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Nuggets at Magic · Sat, Dec 27 · Regular season

Orlando beat Denver, 127⁠-⁠126. Here is how the win chance moved.

Denver126Orlando127

Final · DEC 27
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Above the middle line the home team is favored, below it the road team. How this works

01Box score

Updated 1:12 PM ET

Denver Nuggets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Nikola Jokic C3834211210411-220-012-13+16
Jamal Murray G3724530029-212-64-4+6
Spencer Jones F3414630324-73-53-5+8
Peyton Watson G3415502016-91-32-2+11
Tim Hardaway Jr. G3320420006-144-124-4-1
Bruce Brown G272342011-30-10-0-7
Julian Strawther G1713010015-61-22-2-13
Jonas Valanciunas C104410032-30-00-0-17
Jalen Pickett G100110020-10-00-0-8
Team1264927531644-8611-2927-30

Orlando Magic

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3PFT+/-
Desmond Bane G3824160017-130-210-10+15
Wendell Carter Jr. F3818740008-161-41-2-18
Paolo Banchero F3612660036-130-20-4-11
Tristan Da Silva F3117501007-112-41-2+2
Anthony Black G30386520114-247-113-6+6
Tyus Jones G230160000-20-00-0-12
Jase Richardson G174311011-40-32-3+15
Jonathan Isaac F105124001-20-13-4+17
Noah Penda G-F102420000-00-02-2+8
Jamal Cain F57100002-30-13-4-12
Jett Howard G20000000-10-10-0-5
Team127353280646-8910-2925-37

02Top performers

Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape

03Where the edges are

2025-26 so far

Nuggets edges

  • On offenseDenver's offense gets to the line (4th) against an Orlando defense that sends opponents to the line (26th).

Magic edges

  • On defenseOrlando's defense cleans the defensive glass (5th) against a Denver offense that rarely gets second chances (24th).

An edge is where one team ranks top 5 on a four-factor battle and the other ranks bottom 8. How edges work

04Tale of the tape

2025-26 so far
DENRankStatRankORL
123.41stOffensive rating19th115.6
118.221stDefensive rating10th115.0
+5.27thNet rating17th+0.6
97.720thPace12th99.3
57.71stEffective FG %25th53.1
10.93rdTurnover %12th12.0
23.624thOffensive rebound %18th25.0
23.74thFree throw rate1st24.9
54.314thOpponent eFG %16th54.5
10.030thForced turnover %11th12.6
75.37thDefensive rebound %5th75.6
19.610thOpponent FT rate26th22.3