Rockets vs. Magic: How to watch, schedule, live stream info, game time, TV channel

How to watch Rockets vs. Magic basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 21, 2022 at 4:00 pm ET • 2 min read

Who's Playing

Orlando @ Houston

Current Records: Orlando 11-21; Houston 9-21

What to Know

The Orlando Magic will head out on the road to face off against the Houston Rockets at 8 p.m. ET Wednesday at Toyota Center. If the contest is anything like Houston's 134-127 victory from their previous meeting in November, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

The Magic were just a bucket short of a win on Monday and fell 126-125 to the Atlanta Hawks. Orlando's loss came about despite a quality game from point guard Markelle Fultz, who had 24 points and nine assists in addition to six boards.

Meanwhile, the Rockets lost to the San Antonio Spurs at home by a decisive 124-105 margin. One thing holding Houston back was the mediocre play of power forward Jabari Smith, who did not have his best game: he finished with only nine points on 4-for-14 shooting in his 30 minutes on the court.

Barring any buzzer beaters, Orlando is expected to win a tight contest. They might be worth taking a chance on against the spread as they are currently on an eight-game streak of ATS wins.

The losses put Orlando at 11-21 and Houston at 9-21. A pair of offensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: The Magic are third worst in the league in points per game, with only 109.4 on average. The Rockets have experienced some struggles of their own as they have only been able to knock down 44.20% percent of their shots, which is the lowest field goal percentage in the league. It's possible one of these Achilles' heels will wind up tripping the losing team up.