Orlando Magic 122, Denver Nuggets 120 — Recap

January 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Orlando Magic 122, Denver Nuggets 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ORL 28-37 DEN; Q2 ORL 26-30 DEN; Q3 ORL 41-31 DEN; Q4 ORL 27-22 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Paolo Banchero (ORL) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 29 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists on 13-of-19 shooting; Jalen Suggs (ORL) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Cole Anthony (ORL) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · ORL

Paolo Banchero

32 PTS, 10 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM · 8-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

29 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST · 13-19 FG

Scoring · ORL

Jalen Suggs

27 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 7 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Jalen Suggs · Season-high 27 pointsPaolo Banchero · Season-high 11 assistsJalen Suggs · Season-high 7 threes

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
ORL	28	26	41	27		122
DEN	37	30	31	22		120

🧮 How They Scored

ORLDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.4%Effective FG%57.6%

10.5%Turnover %12.1%

20.0%Offensive rebound %27.6%

0.431Free-throw rate0.241

Box Score

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	41	32	10	11	3	—	5	8-21	1-4	15-19	+2
Moritz Wagner C	38	19	11	3	2	—	—	8-14	2-4	1-2	+1
Jalen Suggs G	34	27	4	1	—	1	2	9-15	7-9	2-4	+1
Cole Anthony G	31	23	2	4	1	—	3	8-15	3-8	4-4	+2
Caleb Houstan G	24	8	—	1	—	—	—	3-6	2-5	0-2	+2
Anthony Black G	5	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-6

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	37	29	4	8	3	—	2	13-19	0-1	3-4	-4
Aaron Gordon F	36	16	8	3	—	—	1	5-8	2-4	4-5	-4
Jamal Murray G	33	20	7	9	1	—	3	9-23	0-6	2-2	-5
Michael Porter Jr. F	31	22	3	1	2	—	—	9-14	4-6	—	+6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	29	6	3	2	1	1	3	1-4	0-3	4-4	+2
Christian Braun G	16	6	4	—	—	—	1	2-4	1-3	1-2	-2
Peyton Watson G	13	4	1	—	—	—	—	2-6	0-2	—	-16
Zeke Nnaji F-C	11	3	2	—	1	—	2	1-1	—	1-2	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paolo Banchero	Bench	41	32	54.5	36.1	+3.7	16.8
Jalen Suggs	Bench	34	27	80.5	23.5	-0.3	12.4
Cole Anthony	Bench	31	23	68.6	27.8	+4.7	13.7
Moritz Wagner	Bench	38	19	63.8	16.3	+1.2	12.4
Caleb Houstan	Bench	24	8	58.1	12.3	+8.9	0.8
Wendell Carter Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Goga Bitadze	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Anthony Black	Bench	5	—	0.0	8.3	-62.1	-3.6

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	29	69.8	25.0	-8.1	17.2
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	31	22	78.6	18.2	+5.2	13.7
Jamal Murray	Bench	33	20	41.9	32.9	-10.0	10.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	16	78.4	12.5	-6.7	9.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	29	6	52.1	12.3	-2.5	3.2
Christian Braun	Bench	16	6	61.5	14.0	-9.5	13.1
Peyton Watson	Bench	13	4	33.3	17.6	-64.0	-8.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	11	3	79.8	12.9	+17.4	-7.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0