The Denver Nuggets are away from home, traveling a long distance to play against the Orlando Magic.
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Two basketball teams are facing off in Florida, hoping to win. The Denver Nuggets are away from home, traveling a long distance to play against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
Denver won a game on the road against Detroit on Monday night with a score of 107-103. However, they didn’t do as well as expected based on the predicted score in their last game. Orlando played at home on Tuesday night against Toronto, and they have another game coming up soon. In their previous game on Sunday night against Indiana, they won on the road with a score of 128-116, even though they were expected to lose by 4.5 points according to predictions.
In all the games they’ve played in the regular season, the Nuggets have won 35 times, and the Magic have won 34 times. But in the latest game on February 9, 2023, the Magic won at home with a score of 115-104.
For the Magic, Carter and Haris will not be playing the game due to a finger and a knee injury, repectively. Besides, Fultz could also miss the game due to a knee injury. For the Nuggets, Cancar and Murray will not be appearing in the game due to a knee and muscle injury.
Denver lost three out of their last four games, but they were able to win on the road against Detroit, even though their player Nikola Jokic got ejected from the game. As of Tuesday, the Nuggets had won 10 games and lost 4 in the season. They were just behind Minnesota by half a game in the Northwest Division standings, trying to get to the top spot.
In the game against Detroit, Denver had a close match. They were behind by eight points early in the game but then managed to take the lead by four points at the end of the first quarter. At halftime, they were ahead by just one point, and by two points after the third quarter. The score was tied with 1 minute and 41 seconds left in the regular game. Then, Aaron Gordon scored a three-point play with 1 minute and 25 seconds remaining, and Denver held on to that lead to win the game.
Orlando played a game at home against Toronto, and they have another game right after this one. Before Tuesday night, the Magic had won 8 games and lost 5 in the season. They were in second place in the Southeast Division, just half a game behind the Heat, who were leading the division.
Orlando has won one and lost one in the second game of back-to-back situations this season. On average, they scored 99 points per game but allowed 106 points in those games.
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