The Denver Nuggets (29-13, 18-3 Home), one of the league’s top shooting teams, play host to the Orlando Magic (16-27, 6-15 Away) on Sunday. Orlando was beaten by the Utah Jazz 112-108 at Vivint Arena on Friday. Franz Wagner was a top performer in the losing effort with 26 points. The Magic are 13th in the Eastern Conference.
Denver won their fifth in a row on Friday at Crypto.com Arena, beating the Los Angeles Clippers 115-103. Jamal Murray had 24 points and eight rebounds to lead the team. The Nuggets are the first seed in the Western Conference, level with the Memphis Grizzlies. The teams are meeting for the first time this season.
Orlando and Denver split their matchups last season, each team winning one. The Nuggets triumphed in the last meeting 121-111 at Ball Arena in February 2022. Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 26 points, 15 rebounds, and seven assists.
Wagner had 26 points and eight rebounds in the loss. Paolo Banchero and Wagner, averaging 21.2 and 20.3 points per game, respectively, are leading the Magic in scoring this season. Banchero also has dished 3.8 assists per game.
Meanwhile, Bol Bol is grabbing 7.0 rebounds per game.Jokic (24.9 ppg) has been the primary provider for the Nuggets on offense. Jokic has also averaged 11.0 rebounds and 9.7 assists per game, for which he ranks fifth and third in the NBA, respectively.
The Nuggets are one of the most accurate field goal shooting teams in the league, ranking second at 50.9%. The Magic have not found much success at Ball Arena in recent seasons, losing nine of the last 10 trips. Denver has won 12 in a row at home this season.
Orlando is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -4.7 (112.8-117.5). Denver has gone 8-2 over the last 10, scoring 120.3 points per game on average while allowing 109.5 (+10.8 margin).
MAGIC HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Bol Bol: 7.0 | 19.7 | -12.7
Points per game:
Bol Bol: 4.0 | 11.8 | -7.8
Rebounds per game:
Bol Bol: 2.0 | 7.0 | -5.0
Assists per game:
Jalen Suggs: 1.6 | 4.4 | -2.8
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 3.4 | 5.3 | -1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Denver Nuggets -10.5 (-115)
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