Recap: Jazz vs Magic

On Wednesday, the Utah Jazz gained victory over the Orlando Magic, 87-81 at Energy Solutions Arena. The Jazz are now 10-10, at a .500 record. This brings them up to a 7 seed in the Western Conference, see for yourself:

RANK	WESTERN	W	L
1	Memphis	13	3
2	Oklahoma City	15	4
3	San Antonio	15	4
4	L.A. Clippers	12	6
5	Golden State	11	7
6	Houston	9	8
7	Utah	10	10
8	L.A. Lakers	9	10

The Jazz would play Oklahoma City if the playoffs were today, but that's besides the point (because they aren't today). This brings the Orlando Magic down to an eleven seed in their conference. This is a recap of the game:

The Jazz did very well, but one very bad thing happened: Al Jefferson injured his back right at the end. This is not good for the Jazz. Derrick Favors is already out, and if Al Jefferson is injured too, the Jazz don't really have a great inside presence. Paul Millsap is a little small for the center position, and Enes Kanter is still learning. Even if Al Jefferson is out, though, Enes Kanter will have a good learning experience and he is the future center for this team. The Jazz did well in this game, and here are the stats:

ORLANDO MAGIC (7-11)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
M. Harkless	F	15:13	0-2	0-1	0-0	-5	0	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0
G. Davis	F-C	38:40	7-16	0-0	4-6	+2	2	10	12	1	4	0	3	2	2	18
N. Vucevic	C	38:17	3-9	0-0	0-0	0	7	9	16	1	2	0	2	2	1	6
A. Afflalo	G-F	36:26	7-12	0-3	2-2	0	0	3	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	16
J. Nelson	G	39:24	7-16	1-4	2-2	0	2	3	5	5	3	2	3	0	1	17
J. Redick		35:49	5-12	0-5	4-5	+2	0	2	2	4	4	1	5	0	0	14
G. Ayon		11:01	0-0	0-0	0-2	-6	2	0	2	2	4	0	2	1	0	0
E. Moore		08:36	1-4	0-2	0-0	-6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	2
A. Nicholson		08:02	4-5	0-0	0-0	-8	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	8
D. Jones		03:13	0-1	0-0	0-0	-5	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
J. McRoberts		05:19	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
K. O'Quinn	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
I. Smith	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Totals		240	34-77	1-15	12-17		13	33	46	15	20	6	19	7	4	81
			44.2%	6.7%	70.6%		TEAM REBS: 5			TOTAL TO: 20

UTAH JAZZ (10-10)
FIELD GOALSREBOUNDS
	POS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	+/-	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	PF	ST	TO	BS	BA	PTS
Ma. Williams	F	23:23	3-7	0-1	2-2	+2	0	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	8
P. Millsap	F	38:52	8-14	0-1	6-9	+2	1	3	4	3	2	1	2	3	1	22
A. Jefferson	C	34:50	13-20	0-0	5-5	+8	3	12	15	2	4	1	1	0	1	31
R. Foye	G	29:51	1-7	1-6	0-0	+4	0	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	3
Mo. Williams	G	32:04	3-9	0-0	3-3	+1	0	1	1	7	1	4	3	0	1	9
D. Carroll		19:57	2-3	0-0	2-2	0	1	0	1	1	3	3	0	1	0	6
G. Hayward		23:04	0-6	0-1	4-4	+6	1	4	5	2	2	2	1	0	0	4
E. Kanter		16:01	2-5	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	3	0	1	0	2	0	2	4
E. Watson		15:56	0-3	0-1	0-0	+5	0	1	1	3	2	1	0	0	1	0
J. Evans		06:02	0-3	0-0	0-2	+2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
A. Burks	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D. Favors	DND - PLANTAR FASCIITIS
J. Tinsley	DNP - COACH'S DECISION
Totals		240	32-77	1-10	22-27		8	30	38	18	16	13	12	4	7	87
			41.6%	10.0%	81.5%		TEAM REBS: 9			TOTAL TO: 13

INACTIVE

• Magic: Harrington, Turkoglu
• Jazz: Bell, Murphy

TECHNICAL FOULS

• Magic: --
• Jazz: Jefferson

SCORING

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 0

ARENA STATS

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #19 James Capers, #59 Gary Zielinski, #68 Marat Kogut
• Attendance: 18078
• Duration: 2:08

Big Al dropped 31 and 15 on Orlando, and Paul Millsap also made a big contribution with 22 points. Nobody else on the Jazz really did much, because Big Al was the story. Glen Davis lead the Magic with 18 points, Jameer Nelson had 17, with Arron Afflalo dropping 16. Hope you enjoyed this recap of the game, and here are some pics: