⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 29-17 off them
- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 5:13 · ORL 72-64 UTAH
- Lead
DeShawn Stevenson hit a layup, Tony Battie with the assist
OT 4:30 · ORL 101-99 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Hedo Turkoglu hit a 27-foot three jumper, Jameer Nelson with the assist
OT 1:35 · ORL 106-105 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard traveling
Q4 4:22 · ORL 94-91 UTAH
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · ORL 99-98 UTAH
- Turnover
DeShawn Stevenson lost ball
OT 2:08 · ORL 103-102 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Carlos Boozer hit a layup, Mehmet Okur with the assist
OT 4:09 · ORL 101-101 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Carlos Boozer hit a two point shot
OT 1:52 · ORL 103-104 UTAH
- Go-ahead
Matt Harpring hit a layup, Andrei Kirilenko with the assist
OT 1:22 · ORL 106-107 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer traveling
Q4 0:40 · ORL 99-98 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 0:11 · ORL 99-99 UTAH
- Turnover
Andrei Kirilenko bad pass
OT 4:45 · ORL 99-99 UTAH
📊The numbers
| ORL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 11 | Blocks | 6 |
