Denver Nuggets 119, Orlando Magic 124 — Recap

November 22, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 119, Orlando Magic 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 28-28 ORL; Q2 DEN 34-28 ORL; Q3 DEN 26-26 ORL; Q4 DEN 31-42 ORL.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 30 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-18 shooting; Franz Wagner (ORL) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 2 rebounds, null assists, 5 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Paolo Banchero (ORL) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Cole Anthony (ORL) 20 points, 5 rebounds, null assists, 1 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

30 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST, 1 3PM · 12-18 FG

Scoring · ORL

Franz Wagner

27 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 11-18 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

25 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Franz Wagner · Season-high 27 pointsGoga Bitadze · Season-high 12 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	28	34	26	31		119
ORL	28	28	26	42		124

🧮 How They Scored

DENORL

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.7%Effective FG%60.5%

9.4%Turnover %11.3%

34.8%Offensive rebound %33.3%

0.256Free-throw rate0.370

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	37	15	10	1	2	—	2	7-16	1-3	0-2	+4
Nikola Jokic C	36	30	13	12	3	2	1	12-18	1-2	5-5	+4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	34	10	1	2	—	—	2	3-8	2-5	2-2	+5
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	25	2	—	1	—	—	9-16	5-9	2-2	+5
Christian Braun G	21	13	7	1	—	—	3	4-7	2-2	3-3	-13
Julian Strawther G	17	7	2	2	—	—	—	2-6	1-4	2-2	-5
Zeke Nnaji F-C	12	3	1	2	—	—	—	1-2	—	1-2	-9
Peyton Watson G	10	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	0-2	-9
Jalen Pickett G	8	—	1	—	—	—	1	0-4	0-3	—	+1

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	35	23	3	4	1	3	3	8-14	4-5	3-5	-4
Goga Bitadze C	32	6	12	2	—	1	1	2-5	—	2-2	+2
Franz Wagner F	31	27	3	4	1	2	1	11-18	1-4	4-4	-4
Cole Anthony G	29	20	5	—	—	—	—	6-11	1-4	7-8	+2
Jalen Suggs G	29	10	4	4	1	—	2	4-8	0-3	2-2	+3
Gary Harris G	23	5	3	3	3	—	—	1-7	1-6	2-2	+1
Joe Ingles F	17	12	1	7	1	—	—	4-4	2-2	2-2	+9
Moritz Wagner C	15	12	3	1	1	—	1	4-7	1-3	3-4	+6
Anthony Black G	15	—	1	1	—	—	3	0-1	—	—	+4
Jonathan Isaac F	14	9	6	1	1	1	1	4-6	0-2	1-1	+6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	36	30	74.3	24.1	+0.2	27.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	25	74.1	22.1	+1.8	11.8
Aaron Gordon	Bench	37	15	44.4	21.8	+2.1	5.2
Christian Braun	Bench	21	13	78.1	20.8	-26.1	11.8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	34	10	56.3	13.4	+1.7	2.6
Julian Strawther	Bench	17	7	50.9	17.1	-13.9	1.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	12	3	52.1	10.0	-34.6	4.3
Peyton Watson	Bench	10	2	53.2	7.7	-32.0	-0.9
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	8	—	0.0	26.3	-2.2	-11.9
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Orlando MagicTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Franz Wagner	Bench	31	27	68.3	29.4	-4.5	19.5
Paolo Banchero	Bench	35	23	71.0	25.7	-0.1	12.2
Cole Anthony	Bench	29	20	68.9	22.4	+1.3	11.0
Joe Ingles	Bench	17	12	123.0	11.9	+18.0	20.8
Moritz Wagner	Bench	15	12	68.5	27.0	+22.2	15.1
Jalen Suggs	Bench	29	10	56.3	17.2	+9.8	5.8
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	14	9	69.9	18.9	+28.4	18.2
Goga Bitadze	Bench	32	6	51.0	10.3	+5.4	9.2
Gary Harris	Bench	23	5	31.7	15.1	+7.3	5.8
Caleb Houstan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Anthony Black	Bench	15	—	0.0	11.8	+12.9	-5.6