It’s an interconference clash on the hardwood as a pair of teams take the floor in search of a victory in the Sunshine State. The Denver Nuggets are on the road as they make the cross-country trip to face the Orlando Magic Wednesday night. Denver comes in off a 107-103 road win over Detroit Monday night, though they failed to cover the line as a 9.5-point favorite in their previous contest. Orlando was at home Tuesday night against Toronto in the front game of a back-to-back set. They rolled to a 128-116 road win over Indiana in their previous contest Sunday night, winning outright as a 4.5-point underdog. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Nuggets own a 35-34 advantage though it was the Magic picking up a 115-104 home win in the most recent matchup on February 9, 2023.
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Denver had dropped three of their previous four games but managed to survive on the road against Detroit even after Nikola Jokic was ejected. The Nuggets entered Tuesday 10-4 on the season and stood half a game behind Minnesota for the top spot in the Northwest Division standings. Against Detroit, Denver was in a tight game throughout: they trailed by eight early on before rallying to lead by four after the opening quarter. The Nuggets were up one at the half, by two after three quarters and were even with 1:41 to play in regulation. Aaron Gordon gave Denver the lead for good with 1:25 to play with a three-point play and they held on for the victory. The Nuggets shot 46% from the field, including 11 of 28 from three-point range, and forced 18 turnovers in the contest. Reggie Jackson led Denver with 21 points and six assists in the win.
On the year, Denver is 17th in the league in scoring offense with an average of 113.2 points per game this season. The Nuggets are 16th in rebounding by collecting 44.1 boards per contest while they are 2nd by dishing out an average of 29.3 assists a night. Denver stands 6th in scoring defense as they give up an average of 107.7 points a night. Nikola Jokic is leading the team in scoring with 27.4 points, 13.1 rebounds and 8.7 assists a night this season. Jamal Murray (16.3 points, 7.4 assists), Aaron Gordon (13.8 points, seven rebounds), Michael Porter Jr. (16.6 points, 8.2 rebounds) and Christian Braun (9.4 points) each are solid scoring options. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (10.2 points), Peyton Watson, Reggie Jackson (11.4 points), Zeke Nnaji and Julian Strawther are among the other players that coach Michael Malone calls on in the rotation. The Nuggets are 2nd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 49.9% from the floor. Denver is 20th as they connect on 11.5 three-p ointers a night while the team is 18th as they knock down 35.7% of their attempts from beyond the arc.
Murray (hamstring) last played on November 4 against the Bulls and has missed the last seven games. He has been ruled out for this contest as well.
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