National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Orlando 98, Utah 93
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 5, 2014
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #79 Kevin Scott, #61 Courtney Kirkland
Attendance: 18997

Magic 98, Jazz 93: Tobias Harris recorded 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter and grabbed seven rebounds as visiting Orlando handed Utah its eighth consecutive loss.

Victor Oladipo contributed 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and dished out six assists as the Magic snapped a seven-game losing streak against the Jazz. Kyle O’Quinn registered 13 points, Ben Gordon had 12 off the bench and Channing Frye chipped with 11 for Orlando, which improved to 2-3 on a six-game road trip.

Derrick Favors led the way with 21 points and 13 rebounds while Enes Kanter scored 16 for Utah, which missed eight of 21 free throws. Rodney Hood scored a season-high 15, Trey Burke had 13 points to go along with 11 assists and leading scorer Gordon Hayward was held to nine for the Jazz.

Hood’s 3-pointer brought the Jazz within 75-72 before the Harris scored nine as the Magic recorded 13 of the next 19 to extend with lead to 10. Burke answered with seven of the next nine points to pull Utah within five before Oladipo drove for a basket with 1:36 to go and the Magic were able to close it out.

Oladipo scored six during an 11-2 run in the second quarter as the Magic pushed their lead to 10 and his 3-pointer in the final seconds made it 53-41 at intermission. O’Quinn’s three-point play put the Magic up 65-48 before the Jazz ran off 10 straight points, capped by a Hood 3-pointer, and trailed by seven after three quarters.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Orlando C Nikola Vucevic, who leads the league in double-doubles with 13, missed his third consecutive game with back spasms. … Hood made his second straight start in place of SG Alec Burks, who has missed the last two contests with a shoulder injury. … Orlando G Evan Fournier has made at least one 3-pointer in 27 straight games, the longest active streak in the league, after going 1-of-3 behind the arc Friday.
Top Game Performances
 
Orlando   Utah
Tobias Harris 22 Scoring Derrick Favors 21
Victor Oladipo 6 Assists Trey Burke 11
Dewayne Dedmon 9 Rebounds Derrick Favors 13
Tobias Harris 6 Free Throws Made Trey Burke 4
Elfrid Payton 4 Steals Gordon Hayward 3
Kyle O'Quinn 2 Blocks Derrick Favors 5
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Orlando 98 50.0 7-17 17-20 15 38 3 6 9
Utah 93 45.6 8-16 13-21 23 41 6 4 12
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Orlando will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Magic have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .400 after a loss.