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Jokic sets the career record for assists by a center as the Nuggets beat the Magic 126-115

By AP•Dec 19, 2025

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic tallies 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to become the career assists leader among centers in the NBA.

DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds to become the career assists leader among centers, and the streaking Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 on Thursday night.

Jokic, who has 13 triple-doubles this season, entered Thursday six assists behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had 5,660. Jokic passed him with 6:26 left in the first half when he fed Jalen Pickett for a 3-pointer.

Jamal Murray scored 20 of his 32 points in a game-turning second quarter for Denver, which won its sixth straight.

Paolo Banchero had 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists for his third career triple-double and first since March 20, 2024.

The Magic, already missing leading scorer Franz Wagner due to a sprained left ankle, played without Jalen Suggs, who sustained a left hip contusion in the NBA Cup semifinal loss to New York on Saturday night.

Wendell Carter Jr. also scored 26 points for Orlando.

Murray, who has never been named to an All-Star team in his eight seasons, is averaging a career-best 25.2 points this season and 28.1 in December, which includes a 52-point game at Indiana two weeks ago.

He made 5 of 6 3-point attempts in the second quarter after the Nuggets fell behind by 14.

Denver had 33 total points midway through the period and went on a 35-7 run in the final 6:26 of the half to turn a 47-33 deficit into a 68-54 halftime lead.

It was 81-60 a few minutes into the third quarter before Orlando rallied to cut it to 92-83. Cam Johnson, who finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds, hit a 3-pointer out of a timeout that spurred another Nuggets surge.

The Magic got within 121-115 with 1:32 remaining but Johnson hit a corner 3-pointer to seal it.

Up next

Mavericks: At Utah on Saturday night.

Nuggets: Host the Houston Rockets for the second time in six days on Saturday afternoon.

