Denver
Nuggets
126
–
127
FINAL
Orlando
Magic
Date
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 126 |
| ORL | 23 | 25 | 36 | 43 | 127 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Desmond Bane
ORL
24
PTS
1
REB
6
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite41.7
Hustle: 4.5Defense: 34.8Impact: 2.4
+15 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 56.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Anthony Black
ORL
38
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-24 (58.3%)
3PT7-11
FT3-6
TS%71.3%
eFG%72.9%
STL2
TOV1
ORTG137
DRTG123
NET+14
38 points58.3% FG7-11 from 34 deflectionsonly 24 pts allowed on 48.6 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 38:01 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11-22 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 12-13 | 92% | +16 |
| Spencer Jones | 34:27 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 3-5 | 60% | +8 |
| Peyton Watson | 34:33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 32:48 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-14 | 43% | 4-12 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -1 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:37 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-21 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Pickett | 10:08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Julian Strawther | 16:52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 83% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 9:59 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Bruce Brown | 26:35 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 49 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 44-86 | 51% | 11-29 | 38% | 27-30 | 90% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Curtis Jones —
DaRon Holmes II —
Zeke Nnaji —
| ORL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Black | 30:06 | 38 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14-24 | 58% | 7-11 | 64% | 3-6 | 50% | +6 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 37:49 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8-16 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -18 |
| Tyus Jones | 22:42 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Paolo Banchero | 36:00 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | -11 |
| Desmond Bane | 38:05 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 0-2 | 0% | 10-10 | 100% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tristan da Silva | 30:26 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Jamal Cain | 5:04 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -12 |
| Jett Howard | 2:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Noah Penda | 10:15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +8 |
| Jase Richardson | 17:22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | +15 |
| Jonathan Isaac | 10:06 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +17 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 46-89 | 52% | 10-29 | 34% | 25-37 | 68% | — |
Orlando Robinson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/86 (51%)
Paint
31/50 (62%)
Mid
8/17 (47%)
3PT
11/29 (38%)
Paint 52%RA 68%ATB3 37%Corner 3 40%Mid 33%
ORL46/89 (52%)
Paint
32/54 (59%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
10/29 (34%)
RA 72%Paint 33%ATB3 17%Corner 3 64%Mid 100%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Wendell Carter Jr.
defended Nikola Jokić
9.9 min • 9 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Tyus Jones
held Jamal Murray
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Anthony Black
vs Spencer Jones
3.3 min • 12 pts • 57%
| ORL Defense | Bruce Brown | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | — | — | 9.9m 9pts 33% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Paolo Banchero | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 50% | 7.1m 6pts 75% | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — |
| Desmond Bane | 2.6m 7pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 2pts 50% | 4.4m 4pts 100% |
| Tristan da Silva | 2.0m 6pts 75% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Anthony Black | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.3m 6pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 3.3m 12pts 57% | 2.1m 6pts 67% |
| Tyus Jones | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jase Richardson | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jonathan Isaac | — | — | — | 2.6m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noah Penda | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 2.8m 5pts 100% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | 2.3m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | 3.2m 12pts 46% | 3.3m 7pts 50% | 1.9m 7pts 100% | 4.1m 16pts 71% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = ORL leads, negative = DEN leads
ORL Largest Lead
7
Q4 6:47
DEN Largest Lead
17
Q3 2:10
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
ORL 9-0 run
Q1 1:49 – Q1 3:30
-5 → +2
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 9:57 – Q2 11:27
-9 → -15
ORL 10-0 run
Q3 3:26 – Q3 4:32
-13 → -5
ORL 9-0 run
Q4 2:48 – Q4 4:29
-4 → +4