The Brooklyn Nets will host the Orlando Magic at Barclays Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Nets (7-6) have been the talk of the league thus far following the acquisition of James Harden and the absence of Kyrie Irving, but Steve Nash's men have been trending in the right direction of late -- they are coming off a 116-109 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday and that result means they have now won four of their last six contests. Kevin Durant was one of seven Brooklyn players that scored in double digits in that game, but he was the unquestionable leader of the offense with 26 points, six assists, three rebounds and two blocks. Joe Harris and Bruce Brown each contributed 15 points, though Brown also added 14 boards and two dimes. Landry Shamed chipped in with 13 points off the bench, just like Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot. Reggie Perry added 11 points off the bench as well. The Nets are trending in the right direction and will have another shot at showing their potential here. Their peripheral numbers are also decent, as they shot 48.4 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range in the win over New York.

Kyrie Irving (COVID-19) won't be playing here while James Harden (not injury related) is unlikely to play since all the players that were involved in the trade must complete their physicals for him to be eligible. Nicolas Claxton (knee) and Spencer Dinwiddie (knee) are out, while Tyler Johnson (COVID-19) will be a game-time decision.

The Magic (6-6) are undoubtedly trending in the wrong direction of late and are coming off a disappointing loss against the Boston Celtics the last time out, a result that extended their losing streak to four games while allowing at least 112 points in each one of those defeats. The defeat against Boston can be explained by the fact the Magic shot the ball poorly -- they made just 40.4 percent of their shots while shooting a meager 25 percent from three-point range. As if that wasn't enough, no Orlando player reached the 20-point plateau in Friday's loss, with Aaron Gordon (17 points) and Nikola Vucevic (15 points) being the highest-scoring players. The absence of Markelle Fultz (out for the remainder of the season) has hurt Orlando badly and they haven't been able to adjust so far, as this team looks like a shell of their former self when compared to the team that started the 2020-21 campaign with four straight wins.

The Magic are listing Fultz (knee) and Jonathan Isaac (knee) as out for the season, while Chuma Okeke and Al-Farouq Aminu (both knee) are out as well. Mo Bamba (COVID-19), Michael Carter-Williams (foot) and Evan Fournier (back) are all questionable.