National Basketball Association
Utah 86, Orlando 82
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials:
#74 Curtis Blair, #6 Tony Brown, #23 Jason Phillips
Attendance:
15574
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Jazz 86, Magic 82: Rookie Trey Burke registered a career-high 30 points and dished out eight assists as visiting Utah rallied from seven down in the fourth quarter to edge Orlando.
Derrick Favors contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks while Gordon Hayward scored 15 points, including a big jumper with 1:14 left for an 84-80 lead. Alec Burks chipped in with 13 points off the bench for Utah, which beat the Magic for the sixth straight time.
Jameer Nelson led the way with 17 points for Orlando but missed a driving layup in the final seconds that could have tied the game at 84. Nikola Vucevic recorded 14 points and 14 rebounds while Tobias Harris had 14 and 10, respectively, as the Magic played without leading scorer Arron Afflalo due to illness.
Burke scored eight points and dished out four assists in the first quarter as the Jazz recorded the final six points for a 27-20 advantage. The Magic missed their last nine shots from the floor in the second quarter as Utah scored 10 of the final 12 – eight by Burke – and led 49-39 at intermission.
Orlando battled back to take the lead before Burke and Hayward led an 11-4 run to close out the third quarter as the Jazz took a six-point lead into the fourth. E’Twaun Moore scored eight points as the Magic started the final period with a 14-1 run, but Utah responded with the next nine points and never trailed again.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Burke, who had three points Monday against Miami, also had seven rebounds and only two turnovers in 40 minutes. … Afflalo, averaging 21.6 points, had been the only player to start every game before Wednesday. Harris took his place in the lineup. … Utah won only its second of eight games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Top Game Performances
Utah |
|
Orlando |
Trey Burke 30 |
Scoring |
Jameer Nelson 17 |
Trey Burke 8 |
Assists |
Jameer Nelson 4 |
Derrick Favors 11 |
Rebounds |
Nikola Vucevic 14 |
Alec Burks 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Jameer Nelson 4 |
Marvin Williams 2 |
Steals |
Nikola Vucevic 3 |
Derrick Favors 5 |
Blocks |
Nikola Vucevic 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Utah
|
86 |
40.2 |
8-21 |
12-15 |
19 |
47 |
10 |
5 |
17 |
Orlando
|
82 |
32.6 |
7-15 |
19-20 |
12 |
48 |
6 |
7 |
10 |
Upcoming Games
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Orlando will play their next game at home against Sacramento. The Magic have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Atlanta. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.