Lowly teams Orlando Magic (17-25) and Denver Nuggets (15-23) will clash at the Pepsi Center on Jan. 16, Monday in a 2016-2017 NBA regular season encounter.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 5:00 p.m. ET. It can be viewed live online thru the NBA League Pass.
Preview
Orlando has been reeling all throughout the season. The team has lost seven of their last nine games to drop to the fourth from the last place in the Eastern Conference standings, three games ahead of 13th-place squad Philadelphia 76ers and four games behind eighth-seeded team Chicago Bulls.
In their most recent match last Saturday, the Magic blew a five-point lead late versus the Utah Jazz to lose, 114-107, on the road at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, as per the Orlando Sentinel.
Head coach Frank Vogel's squad led 102-97 with 3:54 left in the game, but the Jazz went on a 13-0 run to move up by eight with a little over a minute remaining. Orlando was not able to recover and eventually lost by seven.
Elfrid Payton had an almost triple-double performance of 28 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists while Aaron Gordon contributed 21 points, four boards, and two assists. Nikola Vucevic started at center and had 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals.
Serge Ibaka chipped in 13 points, five boards, and two assists while veteran Jodie Meeks had 12 points, three rebounds, and six assists. Off the bench, Jeff Green had 11 points and five boards.
Meanwhile, the Nuggets routed the Pacers, 140-112, in a high-scoring encounter at the O2 Arena in London last Thursday, the Daily Mail Online reported.
Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds with seven assists while Wilson Chandler had 21 points, eight boards, and four assists.
Danilo Gallinari, who is questionable in this game versus Orlando because of an ankle injury, had 18 points, two boards, and three assists against the Pacers. Gary Harris chipped in 16 points, five rebounds, and six assists.
Kenneth Faried came off the bench to contribute 15 points and nine rebounds in only 16 minutes.
Prediction
The Magic are 10-12 in away games this season while the Nuggets are poor at home with an 8-11 record. The game is hard to call as both teams are reeling at the moment but Denver is a slight favorite to win.
