Short-handed Jazz try to end nine-game skid against the Magic
The Utah Jazz host the Orlando Magic on a nine-game losing streak and with a 1-10 record. Utah lost 115-109 to Miami on Tuesday while missing four starters to injury: Lauri Markkanen (wrist), Keyonte George (ankle), Jaren Jackson Jr. (knee) and Jusuf Nurkic (foot).
The scoring has come from Utah's young players. Rookie Darryn Peterson had 25 points against the Heat, one off his career high of 26, and Ace Bailey added 23, but Giannis Antetokounmpo's 30 points were enough for Miami to hold on.
Orlando arrives at 3-7, but with a win behind it. The Magic beat Sacramento 107-100 on Tuesday to snap a four-game losing streak, led by Franz Wagner's season-high 33 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Anthony Black added 26 points and four steals.
The Magic are still without Paolo Banchero, who missed his eighth straight game with the high ankle sprain he suffered against Minnesota on 23 October. Jalen Suggs, Jonathan Isaac and Tristan da Silva also sat out in Sacramento.
Both teams are on the second night of a back-to-back, and the market prices Orlando as a 62% favorite. With both rosters this thin, is that gap too wide?