Nikola Jokić is well on his way to winning his fourth MVP in five seasons, and performances like Thursday night's are why that's the case. The Serbian superstar put up perhaps his most impressive ...

Nikola Jokic had 20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and three blocks without playing the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets rolled to a 113-100 win over the Orlando Magic

Nikola Jokic had 20 points ... Magic: Playing without Jalen Suggs, Goga Bitadze and four other injured players, the Magic lost for the fifth time in six games. The NBA's second-ranked defensive ...

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Orlando Magic (24-23, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (22-22, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Simons and Ayton lead the way, with Simons dropping 24 on 6-12 three-point shooting, adding four boards, and three assists. Ayton posted a double-double putting up 22 points, and pulling down 15 rebounds. Avdija also added a double-double, scoring 16 with 10 rebounds.

🏀 No Embiid again. The 2022-23 MVP experienced swelling in his knee, and the Sixers announced Friday he’ll miss at least three more games. Is his season done? (more on him below) 🏀 He’s back! Jimmy Butler awkwardly returned to the Heat and scored 18 points in a home loss to Denver . Then, he just kept saying, “no comment,” as much as he could.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! Right before the season, I might have written in The Bounce that the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns were being severely undervalued as title contenders. The Bucks won the NBA Cup.

The Denver Nuggets play against the Orlando Magic at Kia Center The Denver Nuggets are spending $7,148,625 per win while the Orlando Magic are spending $6,587,662 per win Game Time: 6:00 PM EST on

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).

James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

Nikola Jokić can do it all on the court. He’s a triple-double machine, a passing savant, and on Thursday night, showed he can make a full-court shot look as effortless as a free throw.