Orlando Magic 90, Denver Nuggets 112 — Recap

February 6, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Orlando Magic 90, Denver Nuggets 112. Scoring by quarter: Q1 ORL 26-25 DEN; Q2 ORL 24-34 DEN; Q3 ORL 17-33 DEN; Q4 ORL 23-20 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 30 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Wendell Carter Jr. (ORL) 19 points, 4 rebounds, null assists, 1 threes on 7-of-9 shooting; Paolo Banchero (ORL) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

30 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 5 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

28 PTS, 10 REB, 12 AST, 2 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · ORL

Wendell Carter Jr.

19 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 1 3PM · 7-9 FG

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	26	24	17	23		90
DEN	25	34	33	20		112

🧮 How They Scored

ORLDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

42.8%Effective FG%60.2%

12.0%Turnover %16.3%

20.0%Offensive rebound %32.4%

0.368Free-throw rate0.253

Box Score

Orlando Magic

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paolo Banchero F	30	18	8	4	1	3	1	6-14	1-3	5-8	-19
Franz Wagner F	30	14	4	4	2	1	1	6-17	0-3	2-2	-21
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	27	7	4	3	1	—	—	2-6	1-3	2-2	-14
Wendell Carter Jr. F	26	19	4	—	1	—	2	7-9	1-3	4-5	-25
Anthony Black G	26	8	1	4	2	—	3	2-6	0-3	4-5	-5
Cole Anthony G	22	5	2	3	1	—	3	2-8	0-2	1-2	-17
Tristan Da Silva F	18	7	2	—	—	1	—	2-6	1-4	2-2	+4
Goga Bitadze C	17	4	3	—	—	1	1	2-2	—	—	-8
Jett Howard G	14	3	2	1	—	—	1	1-4	1-3	—	+3
Jonathan Isaac F	12	—	4	—	—	2	—	0-3	0-2	—	-15
Caleb Houstan G	7	1	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	1-2	+7

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian Braun G	36	16	8	4	3	—	1	8-12	—	0-1	+30
Nikola Jokic C	31	28	10	12	2	—	3	11-16	2-4	4-6	+22
Jalen Pickett G	31	5	3	5	—	1	1	2-6	1-3	—	+16
Julian Strawther G	31	2	3	3	1	—	2	1-8	0-4	—	+18
Michael Porter Jr. F	30	30	7	1	—	1	3	11-16	5-8	3-5	+19
Aaron Gordon F	23	11	3	7	—	1	1	3-6	1-2	4-7	+10
Zeke Nnaji F-C	21	3	6	—	1	1	1	1-7	1-4	—	+23
DeAndre Jordan C	12	8	7	1	—	—	3	4-4	—	—	+11
Hunter Tyson F	11	7	2	—	—	—	3	2-4	2-4	1-2	-6
Trey Alexander G	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-11
PJ Hall C	5	—	2	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	-11
Spencer Jones F	5	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-11

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Wendell Carter Jr.	Bench	26	19	84.8	21.0	-43.1	12.9
Paolo Banchero	Bench	30	18	51.4	26.4	-34.6	15.6
Franz Wagner	Bench	30	14	39.1	27.5	-34.4	7.8
Anthony Black	Bench	26	8	48.8	16.1	-7.5	6.4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	27	7	50.9	11.1	-25.5	9.1
Tristan Da Silva	Bench	18	7	50.9	16.7	+15.1	7.6
Cole Anthony	Bench	22	5	28.2	23.5	-40.8	-2.7
Goga Bitadze	Bench	17	4	100.0	7.5	-26.6	10.5
Jett Howard	Bench	14	3	37.5	16.1	+7.0	3.8
Caleb Houstan	Bench	7	1	26.6	11.8	+51.7	0.0
Jonathan Isaac	Bench	12	—	0.0	10.3	-60.0	5.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	30	30	82.4	29.6	+33.2	22.6
Nikola Jokic	Bench	31	28	75.1	29.3	+32.8	30.9
Christian Braun	Bench	36	16	64.3	14.8	+38.9	14.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	23	11	60.6	18.9	+23.4	12.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	12	8	100.0	25.0	+50.0	34.4
Hunter Tyson	Bench	11	7	71.7	29.6	-20.3	4.4
Jalen Pickett	Bench	31	5	41.7	9.3	+22.4	6.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	21	3	21.4	16.0	+54.8	0.8
Julian Strawther	Bench	31	2	12.5	13.7	+26.3	-3.9
Trey Alexander	Bench	5	2	100.0	8.3	-110.0	5.1
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	5	—	0.0	16.7	-110.0	-7.7
Spencer Jones	Bench	5	—	0.0	8.3	-110.0	-7.7