Houston Rockets at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationGreen and Sengun lead Rockets to season-best 8th straight win, 116-108 over Magic
Fred VanVleet added 19 points for the Rockets, who maintained their second-place position in the Western Conference, ahead of — among others — the surging Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors.
Paolo Banchero led Orlando with 31 points. Franz Wagner added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Magic, and reserve Goga Bitadze had 19 points and eight rebounds.
Magic: After nine losses in 13 games and six straight defeats at home, the Magic stand eighth in the East. Banchero has averaged 33 points over the last four games.
Magic: At Washington on Friday.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 116 - 108 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 116 - 108 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Goga Bitadze offensive rebound | 116 - 108 |
| 4th 4.1 | |
Franz Wagner misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot | 116 - 108 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Jabari Smith Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2 | 116 - 108 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 ORL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 38-81 | FG | 41-92 |
| 46.9 | Field Goal % | 44.6 |
| 11-35 | 3PT | 9-35 |
| 31.4 | Three Point % | 25.7 |
| 29-32 | FT | 17-20 |
| 90.6 | Free Throw % | 85.0 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 60 |
| 18 | Fouls | 20 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Orlando Magic Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Moritz Wagner, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 23 |
| Jase Richardson, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Noah Penda, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Tristan da Silva, F | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Jalen Suggs, SG | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard, G | Day-To-Day | Jul 21 |
| N'Faly Dante, C | Day-To-Day | Jul 19 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
| Kevin Durant, PF | Day-To-Day | Jul 3 |
Game Information
Location: Orlando, FL
Attendance: 19,609 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | - | L3 |
 Memphis |
48 | 34 | .585 | 4 | W1 |
 Dallas |
39 | 43 | .476 | 13 | L1 |
 San Antonio |
34 | 48 | .415 | 18 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
21 | 61 | .256 | 31 | L7 |
2024-25 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Orlando |
41 | 41 | .500 | - | L1 |
 Atlanta |
40 | 42 | .488 | 1 | W3 |
 Miami |
37 | 45 | .451 | 4 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
19 | 63 | .232 | 22 | L7 |
 Washington |
18 | 64 | .220 | 23 | W1 |
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