⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse 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, 27 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their twenty
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
- Steal
Gordon Hayward stole it from J.J. Redick
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 87-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:59 · UTAH 45-31 ORL
- Turnover
Al Jefferson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:07 · UTAH 78-77 ORL
- Turnover
Mo Williams bad pass
Q4 0:35 · UTAH 85-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 6:50 · UTAH 58-55 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo possession lost ball turnover
Q4 4:03 · UTAH 78-77 ORL
- Turnover
J.J. Redick bad pass
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 87-81 ORL
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 1 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 7% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
