⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made eight threes to their one- Shot well above their usual, eight of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 4:20 · UTAH 24-15 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Offensive Foul. Okur's 3rd Personal Foul, Utah's 10th Team Foul.
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 95-99 ORL
- Turnover
Mehmet Okur Foul
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 95-99 ORL
- Turnover
Carlos Arroyo Bad Pass
Q4 0:41 · UTAH 98-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 5:31 · UTAH 71-75 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 1 | Threes made | 8 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 62% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 11 |
