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Rockets rally past Magic 114-110, snap 5-game losing streak

April 19, 2021 by Houston Chronicle Leave a Comment

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Christian Wood scored 25 points, Kelly Olynyk added 24 and the Houston Rockets used a strong offensive showing in the third quarter to rally past the Orlando Magic 114-110 on Sunday night.

Kevin Porter Jr. scored 22 and made four 3-pointers points before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter as the Rockets snapped a five-game losing streak and a five-game road skid. Armoni Brooks chipped in 16 points and another five 3-pointers for a Houston squad that shot 51.2% from the floor and hit 16 3-pointers.

“We did a better job of executing, especially in the second half when we locked in,” said Wood, who added 10 rebounds for his 17th double-double of the season. “I told coach I wanted to close the game out, and my team trusted me to close the game. I feel like I did a great job of executing.”

Down as many as 12 points late in the first half, Houston used an 18-2 burst in the third quarter to flip the game. Flat offensively in the early going, Houston made 55% of its shots and hit five 3-pointers in the third quarter to outscore Orlando 32-18 in the period.

“I’m super proud of my team. We played eight guys, we only had one point guard, we had guys out of position and we hung in there,” Houston coach Stephen Silas said. “The third quarter was great. We finished the second quarter and then we carried that momentum into the third.”

The Rockets took their biggest lead of the game 93-79 early in the fourth. From there, the Magic rallied to within 108-105 with a minute to play. However, Gary Harris lost the ball out of bounds on a hard drive to the rim, and Wood sealed the game with a floater in the lane.

Cole Anthony hit a 3-pointer with 28 seconds to play, but Orlando couldn’t get any closer than two points down the stretch. Dwayne Bacon scored 22 points for Orlando, his…

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