The Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 on Dec 18, 2025 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Wendell Carter Jr. led the Magic with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
Orlando Magic box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 29 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Paolo Banchero | 39 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-21 | 0-4 | 8-12 | 1 |
| Anthony Black | 37 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 4 |
| Jett Howard | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Jase Richardson | 19 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Goga Bitadze | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Desmond Bane | 36 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tyus Jones | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Noah Penda | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Team | 239 | 115 | 44 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 43-91 | 11-33 | 18-26 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 36 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-22 | 7-12 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Nikola Jokic | 38 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10-17 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 36 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 13 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 |
| Jalen Pickett | 24 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 19 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 |
| Julian Strawther | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 207 | 115 | 38 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 44-77 | 15-33 | 12-15 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Magic · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 13, 2025: NY 132, ORL 120 · Next Dec 20, 2025: ORL 128, UTAH 127
- Nuggets · 2025-26 season · Previous Dec 15, 2025: HOU 125, DEN 128 · Next Dec 20, 2025: HOU 115, DEN 101