โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
โฒ ORL better than we expected
โผ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the second quarter
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q2 3:47 ยท ORL 38-29 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.

Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:24 ยท ORL 77-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Ostertag Technical Foul
Q3 3:25 ยท ORL 54-47 UTAH
๐The numbers
| ORL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |










