It’s a formula we’ve seen before, in fact, multiple times in the last week. Once again, the Jazz started slowly, exceptionally so, and got out to a 21-point deficit. And once again, the team came back, narrowed that deficit quickly, turned around, and won the game by a double-digit margin. For you gamblers out there, they even covered the spread.
Did the Jazz play poorly in the first half? Absolutely. Defensively, there were silly little mistakes all over the floor, communication lost, and open shots being frequently sunk by the Magic. This little video the Magic put together on Aaron Gordon’s first quarter illustrates it fairly well.