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Regular Season Series

ORL at DEN

Fri, Dec 19

115 - 126

Final

DEN at ORL

Sun, Dec 28

126 - 127

Final

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Game Stats

ORL

DEN

43-91FG49-88

47Field Goal %56

11-333PT16-36

33Three Point %44

18-26FT12-15

12Offensive Rebounds5

32Defensive Rebounds35

30Assists31

9Steals7

6Blocks3

9Turnovers13

2Technical Fouls0

13Points Conceded Off Turnovers23

27Fast Break Points28

17Fouls18

14Largest Lead21

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	ORL
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. vs. Nikola Jokic	0	0
11:47	Anthony Black steps out of bounds turnover	0	0
11:35	Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:33	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Nikola Jokic personal foul	0	0
11:23	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	0	3
11:14	Bruce Brown makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	2	3
11:07	Desmond Bane makes driving layup	2	5
10:50	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Paolo Banchero steals)	2	5
10:33	Anthony Black makes 25-foot three point jumper (Tyus Jones assists)	2	8
10:15	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	4	8
10:15	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	4	8
10:15	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 1	4	8
10:13	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	4	8
9:57	Paolo Banchero makes two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)	4	10
9:47	Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	10
9:44	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	4	10
9:40	Cameron Johnson blocks Anthony Black 's 2-foot running layup	4	10
9:37	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	4	10
9:33	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot running dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	6	10
9:16	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	6	10
9:15	Nuggets defensive team rebound	6	10
8:56	Nikola Jokic misses layup	6	10
8:51	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	6	10
8:51	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	8	10
8:41	Desmond Bane misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	8	10
8:39	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	8	10
8:36	Desmond Bane misses 25-foot fade away jump shot	8	10
8:33	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	8	10
8:27	Nikola Jokic misses running pullup jump shot	8	10
8:24	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	8	10
8:17	Anthony Black makes driving layup (Desmond Bane assists)	8	12
8:11	Desmond Bane personal foul	8	12
8:09	Wendell Carter Jr. personal foul	8	12
8:09	Jett Howard enters the game for Desmond Bane	8	12
7:59	Cameron Johnson makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	10	12
7:39	Anthony Black bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	10	12
7:36	Spencer Jones makes running dunk (Cameron Johnson assists)	12	12
7:21	Jett Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
7:18	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	12
7:10	Nikola Jokic misses two point shot	12	12
7:08	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	12	12
7:06	Spencer Jones shooting foul	12	12
7:06	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	12	13
7:06	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	12	14
6:51	Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	14
6:46	Jett Howard defensive rebound	12	14
6:41	Spencer Jones shooting foul	12	14
6:41	Nuggets Full timeout	12	14
6:41	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	12	14
6:41	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	12	14
6:41	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2	12	14
6:41	Magic offensive team rebound	12	14
6:41	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	12	15
6:31	Spencer Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	15
6:27	Jett Howard defensive rebound	12	15
6:13	Jett Howard makes 1-foot two point shot (Tyus Jones assists)	12	17
5:55	Bruce Brown out of bounds bad pass turnover	12	17
5:55	Julian Strawther enters the game for Spencer Jones	12	17
5:43	Tyus Jones makes 25-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)	12	20
5:27	Julian Strawther makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	20
5:27	Nuggets delay of game violation	14	20
5:09	Anthony Black makes 22-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	14	23
5:01	Desmond Bane enters the game for Paolo Banchero	14	23
5:01	Noah Penda enters the game for Jett Howard	14	23
4:50	Jase Richardson enters the game for Tyus Jones	14	23
4:41	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three pointer	17	23
4:32	Desmond Bane makes 3-foot two point shot	17	25
4:21	Jamal Murray bad pass turnover (Goga Bitadze steals)	17	25
4:19	Goga Bitadze makes 2-foot driving dunk	17	27
4:19	Nuggets Full timeout	17	27
4:19	(04:19) [Magic] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	17	27
4:03	Nikola Jokic traveling turnover	17	27
3:49	Anthony Black makes 6-foot two point shot	17	29
3:37	Bruce Brown makes 2-foot reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19	29
3:22	Jase Richardson misses 24-foot three point jumper	19	29
3:17	Noah Penda offensive rebound	19	29
3:04	shot clock turnover	19	29
3:04	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Bruce Brown	19	29
2:56	Anthony Black kicked ball violation	19	29
2:44	Goga Bitadze blocks Jonas Valanciunas's two point shot	19	29
2:42	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	19	29
2:30	Jase Richardson misses two point shot	19	29
2:27	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	19	29
2:23	Jamal Murray misses 22-foot running jump shot	19	29
2:20	Noah Penda defensive rebound	19	29
2:15	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	19	29
2:15	Nuggets defensive team rebound	19	29
2:15	Goga Bitadze loose ball foul	19	29
2:01	Nikola Jokic makes finger roll layup	21	29
1:47	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	21	29
1:45	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	21	29
1:44	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	29
1:42	Nuggets defensive team rebound	21	29
1:42	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	21	29
1:42	Jett Howard enters the game for Anthony Black	21	29
1:27	Jonas Valanciunas makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	23	29
1:27	Jett Howard shooting foul	23	29
1:27	Jonas Valanciunas misses free throw 1 of 1	23	29
1:24	Noah Penda defensive rebound	23	29
1:14	Noah Penda makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jase Richardson assists)	23	32
1:01	Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	25	32
49.3	Jase Richardson bad pass turnover (Jonas Valanciunas steals)	25	32
45.4	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Noah Penda steals)	25	32
42.3	Jase Richardson offensive foul	25	32
42.3	Jase Richardson offensive foul turnover	25	32
30.5	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	32
26.3	Noah Penda defensive rebound	25	32
5.9	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Noah Penda 's 4-foot driving layup	25	32
5.9	Nuggets defensive team rebound	25	32
5.9	Jamal Murray enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	25	32
5.9	Anthony Black enters the game for Jase Richardson	25	32
1.4	Jamal Murray misses 35-foot three point pullup jump shot	25	32
1.4	Nuggets offensive team rebound	25	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	32

