Game ID: 22300130
Orlando Magic @ Utah Jazz
Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 34 24 28 27 113ORL 30 36 24 25 115
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
UTA availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/28 · back-to-back
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 10/27, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/02 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 4 since 10/27, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 5 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 6 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 7 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
ORL availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' rest
full strength
ORL availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Black missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 4 min (24% of 16)
OUT Houstan missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 4 min (29% of 13)
NEW Fultz 20 to 27 min over the last 3
ORL availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restBACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 4 min since (24% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 13)
NEW Fultz 20 to 29 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restBACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 10 min since (60% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 13)
NEW Fultz 20 to 29 min over the last 4
ORL availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fultz missed 2 since 11/02, out tonight
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 17 min since (100% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/09 · 2 days' restOUT Carter Jr. missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Fultz missed 3 since 11/02, returns tonight: 29 min (141% of 20)
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 21 min since (125% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
ORL availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Carter Jr. missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Gar. Harris missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Fultz back 11/09 after 3, 29 min since (141% of 20)
BACK Black back 10/31 after 2, 20 min since (121% of 16)
BACK Houstan back 10/31 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 13)
10/27 vs LAC 120-118 — UTA notes
UTA won 120-118. UTA shot 44% (42 of 96) to LAC's 53%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 22 times to LAC's 28. Markkanen led with 35 (12 of 23, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Olynyk added 15, Collins 13. The hinge was Q2, 30-24: a lead of 3 became 9. Markkanen was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/28 @ PHX 104-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 104-126. UTA shot 44% (40 of 91) to PHX's 53%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 14 times to PHX's 28. UTA turned it over 18 times to PHX's 11, and PHX turned those into 10 steals. Markkanen led with 19 (7 of 13, 5 of 7 from three); Sexton added 14, Fontecchio 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-20, the deficit cut from 28 to 22, but the other 3 periods went 106-78 against them. Collins's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ DEN 102-110 — UTA notes
UTA lost 102-110. UTA took 14 more shots (98 to 84), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DEN's 56%, 11 of 37 from three. Markkanen led with 27 (10 of 24, 5 of 13 from three); Kessler added 22, Horton-Tucker 16. Q4 was theirs, 33-30, the deficit cut from 11 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 80-69 against them. George's -12 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/01 vs MEM 133-109 — UTA notes
UTA won 133-109. UTA shot 54% (47 of 87) to MEM's 36%, 22 of 43 from three, and got to the line 24 times to MEM's 32. UTA turned it over 21 times to MEM's 15, and MEM turned those into 12 steals. Sexton led with 23 (8 of 10, 4 of 6 from three); Clarkson added 20, Markkanen 19. The hinge was Q1, 42-19: from level to 23 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Olynyk was the night's best plus/minus at +38.
11/02 vs ORL 113-115 — UTA notes
UTA lost 113-115. UTA shot 46% (41 of 89) to ORL's 46%, 12 of 33 from three, and got to the line 26 times to ORL's 36. Markkanen led with 22 (9 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Clarkson added 21, Collins 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-30, but the other 3 periods went 85-79 against them. They led by as many as 10. Kessler's -10 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Dosunmu (2 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Collins at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Sensabaugh (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Chicago minus-7 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Chicago's 11. Call it Chicago 113, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
11/08 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Haliburton at 26 and Turner at 17 a game. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Collins at 16 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Hendricks (7 straight), Sensabaugh (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-7 a night and Indiana minus-2 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 19 times a game to Indiana's 14. Call it Indiana 122, Utah 116.
11/10 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 26 a game. Without Morant (8 straight), Williams Jr. (2 straight), Jackson (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 23 and Clarkson at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Hendricks (8 straight), Sensabaugh (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Memphis minus-4 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Memphis's 15. Call it Memphis 116, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
10/25 vs HOU 116-86 — ORL notes
ORL won 116-86. ORL shot 48% (42 of 87) to HOU's 41%, 9 of 34 from three, and went to the line 26 times to HOU's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 10. The glass went 57-31 for them. Anthony led with 20 (8 of 12); F. Wagner added 19, Banchero 12. The hinge was Q4, 29-17: a lead of 18 became 30. Anthony was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
10/27 @ POR 102-97 — ORL notes
ORL won 102-97. ORL shot 46% (36 of 79) to POR's 40%, 9 of 28 from three, and went to the line 32 times to POR's 21 — 21 points from the stripe to their 18. F. Wagner led with 23 (6 of 16, 3 of 9 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Anthony added 18, M. Wagner 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead. F. Wagner was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/30 @ LAL 103-106 — ORL notes
ORL lost 103-106. ORL took 16 more shots (95 to 79), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to LAL's 53%, 14 of 35 from three. ORL turned it over 11 times to LAL's 16. Harris led with 17 (6 of 6, 5 of 5 from three); F. Wagner added 16, Suggs 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-25, turning a 5-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them.
