Orlando Magic – Utah Jazz · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 20 December 2025

ORL128–127UTA

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 89% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 25 times

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ UTA winsORL wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when UTA leads and falls when ORL does.

This is how the game was decided.

Desmond Bane decided it, the Orlando Magic player with the most points (32, with 6 rebounds and 1 assists; +2 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Jase Richardson's (+8). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Utah Jazz 127-128 Orlando Magic (December 20, 2025) was hit by Desmond Bane: a layup with 0.9 s left in overtime, putting the Orlando Magic up 128-127. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Utah Jazz 127-128 Orlando Magic (December 20, 2025) was a 13-0 run by the Orlando Magic in the third quarter (from 5:25 to 2:44), from 78-76 to 91-76. The Utah Jazz' best was a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 6:36 to 4:33), from 94-110 to 103-110.

What were the keys of the last Utah Jazz vs Orlando Magic game?

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Play: Desmond Bane makes 6-foot two point shot (Wendell Carter Jr. assists).

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Desmond Bane decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.9 seconds left in overtime 1, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Bane decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

20 December 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810248:812; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · ORL

Banchero · Black · Bane · Carter · Isaac

Closing lineup · UTA

George · Bailey · Mykhailiuk · Sensabaugh · Love

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ORL

Paolo Banchero

42′ · +1

Anthony Black

40′ · -3

Desmond Bane

39′ · -2

Wendell Carter Jr.

37′ · -1

Tyus Jones

18′ · +5

Jett Howard

15′ · -1

Jase Richardson

23′ · +8

Goga Bitadze

16′ · +2

Jonathan Isaac

11′ · 0

Noah Penda

24′ · -8

UTA

Keyonte George

42′ · +7

Ace Bailey

34′ · 0

Svi Mykhailiuk

31′ · 0

Jusuf Nurkic

21′ · -5

Kyle Filipowski

21′ · -7

Brice Sensabaugh

25′ · +3

Isaiah Collier

28′ · +6

Taylor Hendricks

11′ · -2

Kevin Love

32′ · +4

Walter Clayton Jr.

8′ · -6

Cody Williams

13′ · -5

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. ORL and UTA.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Orlando Magic

Jones, Carter, Bane, Banchero, and Black played 12.9 minutes together.
Carter, Bane, Banchero, Black, and Penda played 10.3 minutes together.
Carter, Banchero, Black, Howard, and Richardson played 8.1 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Orlando Magic lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

Utah Jazz

Mykhailiuk, George, Collier, Bailey, and Love played 11.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 14 points.
Mykhailiuk, George, Filipowski, Bailey, and Nurkic played 8.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
George, Sensabaugh, Williams, Filipowski, and Love played 5.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

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Orlando Magic

Isaac, Bitadze, Bane, Richardson, and Penda played 5.9 minutes together.
Isaac, Bitadze, Bane, Howard, and Richardson played 4.5 minutes together.
Jones, Carter, Banchero, Black, and Penda played 3.8 minutes together.
Bitadze, Bane, Banchero, Howard, and Richardson played 1.6 minutes together.
Bitadze, Bane, Banchero, Richardson, and Penda played 1.4 minutes together.
Carter, Bane, Banchero, Black, and Richardson played 1.4 minutes together.

Utah Jazz

Hendricks, George, Sensabaugh, Collier, and Love played 4.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Sensabaugh, Filipowski, Clayton, Bailey, and Nurkic played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Sensabaugh, Williams, Collier, Clayton, and Love played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Sensabaugh, Williams, Collier, Bailey, and Nurkic played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Mykhailiuk, George, Sensabaugh, Filipowski, and Nurkic played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Mykhailiuk, George, Collier, Bailey, and Nurkic played 1.9 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Hendricks, Sensabaugh, Clayton, Bailey, and Love played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
George, Sensabaugh, Williams, Collier, and Love played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Mykhailiuk, George, Filipowski, Bailey, and Love played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Mykhailiuk, Hendricks, George, Collier, and Love played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Paolo Banchero covered 5.07 km, more than anyone in the game.

