Nikola Jokic posted 23 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds as the Nuggets beat the Magic 126-115, moving past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most career assists by a center. The milestone came in the first half on a kick-out that led to a Jalen Pickett three.
Denver flipped the game in the second quarter behind Jamal Murray, who scored 20 of his 32 points in the period and sparked a huge run that turned a 14-point deficit into a halftime lead. Murray is having a career-best scoring year at 25.2 ppg, and he’s at 28.1 in December.
Orlando got a triple-double from Paolo Banchero (26 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists) and 26 from Wendell Carter Jr., but injuries thinned the rotation. A late push cut it to six, before Cam Johnson (14 points, 11 rebounds) knocked down key threes to seal it.
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