⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their twelve- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 22 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 7:39 · ORL 35-40 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:42 · ORL 69-81 UTAH
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle O'Quinn flagrant foul type 1 (Gordon Hayward draws the foul)
Q3 3:11 · ORL 57-71 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 2:46 · ORL 17-33 UTAH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Enes Kanter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:18 · ORL 86-92 UTAH
- Turnover
Gordon Hayward bad pass
Q4 0:32 · ORL 94-100 UTAH
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · ORL 94-100 UTAH
📊The numbers
| ORL | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
