⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their 32- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen
- Made six threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, six of 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:15 · UTAH 62-62 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 7:20 · UTAH 105-89 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · UTAH 119-111 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 4:13 · UTAH 17-30 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 14 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
