Over an hour before Kentavious Caldwell-Pope took the court with the Magic against his former teammates on the Nuggets ... ever since All-Defensive guard Jalen Suggs suffered a low-back strain ...

After a fast start to the season, injuries have finally caught up with the Orlando Magic. They’ve lost six of their last 10 games to fall to 23-20 on the season

Two of the top teams in the NBA collide on Sunday when the Denver Nuggets (25-16) travel to face the Orlando Magic (23-20). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Magic prediction and pick.

The Magic are trending the wrong way despite Paolo Banchero's return, while the Nuggets are on the rise. Look for Jamal Murray and Christian Braun to shine as Denver jumps out to an early lead and hangs on.

Murray scored 10 straight points over the final 1:35 of the third quarter, turning an 83-77 Denver lead into a 16-point lead. Three of his baskets came on assists from Jokic, who finished the period with his 18th triple-double of the season.

The Nuggets are 13-8 on the road. Denver ranks fifth in the NBA with 34.4 defensive ... day to day (hamstring), Jalen Suggs: day to day (back), Goga Bitadze: day to day (hip), Franz Wagner: out (conditioning), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).

Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points, Nikola Jokić registered his league-leading 17th triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon added 16 points off the bench. It was the 18th time in Jokić's career that he recorded a triple-double while shooting 75% from the field (9-of-12).

(AP) — Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets ... Magic: Playing without Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze and ...