The Utah Jazz are at their best when they are locking teams down on defense and they are coming off one of their best performances at that end. The Jazz will try to follow up an impressive win and get back to .500 when they face the Orlando Magic on Saturday in Mexico City.

The Los Angeles Lakers dropped the opener of a four-game road trip and look to get back on the winning track when they visit the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday. The Lakers succumbed 126-111 to the Houston Rockets to start the trip and now face a Charlotte team that had its season-best three-game winning streak snapped on Friday.

The Boston Celtics will look to increase their season-best winning streak to nine games when they visit the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. Meanwhile, Detroit will be attempting to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that includes three double-digit setbacks.

A week after finishing an 0-3 road trip, the Houston Rockets head back out onto the road for a visit with the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday. The Rockets were held to an average of 95.3 points in their winless trip before finding their footing on the offensive end in a 2-0 homestand capped by a 126-111 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

The San Antonio Spurs are playing like the great teams of their recent past during a six-game homestand and are coming off one of their most impressive wins after blowing past the Los Angeles Clippers 125-87 on Thursday. The Spurs will try to make it five straight victories when they host the Chicago Bulls on Saturday.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost just three times during a 19-game stretch but suddenly find themselves in a funk. The Thunder have dropped three of their last four games entering Saturday's contest against the Los Angeles Clippers, who also are struggling after a strong start.

The Minnesota Timberwolves aren't having much luck on their road trip, especially on the defensive end. The Timberwolves will try to end the four-game trip on a high note when they visit the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.