⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 24 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 fourteen threes to their eight- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 46
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 cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 7:31 · UTAH 83-89 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 11:42 · UTAH 56-55 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rashard Lewis lost ball
Q4 3:13 · UTAH 85-92 ORL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 18 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
