Orlando Magic vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 5, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
ORL	28	26	41	27	122
DEN	37	30	31	22	120

Game Recap

The Magic outscored the Nuggets, 68-53 in the second half, as they snap a 3-game losing streak and defeat Denver 122-120. Paolo Banchero tallied the first triple-double of his career with 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists as Jalen Suggs had a career-high 27 points and seven 3PT FG. Cole Anthony tallied 23 points for Orlando as well. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 29 points (13-19 FG), four rebounds, and eight assists while Jamal Murray added 20 points, seven rebounds, and nine assists. The Magic move to 20-15 while the Nuggets move to 25-12.

Player Stats

MAGIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Chuma OkekeSF	28	1-3	1-3	0-2	7	1	1	1	4	1	-2	3
5Paolo BancheroPF	40	8-21	1-4	15-19	10	11	3	0	5	2	+2	32
21Moritz WagnerC	37	8-14	2-4	1-2	11	3	2	0	0	4	+1	19
4Jalen SuggsSG	33	9-15	7-9	2-4	4	1	0	1	2	3	+1	27
0Anthony BlackPG	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-6	0
50Cole Anthony	31	8-15	3-8	4-4	2	4	1	0	3	2	+2	23
2Caleb Houstan	24	3-6	2-5	0-2	0	1	0	0	0	3	+2	8
12Trevelin Queen	30	2-4	0-1	1-1	5	2	2	1	0	4	+10	5
25Admiral Schofield	8	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5
35Goga Bitadze	— did not play —												— did not play —
34Wendell Carter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	41-8250.0%	17-3647.2%	23-3467.6%	40	25	9	3	14	20	-	122

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	9-14	4-6	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	2	+6	22
50Aaron GordonPF	36	5-8	2-4	4-5	8	3	0	0	1	4	-4	16
15Nikola JokicC	36	13-19	0-1	3-4	4	8	3	0	2	3	-4	29
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	1-4	0-3	4-4	3	2	1	1	3	1	+2	6
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	9-23	0-6	2-2	7	9	1	0	3	3	-5	20
8Peyton Watson	12	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	4	-16	4
0Christian Braun	16	2-4	1-3	1-2	4	0	0	0	1	0	-2	6
7Reggie Jackson	17	5-12	1-5	0-0	3	3	0	0	1	0	+1	11
22Zeke Nnaji	11	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	4	+2	3
9Justin Holiday	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	+4	0
11Braxton Key	5	1-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	1	+6	3
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9550.5%	9-3327.3%	15-1978.9%	38	28	8	1	13	23	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterORLDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Wagner: Tip to Suggs
+3 (11:43) Suggs 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Black 1 AST)
30
(11:26) MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:23) Okeke REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:17) Banchero 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Suggs 1 AST)
50
(10:56) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(10:54) Wagner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
(10:47) MISS Wagner Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:47) Magic Rebound
+1 (10:47) Wagner Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
60
(10:31) Caldwell-Pope Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:31) Wagner STEAL (1 STL)
(10:27) MISS Suggs 24' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(10:25) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:20) MISS Gordon 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:17) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:13) Porter Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
62
(9:55) MISS Suggs 1' Reverse Layup
(9:54) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) Black S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Myers)
+1 (9:46) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
63
+1 (9:46) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
64
(9:34) MISS Okeke 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:31) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:25) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:25) Banchero STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:20) Banchero 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
84
+2 (9:13) Murray 3' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
86
+2 (8:51) Banchero 20' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
106
+2 (8:36) Jokic 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
108
(8:36) Wagner S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (8:36) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
109
(8:22) MISS Black 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(8:19) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:09) Porter Jr. Driving Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
1011
(7:58) MISS Banchero 3' Driving Layup
(7:57) Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:53) Murray 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1013
(7:31) MISS Wagner 21' Jump Shot
(7:28) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:22) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1016
(7:20) Magic Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:01) MISS Banchero 11' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:57) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:57) MISS Wagner Tip Layup Shot
(6:56) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:53) MISS Murray 3' Running Layup
(6:53) Suggs BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:51) Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:45) Anthony Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:45) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:39) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1019
+2 (6:16) Banchero 3' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
1219
(6:16) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Taylor)
+1 (6:16) Banchero Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1319
+2 (5:51) Porter Jr. 19' Turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1321
(5:44) Suggs Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:44) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(5:44) Suggs P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(5:36) MISS Murray 1' Driving Layup
(5:35) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:35) Gordon 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
1323
(5:35) Houstan S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Taylor)
+1 (5:35) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1324
(5:24) MISS Banchero 3' Driving Layup
(5:22) Banchero REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:20) Suggs 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Banchero 1 AST)
1624
(5:17) Houstan S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Myers)
+1 (5:17) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1625
+1 (5:17) Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1626
(5:00) MISS Suggs 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(4:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:48) Suggs Violation:Kicked Ball (D.Taylor)
(4:42) MISS Porter Jr. 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:41) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:34) Caldwell-Pope P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
+3 (4:29) Houstan 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wagner 1 AST)
1926
(4:04) MISS Jokic 3' Turnaround Hook Shot
(4:02) Banchero REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:49) MISS Anthony 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:42) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:42) Anthony STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:37) Banchero Driving Dunk (11 PTS) (Anthony 1 AST)
2126
(3:15) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:11) Banchero REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (3:04) Wagner 24' 3PT Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Banchero 2 AST)
2426
(3:02) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (2:53) Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2429
(2:34) MISS Wagner 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:31) Queen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:27) Houstan 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Queen 1 AST)
2629
(2:02) MISS Watson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:59) Wagner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(1:51) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
(1:51) MISS Banchero Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:51) Magic Rebound
(1:51) MISS Banchero Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:49) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:35) MISS Jackson 4' Driving Layup
(1:34) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:34) MISS Jackson 1' Tip Layup Shot
(1:34) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+2 (1:31) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
2631
(1:20) Watson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Myers)
+1 (1:20) Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2731
+1 (1:20) Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2831
(1:06) MISS Watson 5' Cutting Layup Shot
(1:04) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:56) MISS Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:53) Queen S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Myers)
(0:53) MISS Nnaji Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:53) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (0:53) Nnaji Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2832
(0:34) Okeke Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (0:30) Jackson 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2835
(0:23) MISS Schofield 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:21) Key REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:02) Jackson 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2837
(0:00) MISS Okeke 31' 3PT Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Magic Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

ORL

DEN

122Points120

41-82(50.0%)Field Goal(%)48-95(50.5%)

17-36(47.2%)3-Point(%)9-33(27.3%)

23-34(67.6%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)38(9)

25Assists28

9Steals8

3Blocks1

14Turnovers13

20Fouls23

38Pts In The Paint66

21Fast Break Pts13

17Pts Off Turnovers24

41Bench Pts27

6Largest Lead18

Game Details

Friday, January 5, 2024 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,659 (102.9%)