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	ORL
12:00	Bruce Brown enters the game for Julian Strawther	25	32
12:00	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Nikola Jokic	25	32
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Jamal Murray	25	32
12:00	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Noah Penda	25	32
12:00	Jase Richardson enters the game for Anthony Black	25	32
11:46	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	27	32
11:22	Goga Bitadze misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	32
11:20	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	27	32
11:09	Bruce Brown makes driving layup (Zeke Nnaji assists)	29	32
10:59	Jett Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	29	35
10:41	Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	35
10:38	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	29	35
10:36	Paolo Banchero personal foul	29	35
10:30	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 14-foot step back jumpshot	29	35
10:28	Jett Howard defensive rebound	29	35
10:16	Jett Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Goga Bitadze assists)	29	38
10:03	Bruce Brown lost ball turnover (Jase Richardson steals)	29	38
10:02	Jase Richardson makes 1-foot driving dunk	29	40
10:02	Nuggets Full timeout	29	40
9:52	Goga Bitadze personal foul	29	40
9:44	Jonas Valanciunas makes 9-foot two point shot	31	40
9:24	Goga Bitadze misses 6-foot floating jump shot	31	40
9:22	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	31	40
9:19	Jase Richardson misses driving floating jump shot	31	40
9:18	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	31	40
9:18	Goga Bitadze misses 1-foot tip shot	31	40
9:16	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	31	40
9:08	Goga Bitadze blocks Bruce Brown's driving layup	31	40
9:06	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	31	40
9:01	Jase Richardson makes 24-foot running jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	31	43
8:41	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot turnaround jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	33	43
8:18	Goga Bitadze makes 4-foot floating jump shot (Jase Richardson assists)	33	45
8:02	Jonas Valanciunas out of bounds bad pass turnover	33	45
8:02	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	33	45
8:02	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Cameron Johnson	33	45
8:02	Anthony Black enters the game for Desmond Bane	33	45
8:02	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	33	45
7:47	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 9-foot two point shot	33	47
7:28	Jalen Pickett misses two point shot	33	47
7:26	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	33	47
7:21	Jonas Valanciunas blocks Anthony Black 's 5-foot running layup	33	47
7:19	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	33	47
7:16	Bruce Brown misses running layup	33	47
7:13	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	33	47
7:05	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	33	47
7:03	Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound	33	47
6:52	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	33	47
6:52	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul turnover	33	47
6:52	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Bruce Brown	33	47
6:52	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	33	47
6:52	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	33	47
6:52	Tyus Jones enters the game for Jase Richardson	33	47
6:52	Noah Penda enters the game for Jett Howard	33	47
6:36	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	33	47
6:36	Noah Penda misses free throw 1 of 2	33	47
6:36	Magic offensive team rebound	33	47
6:36	Noah Penda misses free throw 2 of 2	33	47
6:33	Spencer Jones defensive rebound	33	47
6:26	Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	36	47
6:00	Anthony Black lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	36	47
5:56	Jamal Murray makes 27-foot running jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	39	47
5:55	Magic Full timeout	39	47
5:38	Paolo Banchero misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	39	47
5:35	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	39	47
5:26	Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	42	47
5:14	Paolo Banchero misses two point shot	42	47
5:13	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	42	47
5:08	Spencer Jones makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)	44	47
4:45	Anthony Black misses dunk	44	47
4:43	Anthony Black offensive rebound	44	47
4:43	Anthony Black makes tip shot	44	49
4:28	Jamal Murray makes 15-foot pullup jump shot	46	49
4:14	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	46	49
4:11	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	46	49
4:06	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot running jump shot	46	49
4:03	Noah Penda defensive rebound	46	49
4:00	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	46	49
4:00	Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2	46	50
4:00	Desmond Bane enters the game for Noah Penda	46	50
4:00	Anthony Black makes free throw 2 of 2	46	51
3:46	Wendell Carter Jr. shooting foul	46	51
3:46	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	47	51
3:46	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	47	51
3:46	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	48	51
3:33	Tyus Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	48	51
3:30	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	48	51
3:22	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	51	51
3:07	Spencer Jones shooting foul	51	51
3:07	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	51	52
3:07	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	51	52
3:07	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2	51	52
3:02	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	51	52
2:53	Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot two point shot	53	52
2:37	Paolo Banchero misses 23-foot three point jumper	53	52
2:34	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	53	52
2:30	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot running jump shot	56	52
2:13	Paolo Banchero makes 8-foot pullup jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	56	54
1:56	Jamal Murray makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	58	54
1:43	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot three point jumper	58	54
1:41	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	58	54
1:38	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot running jump shot	60	54
1:38	Anthony Black shooting foul	60	54
1:38	Goga Bitadze technical foul	60	54
1:38	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	61	54
1:38	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	62	54
1:23	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	62	54
1:20	Goga Bitadze offensive rebound	62	54
1:17	Goga Bitadze misses tip shot	62	54
1:16	Jalen Pickett defensive rebound	62	54
1:16	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot running jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	65	54
1:16	Magic Full timeout	65	54
1:01	Paolo Banchero misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	65	54
58.8	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	65	54
37.4	Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point shot	68	54
26.9	Paolo Banchero misses driving layup	68	54
24.9	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	68	54
3.5	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	68	54
0.4	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	68	54
0.2	Paolo Banchero misses heave jump shot	68	54
0.1	Magic offensive team rebound	68	54
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	68	54