Paolo Banchero touched the ball 103 times, a game high.
Paolo Banchero made 69 passes, a game high.
Kevin Love defended 9 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 7.
Kevin Love had 24 rebound chances, a game high.

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Orlando Magic

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Paolo Banchero	5.07	6.6	103	69
Desmond Bane	4.84	6.8	84	56
Anthony Black	4.78	6.6	80	60
Wendell Carter Jr.	4.17	6.1	44	33
Noah Penda	3.19	7.4	47	34
Jase Richardson	3.09	7.4	40	29
Tyus Jones	2.28	7.0	28	21
Jett Howard	1.83	6.7	24	18
Goga Bitadze	1.77	6.3	24	19
Jonathan Isaac	1.40	7.0	11	7

Utah Jazz

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Keyonte George	5.02	6.6	93	61
Ace Bailey	4.20	6.6	44	27
Svi Mykhailiuk	3.97	7.0	35	18
Kevin Love	3.68	6.3	53	39
Isaiah Collier	3.36	6.6	79	57

How far does Paolo Banchero run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Anthony Black guarded Keyonte George for 8.1 minutes, over 44 possessions.
In that time, Keyonte George scored 13 points and made 4 of 10 shots.
Svi Mykhailiuk guarded Desmond Bane for 6.7 minutes, over 27 possessions.
In that time, Desmond Bane scored 7 points and made 3 of 4 shots.
Kevin Love guarded Wendell Carter Jr. for 6.6 minutes, over 28 possessions.
In that time, Wendell Carter Jr. scored 5 points and made 2 of 3 shots.

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Orlando Magic defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Black	George	8.1	44	13 (4/10)
Carter	Love	4.8	33	9 (3/3)
Banchero	Filipowski	4.5	21	1 (0/4)
Bane	Bailey	3.9	13	3 (1/2)
Carter	Nurkić	3.8	17	4 (2/2)
Richardson	Collier	3.7	18	2 (0/2)
Banchero	Bailey	3.4	21	2 (1/1)
Jones	Mykhailiuk	3.3	14	3 (1/2)
Bane	Mykhailiuk	3.0	21	2 (1/4)
Bitadze	Nurkić	2.7	9	0 (0/2)
Penda	Mykhailiuk	2.6	13	3 (1/2)
Bane	Sensabaugh	2.6	14	7 (2/3)
Banchero	Hendricks	2.1	10	3 (1/1)
Penda	Collier	2.0	10	3 (1/3)

Utah Jazz defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Mykhailiuk	Bane	6.7	27	7 (3/4)
Love	Carter	6.6	28	5 (2/3)
Nurkić	Carter	4.1	16	7 (3/3)
George	Penda	3.8	13	4 (2/5)
Bailey	Banchero	3.7	16	2 (1/4)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Orlando Magic

Desmond Bane recovered 0.7 loose balls per game over his 82 games.
He ranks 22 of 399 in the league.
Anthony Black deflected 3.0 passes per game over his 64 games.
He ranks 25 of 399 in the league.
Wendell Carter Jr. contested 7.6 shots per game over his 78 games.
He ranks 27 of 399 in the league.

Utah Jazz

Brice Sensabaugh drew 0.13 charges per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 18 of 399 in the league.
Kevin Love drew 0.08 charges per game over his 36 games.
He ranks 36 of 399 in the league.
Jusuf Nurkić deflected 2.7 passes per game over his 41 games.
He ranks 39 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Utah Jazz have won 36 of their 57 games against the Orlando Magic.

36-21record of the Utah Jazz · NBA 1996-97 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Game context

Attendance

18.186

99.3% of capacity

Delta Center · Salt Lake City

Scoring

255

combined points

23.8 above the season average (231.2)