Utah faces Orlando, looks to stop 8-game slide

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Orlando Magic (24-25, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-36, 15th in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Saturday, 5 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah looks to end its eight-game slide when the Jazz take on Orlando.

The Jazz have gone 3-17 in home games. Utah ranks eighth in the league with 12.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Walker Kessler averaging 4.4 offensive boards.

The Magic are 9-16 in road games. Orlando gives up 105.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 1.4 points per game.

The Jazz average 13.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.7 more made shots on average than the 11.1 per game the Magic allow. The Magic's 43.9% shooting percentage from the field this season is 4.1 percentage points lower than the Jazz have allowed to their opponents (48.0%).

TOP PERFORMERS: Lauri Markkanen is scoring 19.6 points per game and averaging 6.0 rebounds for the Jazz. Collin Sexton is averaging 17.1 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.

Franz Wagner is scoring 24.7 points per game and averaging 5.5 rebounds for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 1-9, averaging 111.5 points, 43.0 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 6.0 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.6 points per game.

Magic: 2-8, averaging 99.9 points, 40.5 rebounds, 21.3 assists, 8.8 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 41.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.1 points.

INJURIES: Jazz: Johnny Juzang: day to day (hand), Cody Williams: out (ankle), Taylor Hendricks: out for season (fibula).

Magic: Jalen Suggs: day to day (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.