The Denver Nuggets hit the road and head east to take on the Orlando Magic on Thursday night. Denver comes into this matchup as the top seed in the Western Conference and primed for a deep run in the playoffs. Orlando, meanwhile, has played better basketball as of late and are 13th in the Eastern Conference at the moment. The opening tap for this matchup is scheduled for 7:00 PM EST.
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The Denver Nuggets are in the midst of one of their best seasons in franchise history and seem poised to take the #1 seed in the Western Conference. Two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic is once again performing at an MVP level and the Nuggets possess more depth than they have had at any time in his career. On Tuesday night, the Nuggets rebounded from a one-sided loss to Minnesota without Jokic to pound the T-Wolves by the score of 146-112. The Nuggets led by more than 30 points by halftime and never looked back. Jokic had yet another triple-double in the win, actually notching it by halftime. He finished with 20 points, 16 assists and 12 rebounds in the run-away win.
“It’s incredible he had a triple-double in the first half,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “LeBron (James) did it with just so much athleticism and Nikola does it with much un-athleticism — but equally as effective.”
The Nuggets scored a first-quarter franchise record 49 PTS to open in Denver ??
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Denver comes into this matchup with the seventh highest scoring offense in the NBA. In addition, the Nuggets are first in the NBA in 3pt field goal percentage. They have been below average protecting the basketball, ranking just 19th in fewest turnovers per game. On the glass, despite the presence of Jokic, Denver is just 20th in the league in rebounding. Denver is 13th in the NBA in scoring defense and eighth in 3pt defense.
Key Injuries: Jamal Murray is listed as day-to-day.
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