Orlando Magic @ Denver Nuggets
Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO | Game ID: 22400730
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 25 34 33 20 112ORL 26 24 17 23 90
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Nikola Jokic has 24th triple-double of the season, Nuggets rout Magic 112-90
DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his 24th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr . added 30 points and the Denver Nuggets won their fifth in a row by beating the Orlando Magic 112-90 on Thursday night.
Christian Braun finished with 16 points for a Nuggets team that saw the trade deadline come and go without making a move . The Nuggets had the game so well in hand that Jokic didn't play in the fourth quarter.
Porter turned in another electric offensive performance by hitting 11 of 16 shots, including five 3-pointers. It's his third straight game with 30 or more points.
Wendell Carter Jr . led the Magic with 19 points, and Paolo Banchero added 18. Orlando was outscored 33-17 in the third quarter.
Both teams played the night before. The Nuggets routed New Orleans 144-119 at home while the Magic beat Sacramento 130-111.
Takeaways Magic: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope received an ovation and a video tribute in his return to Denver. Caldwell-Pope spent two seasons with the Nuggets, helping them to the 2023 NBA title, before leaving for Orlando last summer. He had seven points.
Nuggets: Julian Strawther made his first NBA start and had two points on 1 of 8 shooting. He was starting in place of Jamal Murray , who had inflammation in his left knee. Peyton Watson (knee) and Russell Westbrook (hamstring) also were sidelined.
Key moment Jokic showed off his passing exploits in the third quarter with a back-to-the-basket, over-his-head pass to Aaron Gordon for a dunk.
Key stat Denver is 10-1 n the second night of a back-to-back.
Up next Both teams play Saturday. The Magic host San Antonio, and the Nuggets are at Phoenix.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
DENAG A. Gordon
CB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JP J. Pickett
JS J. Strawther
JO Jokic
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PH P. Hall
SJ S. Jones
TA T. Alexander
ZN Z. Nnaji
ORLAB A. Black
CA C. Anthony
CH C. Houstan
FW F. Wagner
GB G. Bitadze
JH J. Howard
JI J. Isaac
KC K. Caldwell-Pope
PB P. Banchero
TQ T. Queen
TD T. da Silva
WC W. Carter Jr.
DEN/ORL the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur