The Utah Jazz (21-23, 13-7 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, host the Orlando Magic (16-26, 6-14 Away) on Friday. Orlando narrowly defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 109-106 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Tuesday.
Franz Wagner was a top performer with 29 points. The Magic are the 13th seed in the Eastern Conference. Utah won a close one on Tuesday at Vivint Arena, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 116-114.
Jordan Clarkson had 32 points and six rebounds to lead the team. The Jazz are 10th in the Western Conference.
This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. Orlando and Utah split their matchups last season, each team winning one game.
The Jazz took the last meeting 114-99 at Vivint Arena in February 2022. Donovan Mitchell led the Jazz with 24 points, while Hassan Whiteside added 15 points and 18 rebounds. Wendell Carter Jr. had 22 points and nine rebounds in the losing effort.
Paolo Banchero and Wagner, averaging 21.2 and 20.2 points per game, respectively, are leading the Magic in scoring this season. Banchero also has dished 3.9 assists per game. Meanwhile, Bol Bol is grabbing 7.1 rebounds per game.
Lauri Markkanen’s 24.5 points per game have powered the Jazz on offense. Markkanen also has collected 8.5 rebounds per game. Mike Conley has tallied 7.5 assists per game.With 117.5 points per game, the Jazz are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league (3rd).
The Magic are only 2-8 in their last 10 games at Vivint Arena.Orlando is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -3.7 (113.6-117.3). Utah has a 3-7 record over the last 10, allowing 119.6 points per game on average while scoring only 119.5 (-0.1 margin).
MAGIC HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Jalen Suggs: 10.8 | 18.8 | -8.0
Points per game:
Cole Anthony: 8.0 | 11.9 | -3.9
Assists per game:
Jalen Suggs: 1.5 | 4.6 | -3.1
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Kelly Olynyk: 8.0 | 12.2 | -4.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz (-225)
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