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	ORL
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Jalen Pickett	68	54
12:00	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Goga Bitadze	68	54
11:43	Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot	70	54
11:18	Bruce Brown shooting foul	70	54
11:18	Tyus Jones makes free throw 1 of 2	70	55
11:18	Tyus Jones makes free throw 2 of 2	70	56
10:54	Spencer Jones makes 2-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	72	56
10:36	Paolo Banchero makes driving layup	72	58
10:36	Spencer Jones shooting foul	72	58
10:36	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Spencer Jones	72	58
10:36	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 1	72	58
10:34	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	72	58
10:19	Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	74	58
10:11	Anthony Black makes driving layup (Desmond Bane assists)	74	60
9:58	Cameron Johnson makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	76	60
9:45	Anthony Black misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	76	60
9:43	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	76	60
9:34	Jamal Murray makes 4-foot two point shot	78	60
9:34	Magic Full timeout	78	60
9:18	Paolo Banchero misses 26-foot three point jumper	78	60
9:17	Nuggets defensive team rebound	78	60
9:04	Bruce Brown makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	81	60
8:43	Paolo Banchero misses 27-foot three point jumper	81	60
8:40	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	81	60
8:29	Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	81	60
8:26	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	81	60
8:23	Anthony Black makes 1-foot running dunk (Paolo Banchero assists)	81	62
8:08	Anthony Black personal foul	81	62
7:56	Jamal Murray makes 9-foot two point shot	83	62
7:42	Anthony Black misses 26-foot three point jumper	83	62
7:36	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	83	62
7:36	Wendell Carter Jr. makes dunk	83	64
7:28	Desmond Bane blocks Cameron Johnson 's 9-foot driving floating jump shot	83	64
7:24	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	83	64
7:21	Wendell Carter Jr. makes two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	83	66
6:58	Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Jamal Murray 's 11-foot driving layup	83	66
6:55	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	83	66
6:53	Desmond Bane makes running layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	83	68
6:53	Nuggets Full timeout	83	68
6:53	Jett Howard enters the game for Tyus Jones	83	68
6:53	Jase Richardson enters the game for Desmond Bane	83	68
6:34	Nikola Jokic makes 3-foot two point shot	85	68
6:20	Jett Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper	85	68
6:18	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	85	68
6:12	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper	85	68
6:10	Magic offensive team rebound	85	68
6:07	Cameron Johnson personal foul	85	68
5:59	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 10-foot floating jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	85	70
5:44	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	87	70
5:33	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	87	70
5:30	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	87	70
5:22	Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	87	70
5:19	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	87	70
5:16	Bruce Brown shooting foul	87	70
5:16	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	87	71
5:16	Jalen Pickett enters the game for Cameron Johnson	87	71
5:16	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	87	72
4:54	Jamal Murray misses 21-foot step back jumpshot	87	72
4:52	Jalen Pickett offensive rebound	87	72
4:50	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	90	72
4:31	Wendell Carter Jr. makes layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	90	74
4:15	Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot	90	74
4:15	Magic defensive team rebound	90	74
4:03	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Paolo Banchero assists)	90	77
3:50	Jalen Pickett misses 25-foot three point jumper	90	77
3:46	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	90	77
3:40	Paolo Banchero makes 1-foot two point shot	90	79
3:21	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Jalen Pickett assists)	92	79
3:00	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 3-foot two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	92	81
2:49	Wendell Carter Jr. blocks Nikola Jokic 's 11-foot turnaround jump shot	92	81
2:46	Jase Richardson defensive rebound	92	81
2:44	Jase Richardson misses running pullup jump shot	92	81
2:43	Anthony Black offensive rebound	92	81
2:33	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Nikola Jokic steals)	92	81
2:30	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Wendell Carter Jr. steals)	92	81
2:27	Paolo Banchero makes dunk (Jett Howard assists)	92	83
2:27	Nuggets Full timeout	92	83
2:27	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Bruce Brown	92	83
2:27	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray	92	83
2:27	Desmond Bane enters the game for Anthony Black	92	83
2:27	Goga Bitadze enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	92	83
2:17	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists)	95	83
1:55	Paolo Banchero misses driving floating jump shot	95	83
1:51	Paolo Banchero offensive rebound	95	83
1:49	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot fade away jump shot	95	83
1:47	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	95	83
1:30	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot two point shot	97	83
1:14	Jase Richardson misses driving floating jump shot	97	83
1:12	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	97	83
1:08	Desmond Bane personal foul	97	83
1:08	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	98	83
1:08	Noah Penda enters the game for Paolo Banchero	98	83
1:08	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	99	83
58.6	Desmond Bane misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	99	83
55.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	99	83
32.5	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Goga Bitadze steals)	99	83
25.4	Goga Bitadze makes 2-foot dunk (Desmond Bane assists)	99	85
5.6	Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover (Jett Howard steals)	99	85
0.0	Desmond Bane misses two point shot	99	85
0.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	99	85
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	99	85

