Not too much to say about the whipping that Orlando put on the Jazz. It was a game that seemed over just a few possessions in to the game when Orlando jumped out to a 8-2 lead. Seconds later, it was over for Jerry Sloan who was ejected just 2:12 into the game. It was quite possibly the quickest ejection in NBA history and Jerry was better off watching this one from a distance.
The ejection did not give the Jazz the kick in the butt that Jerry was probably hoping for, instead Orlando widened its margin to 15-3 and never looked back. Utah was playing very little defense and the offense was stagnant and off from the get go.
Most loses consist of some underlying lessons or a glimmer of hope. This loss was different and should be put out of memory as quick as possible. It now seems like forever ago that the Jazz were riding high and on their way to great things, now every Jazz fan is just looking for a victory at home on Tuesday against the lowly Washington Wizards.
Looking for any sort of encouragement from this game, I guess it would have to be Carlos Boozer’s offense, particularly in the 2nd quarter. Booze hit three jumpers on three straight possessions (all Brevin Knight assists) for the Jazz at the beginning of the quarter. In all the Jazz scored on 6 straight possessions but only made up one point on the Magic during that stretch… obviously, there was a lot to be desired in the Jazz defensive effort.
Dwight Howard really did look like Superman and the Jazz didn’t have anything remotely resembling kryptonite. Howard finished with 28 pts and 20 rebs but the damage seemingly could have been far greater had this been a close game or had he not missed nine free throws and committed 7 turnovers.
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