Denver Nuggets at Orlando Magic
· National Basketball AssociationDenver 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
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 Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
---|---|---|
Vlatko Cancar, SF | Out | Dec 4 |
DaRon Holmes II, C | Out | Jul 23 |
Game Information
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 |
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