Denver Nuggets vs. Orlando Magic

FINAL

Dec 27, 2025

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	31	31	33	126
ORL	23	25	36	43	127

Game Recap

The Magic defeated the Nuggets, 127-126, in a game that featured 8 lead changes in the final 2:30 of game time. The Magic move to 18-14 on the season while the Nuggets fall to 22-9.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	34	4-7	3-5	3-5	6	3	0	3	2	2	+8	14
8Peyton WatsonPF	34	6-9	1-3	2-2	5	0	2	0	1	1	+11	15
15Nikola JokicC	38	11-22	0-0	12-13	21	12	1	0	4	1	+16	34
10Tim Hardaway Jr.SG	32	6-14	4-12	4-4	4	2	0	0	0	3	-1	20
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	9-21	2-6	4-4	5	3	0	0	2	3	+6	24
11Bruce Brown	26	1-3	0-1	0-0	3	4	2	0	1	4	-7	2
3Julian Strawther	16	5-6	1-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	3	-13	13
24Jalen Pickett	10	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	-8	0
17Jonas Valanciūnas	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	0	3	4	-17	4
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Curtis Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8651.2%	11-2937.9%	27-3090.0%	49	27	5	3	16	23	-	126

MAGIC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Desmond BaneSF	38	7-13	0-2	10-10	1	6	0	0	1	4	+15	24
5Paolo BancheroPF	36	6-13	0-2	0-4	6	6	0	0	3	4	-11	12
34Wendell Carter Jr.C	37	8-16	1-4	1-2	7	4	0	0	0	6	-18	18
0Anthony BlackSG	30	14-24	7-11	3-6	6	5	2	0	1	4	+6	38
2Tyus JonesPG	22	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	6	0	0	0	0	-12	0
23Tristan da Silva	30	7-11	2-4	1-2	5	0	1	0	0	4	+2	17
11Jase Richardson	17	1-4	0-3	2-3	3	1	1	0	1	2	+15	4
93Noah Penda	10	0-0	0-0	2-2	4	2	0	0	0	0	+8	2
1Jonathan Isaac	10	1-2	0-1	3-4	1	2	4	0	0	0	+17	5
13Jett Howard	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
8Jamal Cain	5	2-3	0-1	3-4	1	0	0	0	0	1	-12	7
7Orlando Robinson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-8951.7%	10-2934.5%	25-3767.6%	35	32	8	0	6	25	-	127

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENORL

(11:52) Jump Ball Carter Jr. vs. Jokic: Tip to S. Jones
+3 (11:38) Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
30
(11:09) MISS Jones 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:57) Banchero S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (10:57) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
40
+1 (10:57) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
50
(10:39) MISS Black 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:37) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:32) Murray 3' Running Layup (5 PTS)
70
+2 (10:11) Black 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
72
(9:52) Black S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Smith)
(9:52) MISS S. Jones Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:52) Nuggets Rebound
(9:52) MISS S. Jones Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:49) Banchero REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:44) Black 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jones 1 AST)
75
(9:32) MISS Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:29) Black REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:21) Carter Jr. 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Black 1 AST)
77
(9:07) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:04) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:04) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(9:03) Black REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:50) MISS Carter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:50) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:44) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(8:41) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:30) Banchero 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jones 2 AST)
79
+2 (8:12) Hardaway Jr. 8' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
99
(8:04) MISS Bane 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:48) Jokic Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (7:36) Black 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jones 3 AST)
912
(7:19) MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
(7:15) Bane REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:08) Black 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
915
+3 (6:54) Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1215
(6:36) S. Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Butler)
(6:36) MAGIC Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:36) Black Free Throw 1 of 3 (12 PTS)
1216
(6:36) MISS Black Free Throw 2 of 3
(6:36) MAGIC Rebound
+1 (6:36) Black Free Throw 3 of 3 (13 PTS)
1217
+2 (6:13) Murray 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
1417
(6:01) Banchero Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:01) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
(6:00) da Silva P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
(5:49) MISS Watson 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:46) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:46) MISS S. Jones Tip Layup Shot
(5:45) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:42) MISS Black 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot
(5:40) Black REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:39) MISS Black 2' Putback Layup
(5:39) S. Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:36) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:26) Jokic 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (S. Jones 1 AST)
1617
(5:07) MISS Banchero 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:05) Black REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(5:03) MISS Black 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:01) S. Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:52) Murray 6' Driving Layup (9 PTS) (S. Jones 2 AST)
1817
(4:35) MISS Jones 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:30) Jones REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:27) MISS da Silva 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:22) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:19) MISS Jokic 4' Floating Jump Shot
(4:16) da Silva REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:08) da Silva 4' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Carter Jr. 1 AST)
1819
+3 (3:54) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2119
(3:34) MISS Carter Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (3:25) Watson 4' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2319
(3:25) Black S.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Smith)
+1 (3:25) Watson Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2419
(3:08) MISS Black 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(3:05) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:05) MISS Carter Jr. Tip Layup Shot
(3:05) Black REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (3:05) Black 3' Driving Reverse Layup (15 PTS)
2421
(3:05) MAGIC Violation: Delay of game Violation
(2:48) Watson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:48) Richardson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:38) da Silva 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Black 2 AST)
2423
+2 (2:15) Strawther 4' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2623
(2:00) MISS Carter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:58) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:56) MISS Black 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:56) Carter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(1:52) MISS Richardson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:52) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:50) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (1:36) Strawther 8' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2823
(1:10) MISS da Silva 15' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(0:51) MISS Strawther 3PT Jump Shot
(0:48) Richardson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:40) MISS Carter Jr. 4' Driving Layup
(0:38) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:33) Hardaway Jr. 3PT Running Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
3123
(0:13) MISS Richardson 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:09) Pickett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

ORL

126Points127

44-86(51.2%)Field Goal(%)46-89(51.7%)

11-29(37.9%)3-Point(%)10-29(34.5%)

27-30(90.0%)Free Throw(%)25-37(67.6%)

49(15)Rebounds(Offensive)35(9)

27Assists32

5Steals8

3Blocks0

16Turnovers6

23Fouls25

62Pts In The Paint64

12Fast Break Pts13

4Pts Off Turnovers27

19Bench Pts35

17Largest Lead7

Game Details

Saturday, December 27, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Kia Center · Orlando, FL

attendance: 19,151 (95.8%)