Jamal Murray scored 32 points (9 during a 14-0 run across the second and third quarters), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Orlando Magic 126-115 for their sixth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 35-7 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 21.
Nikola Jokić had 23 points (20 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 13 assists, his 177th career triple-double, and Cameron Johnson added 19 points and 11 rebounds on 6 for 9 shooting.
For the Magic, Wendell Carter Jr. had 26 points and 8 rebounds on 11 for 15 shooting, and Paolo Banchero added 26 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists, his third career triple-double. Anthony Black scored 22 points. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets shot 55.7% from the field and 44.4% from 3 to the Magic’s 47.3% and 33.3%. The Magic were outscored 20-3 in 4 minutes with Jones, Bitadze, Bane, Banchero and Black on the floor together. Spencer Jones fouled out.