ORLANDO, Fla. — Life on the road continues to be hard on the Nuggets, even around the holidays.
Paolo Banchero made a lucky-bounce 3-pointer with just under two minutes remaining for a 118-115 lead, and Denver never caught up in a 124-119 loss to the scrappy Magic on Wednesday night at Amway Center.
Nikola Jokic notched a 30-point, 13-rebound, 12-assist night that was a triple-double with more than six minutes left. He also had three steals and just one turnover.
The Magic went on an 8-0 run midway through the fourth to take a 112-108 lead with 3:36 remaining.