Franz Wagner had 15 points, and Wendell Carter Jr. grabbed 12 rebounds.
The Magic closed to 65-58 on Wagner's layup with 5:04 left in the third quarter. But Jeff Green and Dillon Brooks made consecutive 3-pointers to make it 71-58 with 2:47 to go.
Banchero made two free throws, but the Rockets scored the next four points. Aaron Holiday's 3-pointer made it 75-60 with 26 seconds to go.
Brooks finished with 17 points.
Rockets: Houston used a balanced scoring attack to help make up for starters Amen Thompson and Fred VanVleet sitting out with ankle injuries.
Regular Season Series
HOU leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 11.1 |  |
Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 11.2 |  |
Jett Howard misses driving layup | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 19.1 | |
Jett Howard defensive rebound | 84 - 97 |
Statistics
 ORL |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-86 | FG | 35-89 |
| 33 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 8-32 | 3PT | 16-43 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 20-24 | FT | 11-18 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 61 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson, G | Day-To-Day | Feb 8 |
| Jae'Sean Tate, F | Day-To-Day | Feb 7 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Wagner, F | Out | Feb 8 |
| Colin Castleton, C | Out | Nov 24 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 16,665 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
27 | 24 | .529 | - | W2 |
 Miami |
28 | 26 | .519 | 0.5 | W1 |
 Atlanta |
26 | 28 | .481 | 2.5 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
25 | 28 | .472 | 3 | W9 |
 Washington |
14 | 38 | .269 | 13.5 | L2 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
36 | 16 | .692 | - | W4 |
 Houston |
32 | 19 | .627 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Memphis |
20 | 31 | .392 | 15.5 | L2 |
 Dallas |
19 | 33 | .365 | 17 | L7 |
 New Orleans |
14 | 40 | .259 | 23 | W1 |
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