Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic take on the Utah Jazz in their second and final matchup of the season on Thursday. Orlando secured a 115-113 road victory over Utah on Nov. 2 and will look to sweep their season series.
The Magic (33-26) sit eighth in the Eastern Conference, in the middle of the play-in picture. However, they are just 0.5 games behind the fifth-placed Miami Heat (33-25).
Meanwhile, the Jazz (27-32) sit 11th in the Western Conference and 4.0 games behind the 10th-placed Golden State Warriors (30-27).
Utah will attempt to bounce back against Orlando following its 124-97 blowout road loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday.
The Magic, on the other hand, will look to build upon their 108-81 blowout home win over the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday. However, they may once again have to do so without Banchero, who is in danger of missing his third straight game.
As of Thursday morning, Paolo Banchero is listed as questionable to play against the Jazz due to a non-COVID illness. He missed the Magic’s previous two games for the same reason, starting with Sunday’s road matchup against the Hawks.