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	DEN	ORL
12:00	Spencer Jones enters the game for Zeke Nnaji	99	85
12:00	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	99	85
11:48	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	99	85
11:48	Jett Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	99	86
11:48	Jett Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	99	87
11:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	99	87
11:37	Nuggets offensive team rebound	99	87
11:34	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 1-foot layup (Jalen Pickett assists)	101	87
11:16	Noah Penda bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	101	87
11:11	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	104	87
10:56	Jase Richardson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	104	89
10:38	Jase Richardson shooting foul	104	89
10:38	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	105	89
10:38	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	106	89
10:17	Jase Richardson makes driving layup (Desmond Bane assists)	106	91
10:01	Jett Howard personal foul	106	91
9:51	Spencer Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	106	91
9:47	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	106	91
9:45	Jonas Valanciunas makes 7-foot two point shot	108	91
9:30	Desmond Bane bad pass turnover (Spencer Jones steals)	108	91
9:26	Spencer Jones makes 2-foot dunk (Jalen Pickett assists)	110	91
9:26	Magic Full timeout	110	91
9:26	Anthony Black enters the game for Jase Richardson	110	91
9:26	Paolo Banchero enters the game for Goga Bitadze	110	91
9:26	Wendell Carter Jr. enters the game for Noah Penda	110	91
9:14	Paolo Banchero misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	110	91
9:10	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	110	91
8:52	Jonas Valanciunas misses 26-foot three point jumper	110	91
8:49	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	110	91
8:40	Jonas Valanciunas personal foul	110	91
8:34	Anthony Black misses 25-foot three point jumper	110	91
8:28	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	110	91
8:26	Tim Hardaway Jr. bad pass turnover (Anthony Black steals)	110	91
8:13	Spencer Jones shooting foul	110	91
8:13	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	110	92
8:13	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2	110	92
8:11	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	110	92
7:49	Spencer Jones misses 23-foot three point jumper	110	92
7:45	Jett Howard defensive rebound	110	92
7:41	Jonas Valanciunas shooting foul	110	92
7:41	Anthony Black misses free throw 1 of 2	110	92
7:41	Magic offensive team rebound	110	92
7:41	Jamal Murray enters the game for Tim Hardaway Jr.	110	92
7:41	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	110	92
7:41	Anthony Black makes free throw 2 of 2	110	93
7:32	8 second turnover	110	93
7:31	Jamal Murray shooting foul	110	93
7:31	Jett Howard makes free throw 1 of 2	110	94
7:31	Jett Howard makes free throw 2 of 2	110	95
7:12	Jalen Pickett misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	110	95
7:09	Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound	110	95
7:06	Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	110	95
7:02	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	110	95
6:56	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 25-foot running jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	110	98
6:55	Nuggets Full timeout	110	98
6:55	Nikola Jokic enters the game for Jonas Valanciunas	110	98
6:44	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	110	98
6:44	Jamal Murray makes technical free throw	111	98
6:31	Bruce Brown misses 10-foot two point shot	111	98
6:29	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	111	98
6:22	Paolo Banchero makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Anthony Black assists)	111	100
6:08	Desmond Bane blocks Nikola Jokic 's 10-foot driving floating jump shot	111	100
