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Rockets vs Magic: head-to-head

22 meetings since 2015-16

Houston Rockets16winsOrlando Magic6
Regular season16-6
Avg. margin (HOU)+5.1
HOU at home9-2
ORL at home4-7
Avg. total points221.5
Current streakHOU 5

Rivalry analysis

Since the 2015-16 season, the Rockets and the Magic have met 22 times, regular season and playoffs combined. The Rockets lead the series 16-6, a clear edge.

Over the last 6 meetings, the Rockets won 5 and the Magic won 1. The most recent game, on February 26, 2026, ended Rockets 113-108.

The home team won 13 of the 22 games (59%). These matchups averaged 221.5 total points, with a typical winning margin of 11.8 points; 7 of them were decided by five points or fewer.

Their next meeting is scheduled for January 24, 2027 in Orlando.

Next meetings

Jan 24, 2027Rockets @ Magic6:00 PM ESTHOU 57%
Jan 29, 2027Magic @ Rockets8:30 PM EST

Probability from today's Elo ratings (home court included); the frozen pre-game figure appears on the game page 7 days before tip-off.

Biggest wins

RocketsORL 90 – 132 HOU · 2021-01-08
MagicHOU 86 – 116 ORL · 2023-10-25

2025-26 HOU 2 – 0 ORL

2026-02-26HOU 113 – 108 ORLFinal
2025-11-16ORL 113 – 117 HOUFinal/OT

2024-25 HOU 2 – 0 ORL

2025-03-19HOU 116 – 108 ORLFinal
2025-03-10ORL 84 – 97 HOUFinal

2023-24 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2024-04-09ORL 106 – 118 HOUFinal
2023-10-25HOU 86 – 116 ORLFinal

2022-23 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2022-12-21ORL 116 – 110 HOUFinal
2022-11-07HOU 134 – 127 ORLFinal

2021-22 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2022-02-25HOU 111 – 119 ORLFinal
2021-12-03ORL 116 – 118 HOUFinal

2020-21 HOU 2 – 0 ORL

2021-04-18HOU 114 – 110 ORLFinal
2021-01-08ORL 90 – 132 HOUFinal

2019-20 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2020-03-08ORL 126 – 106 HOUFinal
2019-12-13HOU 130 – 107 ORLFinal

2018-19 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2019-01-27ORL 98 – 103 HOUFinal
2019-01-13HOU 109 – 116 ORLFinal

2017-18 HOU 2 – 0 ORL

2018-01-30ORL 107 – 114 HOUFinal
2018-01-03HOU 116 – 98 ORLFinal

2016-17 HOU 2 – 0 ORL

2017-02-07ORL 104 – 128 HOUFinal
2017-01-06HOU 100 – 93 ORLFinal

2015-16 HOU 1 – 1 ORL

2015-12-23HOU 101 – 104 ORLFinal
2015-11-04ORL 114 – 119 HOUFinal

Results from BALLDONTLIE. Our database starts with the 2015-16 season, so this is not an all-time franchise record.