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Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic

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25-16, 13-8 Away

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23-20, 14-7 Home

Denver faces Orlando, looks for 6th straight road win

Denver Nuggets (25-16, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (23-20, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Denver will try to keep its five-game road win streak alive when the Nuggets face Orlando.

The Magic are 14-7 in home games. Orlando is 8-16 against opponents over .500.

The Nuggets are 13-8 on the road. Denver ranks fifth in the NBA with 34.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Nikola Jokic averaging 9.7.

The Magic are shooting 44.2% from the field this season, 2.2 percentage points lower than the 46.4% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets score 16.2 more points per game (120.3) than the Magic allow (104.1).

TOP PERFORMERS: Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic.

Michael Porter Jr. is shooting 51.4% and averaging 18.3 points for the Nuggets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 4-6, averaging 98.5 points, 40.0 rebounds, 23.1 assists, 8.8 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.7 points per game.

Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 119.8 points, 46.3 rebounds, 30.2 assists, 7.5 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 50.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.1 points.

INJURIES

: Magic: Jett Howard: day to day (ankle), Gary Harris: day to day (hamstring), Jalen Suggs: day to day (back), Goga Bitadze: day to day (hip), Franz Wagner: out (conditioning), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).

Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/19

Matchup Prediction

Magic: 28.6%
Nuggets: 71.4%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Orlando Magic Orlando Magic Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jett Howard, G Out Jan 16
Jalen Suggs, SG Out Jan 16
Gary Harris, SG Out Jan 16
Goga Bitadze, C Out Jan 16
Franz Wagner, SF Out Jan 14
Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Vlatko Cancar, SF Out Dec 4
DaRon Holmes II, C Out Jul 23

Nuggets Last 5

Date OPP Result
vs LAC W 126-103
vs BKN W 124-105
@ DAL W 112-101
@ DAL W 118-99
vs HOU L 128-108

Magic Last 5

Date OPP Result
@ NY W 103-94
vs MIN L 104-89
vs MIL L 109-106
vs PHI W 104-99
@ MIL L 122-93

Game Information

Kia Center

Location: Orlando, FL
Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 34 7 .829 - L1
Denver 25 16 .610 9 W1
Minnesota 22 19 .537 12 W1
Portland 13 27 .325 20.5 L4
Utah 10 30 .250 23.5 L2

2024-25 Southeast Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Orlando - 20 L2 0.53488374 23
Atlanta 0.5 19 W2 0.525 21
Miami 1.5 20 L3 0.5 20
Charlotte 10.5 28 W2 0.2631579 10
Washington 15 33 L8 0.15384616 6
Full Standings

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