Jazz Tangles With Magic In Sunshine State
The Utah Jazz takes on the Orlando Magic in Mexico City on Saturday afternoon.

The Jazz (14-15) have had trouble stringing together any consistent stretches of winning. However, they'll come into Saturday with at least some wind at their backs, as they've notched wins in three of their past five games. Utah's most recent success was a 111-84 lambasting of the Miami Heat on Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell paced the Jazz with 21 points, a total he supplemented with five rebounds, three assists and two steals. Derrick Favors followed with a bench-leading 17 points while also pulling down eight rebounds. Kyle Korver poured in 16 points off the second unit, while Dante Exum turned in 14 points. Rudy Gobert generated a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double that also included two assists, two steals and two blocks.

The Jazz will list Raul Neto (thigh) as questionable for Saturday's game.

The Magic (13-15) have been plagued by many of the same inconsistencies as their opponents, as evidenced by their nearly identical record. Orlando also comes into Saturday's game with a 3-2 mark over their last five contests. They also notched a win their most recent time on the floor, which came against the Chicago Bulls in Mexico City on Thursday. Nikola Vucevic paced the Magic in the 97-91 win, posting a 26-point, 10-rebound double-double that also included two assists, two steals and one block. D.J. Augustin followed with 15 points and seven rebounds. Evan Fournier and Jonathan Isaac generated matching 10-point efforts.

The Magic will continue to be without Timofey Mozgov (knee) on Saturday.

Saturday marks the first meeting of the season between the teams. The Jazz swept the two-game season series in the 2017-18 campaign.
Posted on: 12/14/2018 9:16 PM
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