Rockets vs Magic

Despite holding a 15-point lead early in the third quarter, the Houston Rockets dropped their fourth consecutive game in a home loss to the Magic Wednesday ...

His idea led to the Rockets having an impressive first half. If we got some stops than we could beat it up the floor." Porter was the only player who managed to maintain their production during Houston's second-half collapse. But Houston's biggest defensive struggle came due to the play of Franz Wagner. The Rockets came into the night after arguably their worst stretch of games in seven days. "We were trying to get the ball moving and find the holes. "It was the zone," Green said. When the Rockets got the shot they wanted, Orlando used its size to contest each of Houston's attempts. "We were trying to get the ball into the middle or play pick-and-roll to play to the weak side," coach Stephen Silas said. When they succeeded in their attempt, Houston could not pass out to an open man out on the perimeter due to the Magic's defense. But the Orlando Magic (12-21) went on a second-half surge that led to the Rockets dropping their fourth consecutive game in a 116-110 loss inside the Toyota Center. "When we were able to get the ball on the sideline, we played some sort of dribble action.