⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made 26 threes to their two- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 31
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:21 · UTAH 8-2 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q1 2:46 · UTAH 38-18 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 38-point lead to 46
Q4 2:06 · UTAH 137-91 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 42-point deficit to 34
Q4 7:12 · UTAH 120-86 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 26 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 9% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
