Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic: player stats

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Kia Center · Orlando, FL

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DEN

Game leaders

ORL

Points
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic34 PTS11-22 FG, 0-0 3P, 12-13 FT
Orlando Magic: Anthony Black38 PTS14-24 FG, 7-11 3P, 3-6 FT
Rebounds
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic21 REB7 OREB, 14 DREB
Orlando Magic: Wendell Carter Jr.7 REB3 OREB, 4 DREB
Assists
Denver Nuggets: Nikola Jokic12 AST34 PTS, 4 TOV
Orlando Magic: Desmond Bane6 AST24 PTS, 1 TOV

The Orlando Magic got past the Denver Nuggets 127-126 on December 27, 2025 at Kia Center. Nikola Jokic scored 34 for the Denver Nuggets, while Anthony Black had 38 for the Orlando Magic.

Denver Nuggets box score
Denver Nuggets
Nikola JokicC	38:00	34	21	12	11-22	0-0	12-13	1	0	4	1	+16
Jamal MurrayG	37:00	24	5	3	9-21	2-6	4-4	0	0	2	3	+6
Spencer JonesF	34:00	14	6	3	4-7	3-5	3-5	0	3	2	2	+8
Peyton WatsonG	34:00	15	5	0	6-9	1-3	2-2	2	0	1	1	+11
Tim Hardaway Jr.G	33:00	20	4	2	6-14	4-12	4-4	0	0	0	3	-1
Bruce BrownG	27:00	2	3	4	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	4	-7
Julian StrawtherG	17:00	13	0	1	5-6	1-2	2-2	0	0	1	3	-13
Jalen PickettG	10:00	0	1	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	2	2	-8
Jonas ValanciunasC	10:00	4	4	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	3	4	-17
Team	240	126	49	27	44-86	11-29	27-30	5	3	16	23

DNP: DaRon Holmes II, Zeke Nnaji, Hunter Tyson, Tamar Bates, Curtis Jones, Cameron Johnson, Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon

Orlando Magic box score
Orlando Magic
Wendell Carter Jr.F	38:00	18	7	4	8-16	1-4	1-2	0	0	0	6	-18
Desmond BaneG	38:00	24	1	6	7-13	0-2	10-10	0	0	1	4	+15
Paolo BancheroF	36:00	12	6	6	6-13	0-2	0-4	0	0	3	4	-11
Anthony BlackG	30:00	38	6	5	14-24	7-11	3-6	2	0	1	4	+6
Tyus JonesG	23:00	0	1	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	-12
Tristan Da SilvaF	31:00	17	5	0	7-11	2-4	1-2	1	0	0	4	+2
Jase RichardsonG	17:00	4	3	1	1-4	0-3	2-3	1	0	1	2	+15
Jonathan IsaacF	10:00	5	1	2	1-2	0-1	3-4	4	0	0	0	+17
Noah PendaG-F	10:00	2	4	2	0-0	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	+8
Jamal CainF	5:00	7	1	0	2-3	0-1	3-4	0	0	0	1	-12
Jett HowardG	2:00	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	-5
Team	240	127	35	32	46-89	10-29	25-37	8	0	6	25

DNP: Moritz Wagner, Goga Bitadze, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs, Colin Castleton, Orlando Robinson

Team stats

Team stats: Denver Nuggets and Orlando Magic
DEN	Stat	ORL
51.2%44-86	Field-goal percentage	51.7%(better)46-89
37.9%(better)11-29	Three-point percentage	34.5%10-29
90.0%(better)27-30	Free-throw percentage	67.6%25-37
49(better)	Rebounds	35
15(better)	Offensive rebounds	9
34(better)	Defensive rebounds	26
27	Assists	32(better)
5	Steals	8(better)
3(better)	Blocks	0
16	Turnovers	6(better)
23(better)	Personal fouls	25
19	Bench points	35(better)

Team advanced
DEN	Stat	ORL
101.2	Pace	101.2
124.5	Off. rating	125.4(better)
125.4	Def. rating	124.5(better)
-1.0	Net rating	1.0(better)
63.5(better)	TS%	60.3
57.6(better)	eFG%	57.3
13.9	TOV%	5.4(better)
36.6(better)	OREB%	20.9
0.349	FT rate	0.416(better)
33.7(better)	3PA rate	32.6

Keel projection

How the projections do →

Replayed with a fit on another season: the model had not seen this game.

DEN 78%ORL 22%

Expected margin: DEN by 9.5
Result: ORL by 1: The projection missed.

The projected margin was 10.5 pts from the result. Its largest input: Roster strength (Impact × minutes), 5.8 pts toward DEN. 5 more inputs are in Pro

Season series

DEN 1, ORL 1

Dec 18Orlando Magic 115, Denver Nuggets 126
Dec 27 · this gameDenver Nuggets 126, Orlando Magic 127

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