The Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets aim to complete a five-game road swing with a winning record when they visit the slumping Washington Wizards on Wednesday. The Nuggets saw a 20-point lead at the beginning of the fourth quarter reach 22 points, only for the advantage to be whittled down to six by the final buzzer, a result of scoring just 17 points in the period. "Just told our players, 'You're up 22 points in the fourth quarter and you start messing around with the game and they cut a 22-point lead to seven and you've got to put all your starters back in to close the game, and that shouldn't be the case,'" Denver coach Michael Malone said.
The Orlando Magic (30-43) were able to pick up a hard-fought win Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards (32-40). This victory comes off the heels of a loss the Magic suffered at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers (35-37) Sunday. This game was the first of a three-game homestand for Orlando. Prior to tip-off, Magic rookie-of-the-year candidate Paolo Banchero was honored with the rookie of the month award for February.
Kyle Kuzma goes in-depth on this moment in his career, in the middle of his best season with free agency up ahead.
No | Player | Pos |
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9 | SF | |
3 | SG | |
12 | PF | |
1 | SG | |
21 | PF | |
67 | PF | |
16 | PF | |
7 | PG | |
34 | C | |
29 | PG | |
24 | SF | |
33 | PF | |
22 | PG | |
20 | PG | |
6 | PF | |
SG | ||
14 | PF | |
55 | PG |