Magic pull away from Jazz late, win 123-108 in Utah

Player of the game

Franz Wagner 38 PTS, 8 REB

8.8

The Orlando Magic beat the Utah Jazz 123-108 at Delta Center, and a fourth-quarter burst settled it. Orlando led just 98-96 before running off a 15-1 stretch that made it 113-97. The Jazz never recovered.

Franz Wagner was the player of the game with 38 points and 8 rebounds, posting a Chirp Rating of 8.8. Anthony Black led the Magic with 8 assists. Orlando scored 37 in the second quarter and 38 in the fourth, and those two periods did the damage.

Utah led after one quarter, 34-29, and put up 28 in the third, but only 21 in the fourth. Darryn Peterson scored 20 to lead the Jazz. Keyonte George had 7 assists and Jaxson Hayes grabbed 8 rebounds.

The Magic move to 4-7. The Jazz fall to 1-11. Chirp's Sim had Orlando at 57% in 10,000 simulations before the game.

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