⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Jazz got 9 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Jazz won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 41 from three- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 35
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
- Burned in transition, 14 fast break points to 26
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q1 6:00 · UTAH 24-11 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 7:01 · UTAH 76-55 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 5:56 · UTAH 100-88 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| UTAH | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
