Orlando Magic coach Steve Clifford addressed the media following the team’s 109-96 loss to the Utah Jazz and took the blame for the loss.
The reality of the Magic’s situation was they have had to tape their roster together as injuries broke many of the plans they had before the season. Aaron Gordon returned from his sore ankle, but the depth the team had at power forward quickly dissipated — and even Gordon does not look quite 100-percent yet.
Clifford said some of the breakdowns the team had, especially early in the fourth quarter as the Jazz hit five 3-pointers within the first four minutes to break the game open, were simply rotations and coverages the team had not gone over.