6:08	Nuggets offensive team rebound	111	100
5:56	Jalen Pickett makes 25-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	114	100
5:38	Anthony Black misses driving floating jump shot	114	100
5:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	114	100
5:31	Anthony Black shooting foul	114	100
5:31	Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 2	114	100
5:31	Nuggets offensive team rebound	114	100
5:31	Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2	115	100
5:15	Paolo Banchero bad pass turnover (Jamal Murray steals)	115	100
5:10	Jamal Murray makes 26-foot running pullup jump shot	118	100
5:08	Magic Full timeout	118	100
4:53	Jamal Murray personal foul	118	100
4:53	Anthony Black makes free throw 1 of 2	118	101
4:53	Anthony Black misses free throw 2 of 2	118	101
4:49	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	118	101
4:30	Jamal Murray misses 4-foot two point shot	118	101
4:28	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	118	101
4:20	Paolo Banchero makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	118	103
4:20	Spencer Jones shooting foul	118	103
4:20	Cameron Johnson enters the game for Spencer Jones	118	103
4:20	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 1	118	104
4:08	Jalen Pickett makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	121	104
3:50	Paolo Banchero makes 10-foot turnaround jump shot	121	106
3:32	Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper	121	106
3:30	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	121	106
3:26	Anthony Black misses running pullup jump shot	121	106
3:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	121	106
3:14	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Anthony Black steals)	121	106
3:09	Paolo Banchero makes two point shot (Anthony Black assists)	121	108
2:49	Bruce Brown misses driving floating jump shot	121	108
2:47	Wendell Carter Jr. defensive rebound	121	108
2:42	Wendell Carter Jr. makes 25-foot running jump shot (Desmond Bane assists)	121	111
2:41	Nuggets Full timeout	121	111
2:22	Jamal Murray misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	121	111
2:20	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	121	111
2:13	Paolo Banchero misses running layup	121	111
2:06	Wendell Carter Jr. offensive rebound	121	111
2:06	Wendell Carter Jr. makes tip in dunk	121	113
1:37	Jamal Murray misses 14-foot two point shot	121	113
1:35	Jett Howard defensive rebound	121	113
1:32	Anthony Black makes 2-foot dunk (Jett Howard assists)	121	115
1:24	Anthony Black personal foul	121	115
1:24	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	121	115
1:15	Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	124	115
59.1	Paolo Banchero misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	124	115
57.0	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	124	115
56.7	Desmond Bane personal foul	124	115
56.7	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	125	115
56.7	Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	126	115
40.0	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	126	115
36.3	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	126	115
14.4	shot clock turnover	126	115
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	126	115
0.0	End of Game	126	115

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, December 19, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN FL, KTVD-TV (My20), NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,731

Referees

Bill Kennedy, Josh Tiven, Che Flores

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Atlanta	46	36	.561	L1
Orlando	45	37	.549	L1
Charlotte	44	38	.537	W1
Miami	43	39	.524	W2
Washington	17	65	.207	L10

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	64	18	.780	L2
Denver	54	28	.659	W12
Minnesota	49	33	.598	W2
Portland	42	40	.512	W2
Utah	22	60	.268	L1

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