10/31 @ LAC 102-118 — ORL notes
ORL lost 102-118. ORL shot 47% (38 of 81) to LAC's 49%, 7 of 30 from three, and went to the line 33 times to LAC's 23 — 19 points from the stripe to their 16. Banchero led with 15 (5 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); F. Wagner added 14, M. Wagner 13. Q1 was theirs, 18-13, but the other 3 periods went 105-84 against them. Anthony's -18 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ UTA 115-113 — ORL notes
ORL won 115-113. ORL shot 46% (39 of 85) to UTA's 46%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 36 times to UTA's 26 — 27 points from the stripe to their 19. Banchero led with 30 (9 of 13, 11 of 15 at the line); F. Wagner added 21, Anthony 18. The hinge was Q2, 36-24: ORL came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 8.
11/04 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 104, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 19 and Banchero at 16 a game. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 25 a game. Without Hachimura (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to the Lakers' 115. Call it Orlando 112, the Lakers 108, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/06 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 20 and Banchero at 19 a game. Without Fultz (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 19 a game. Without Kleber (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Dallas at 41 percent from three to Orlando's 34 and the defense, Orlando allowing 107 a night to Dallas's 116. Call it Orlando 114, Dallas 112, Dallas keeping it close.
11/09 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 18 a game. Without Carter Jr. (2 straight), Gar. Harris (2 straight), Fultz (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Atlanta comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Young at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Fernando (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-11 a night and Orlando plus-3. Call it Atlanta 115, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
11/11 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 22 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Carter Jr. (3 straight), Gar. Harris (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 29 and Lillard at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Orlando has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-10 and the turnovers, Orlando giving it away 17 times a game to Milwaukee's 12. Call it Orlando 117, Milwaukee 113, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
OA O. Agbaji
OY O. Yurtseven
SF S. Fontecchio
TH T. Horton-Tucker
WK W. Kessler
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
FW F. Wagner
GH G. Harris
JI J. Ingles
JI J. Isaac
JS J. Suggs
MW M. Wagner
PB P. Banchero
WC W. Carter Jr.
UTA/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Paolo Banchero scores 30 points, Magic beat Jazz 115-113
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Paolo Banchero scored 30 points, making the deciding layup with 14 seconds left, in the Orlando Magic’s 115-113 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.
Banchero added nine rebounds and five assists to help the Magic win for the third time in 15 games against Utah. He attacked the paint relentlessly for four quarters. Only one of his nine baskets came from the perimeter, and he made 11 of 15 free throws.
“I just wanted to be aggressive and take advantage of the mismatches,” Banchero said.
Franz Wagner added 21 points, and Cole Anthony had 18 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists to help the Magic cap a four-game trip with their second road victory.
“I think us winning tonight just kinds shows our growth as a team,” Banchero said. “It’s a boost being able to go back home with some momentum.”
Attacking the rim consistently paid off for Orlando. The Magic finished with 56 points in the paint and 13 second-chance points. Orlando also went 27 of 36 on free throws.
“I think that’s where we can thrive in this league – by attacking the paint and getting downhill,” Orlando coach Jamahl Mosley said.
Lauri Markkanen led the Jazz with 22 points and seven rebounds. Jordan Clarkson had 21 points, six rebounds, and six assists, and John Collins added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Utah had won seven home games in a row against Orlando.
After trailing throughout the second half, Utah took the lead on Markkanen’s 3-pointer with 19.2 seconds left. Banchero quickly countered on the other end.
Talen Horton-Tucker missed another potential go-ahead 3-pointer with four seconds left and, after Anthony Black went 1-of-2 from the line, Kelly Olynyk turned it over on Utah’s final possession.
“We mis-timed it a little bit and turned the ball over, but I think it’s a good play for us that we’ve been working on and obviously we got to keep working on it,” Markkanen said.
For the second consecutive game, Utah rode hot first-quarter shooting to stake an early double-digit lead. The Jazz shot 60% over the first 12 minutes. Collins led the way, scoring three baskets and adding three free throws to put Utah up 28-18.
Orlando erased the deficit in the second quarter behind an 18-3 run and sprinted out to a 63-54 lead. Wagner made back-to-back baskets to put Orlando in front and Banchero capped the lengthy spurt with a reverse layup. Utah opened a door for the Magic to charge ahead after missing eight straight shots and committing four turnovers over a five-minute stretch.
Orlando led by 14 before the Jazz countered with a late third-quarter rally and cut the deficit to 85-84 on Markkanen’ dunk.
“Winning the first quarter, the third quarter, and the fourth quarter – it was fantastic, but we sort of lost our minds in the second quarter for a little bit there,” Utah coach Will Hardy said.
Markelle Fultz did not play after his knee experienced swelling in pregame warmups. Gary Harris was sidelined after halftime with a sore right groin and Wendell Carter, Jr. subbed out for the final 1.3 seconds after falling on his left hand.
Mosley said all three players will be evaluated further when the Magic return to Florida.
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Magic: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday night.