Utah @ Orlando preview

Last Meeting ( Jan 14, 2017 ) Orlando 107, Utah 114

Somebody's three-game losing streak is coming to an end on Saturday, when the road-challenged Utah Jazz visit the Orlando Magic. Utah is the only winless road team in the NBA after losing in Brooklyn on Friday to fall to 0-6 away from home.

The Jazz have lost seven of their last eight overall games, and coach Quin Snyder was disappointed with a defensive performance in which his squad allowed Brooklyn to make 17-of-37 3-point attempts in the 118-107 setback. "I think at the beginning of the game, we weren't as aggressive defensively as we needed to be," Snyder told reporters. "Brooklyn made some shots, but I felt we could've done more on the defensive end to make that hard for them." Orlando, which has lost five of its last seven contests, is returning from a four-game road trip for two at home before beginning another four-game trek and isn't overly concerned with Utah's road woes. "We can't take it for granted that they're going to be tired," Magic center Nikola Vucevic told reporters. "We're coming from the West Coast, so we're going to have to make sure that we come out with a lot of energy and do our jobs."

TV: 7 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet-Rocky Mountain (Utah), FSN Florida (Orlando)

ABOUT THE JAZZ (6-10): Point guard Ricky Rubio missed the loss to the Nets with a sore right Achilles and may not be available against the Magic. "He's had soreness in his Achilles and you want to be smart, especially with what we're dealing with," Snyder told reporters prior to Friday's loss. "The last thing we need is Ricky to go out and try to show his toughness and play, which is what he wants to do." Rookie Donovan Mitchell was inserted into the starting lineup and recorded 15 points and eight assists, but the real stunner was little-used guard Raul Neto scoring a career-high 22 points in 20 minutes of action.

ABOUT THE MAGIC (8-7): The stretch of five losses in seven games began after backup point guard D.J. Augustin was lost to a hamstring injury, and there's a chance he will be able to return to action Saturday. "It felt good, but I'm still trying to get my legs under me because I haven't practiced in two weeks," Augustin told reporters after returning to practice on Friday. "I'm trying to get my conditioning and my legs up, but the hamstring felt pretty good." Augustin was averaging 8.3 points and 5.1 assists before the injury and put together three straight double-digit scoring performances - including a double-double - during a stretch in which he filled in for injured starter Elfrid Payton.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Jazz won both of last season's meetings, including an 87-74 victory in Orlando.

2. Magic SF Evan Fournier has recorded 10 20-point efforts while averaging 19.7 on 50.9 percent shooting.

3. Utah SF Joe Ingles scored 15 points while matching his career high of five 3-pointers (without a miss) against the Nets and has made 47 percent of his shots from beyond the arc this season.

PREDICTION: Magic 98, Jazz 92