Rockets Too Much For Magic in Offensive Slugfest

The Orlando Magic had one of its best shooting nights of the season. But the Houston Rockets did as well, and did it with threes.

Jeremy Brener | Nov 7, 2022

Rockets Too Much For Magic in Offensive Slugfest /

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic is heading home with its head held down after a 134-127 loss to the Houston Rockets Monday night at the Amway Center.

The Magic's offense had arguably its best shooting night of the season, making over 65 percent of its first half shots. However, most of those shots were two-pointers, while the Rockets were drilling threes.

As a team, the Rockets made 14 of 30 shots from distance in the first half and took a small six-point lead into the locker room. Throughout the entirety of the game, the Rockets made 24 of 48 from beyond the arc, six shy of the NBA record.

In the third quarter, the Rockets built some distance between them and the Magic, doubling its lead from six to 12.

The Magic cut the deficit down to three points in the fourth quarter, but the Rockets' three-point barrage continued and ultimately proved to be too much for the Magic to handle.

Last year's No. 2 overall pick Jalen Green was Houston's leading scorer, dropping 34 points. He was one of five Rockets to score in double figures, joining Eric Gordon, Alperen Sengun, Kevin Porter Jr. and K.J. Martin.

For the Magic, No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero led the way with 30 points. Franz Wagner added 23 and Terrence Ross scored 21 off the bench.

The Magic return to the court Wednesday to face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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Published Nov 7, 2022

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.