Orlando Magic (25-27, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (32-19, fourth in the Western Conference)
Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8.5; over/under is 220.5
BOTTOM LINE: Denver comes into a matchup with Orlando as winners of four consecutive games.
The Nuggets are 16-8 in home games. Denver leads the NBA with 59.5 points in the paint. Nikola Jokic paces the Nuggets averaging 16.8.
The Magic are 10-18 on the road. Orlando gives up 105.5 points to opponents and has been outscored by 1.4 points per game.
The 121.0 points per game the Nuggets score are 15.5 more points than the Magic give up (105.5). The Magic average 11.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.9 fewer made shots on average than the 14.0 per game the Nuggets allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jamal Murray is shooting 46.2% and averaging 20.2 points for the Nuggets. Jokic is averaging 27.3 points over the last 10 games.
Goga Bitadze is averaging 9.3 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.6 blocks for the Magic. Franz Wagner is averaging 19.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 123.9 points, 46.4 rebounds, 31.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 5.4 blocks per game while shooting 53.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.6 points per game.
Magic: 2-8, averaging 102.4 points, 41.8 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 8.2 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.9 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Russell Westbrook: out (hamstring), DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Peyton Watson: out (knee).
Magic: Jalen Suggs: day to day (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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