NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic Head-to-Head

Denver Nuggets lead the all-time record 38-37 across 75 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

Home teams won 52 of 75 games in this matchup (69.3%).

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
DEN
38
vs
ORL
37
75 meetings
All-time

DEN lead 38-37

Recent form

DEN 5-5 over the latest 10

Last meeting

ORL won 127-126 on Dec 27, 2025

Closeness

One win separates the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 12 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Dec 27, 25
ORL 127-126 DEN
ORL
Dec 18, 25
DEN 126-115 ORL
DEN
Feb 6, 25
DEN 112-90 ORL
DEN
Jan 19, 25
ORL 100-113 DEN
DEN
Jan 5, 24
DEN 120-122 ORL
ORL
Nov 22, 23
ORL 124-119 DEN
ORL
Feb 9, 23
ORL 115-104 DEN
ORL
Jan 15, 23
DEN 119-116 ORL
DEN
Feb 14, 22
DEN 121-111 ORL
DEN
Dec 1, 21
ORL 108-103 DEN
ORL
Last Meeting
Dec 27, 2025Final
ORL
127
HOME
DEN
126
AWAY
Magicwon by1
Game 75 of all-time series

Matchup context

The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 38-37. The 12-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
1989 to 2025
36 seasons
Average margin
12 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
38W
37W
DEN
ORL
51%49%
Denver NuggetsOrlando Magic
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season75 games
38
37
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Denver Nuggets Biggest Win
141–105+36
Jan 11, 1990
Orlando Magic Biggest Win
155–116+39
Dec 30, 1990
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓DEN ↕ORL ↕Games ↕
2025–26112
2024–25202
2023–24022
2022–23112
2021–22112
2020–21202
2019–20202
2018–19202
2017–18202
2016–17202

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
26-11DEN HOME26-12ORL HOME
AWAY
12-26
DEN
AWAY
11-26
ORL
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Orlando Magic won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 12.0 pts on average
12.0pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
DEN-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time50.7%
ORL-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time49.3%
Last 10 Results
DEN / ORL

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 43 of 75 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

These teams have played no overtime games in the covered era (1996-present).

Largest Leads

DEN Biggest Leads
+35pts
Dec 18, 2004
#2:+33 pts·Mar 9, 2003
#3:+29 pts·Nov 23, 2018
ORL Biggest Leads
+36pts
Jan 11, 2014
#2:+33 pts·Mar 22, 2015
#3:+28 pts·Jan 13, 2010

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
18
Dec 14, 2010
Average per Game
6.3
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
16
Feb 13, 2008
Average Ties per Game
5.8
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,749
Jan 17, 2009
Lowest
3,485
Mar 23, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
15,587

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
DEN46.7%
ORL45.5%
DEN +1.2 pp
3P%
DEN31.9%
ORL32.7%
ORL +0.8 pp
FT%
DEN74.5%
ORL74.4%
DEN +0.1 pp
TS%
DEN54.7%
ORL53.7%
DEN +1.0 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
DEN Top 15 Scorers
DEN top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Carmelo Anthony3061127.835
Nikola Jokic2651517.730
Jamal Murray1991019.933
Will Barton1931216.126
Kenneth Faried1501212.526
Antonio McDyess132622.035
Danilo Gallinari123620.540
Nene1221111.114
Ty Lawson119717.025
Aaron Gordon113522.637
JR Smith99812.417
Andre Miller96616.029
Arron Afflalo95713.622
Kenyon Martin95713.623
Wilson Chandler93713.321
ORL Top 15 Scorers
ORL top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Nikola Vucevic2261218.824
Dwight Howard2081217.323
Tracy McGrady196539.251
Jameer Nelson1781412.727
Evan Fournier1751017.531
Aaron Gordon1421112.921
Hedo Turkoglu1351013.531
Rashard Lewis105715.025
Victor Oladipo102617.023
Terrence Ross100911.119
JJ Redick91615.229
Darrell Armstrong90910.023
Wendell Carter Jr.86517.225
Ryan Anderson80516.024
Franz Wagner70417.526

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
51pts
Tracy McGrady
ORLvsDEN
Nov 14, 2003
43pts
Tracy McGrady
ORLvsDEN
Mar 9, 2003
40pts
Danilo Gallinari
DENvsORL
Mar 22, 2015
37pts
Aaron Gordon
DENvsORL
Feb 9, 2023
36pts
Tracy McGrady
ORLvsDEN
Feb 26, 2001
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

Rivalry Fingerprint

Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.

Quarter scoring pulse

44 games with complete quarter lines

DENORL

How they create points

38 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Points in paint: DEN +4.5 points38 games

DEN highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 25.8

ORL highest-scoring quarter

Q2 · 26.3

Widest fingerprint gap

DEN +4.5 points in paint

Questions about this record: Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic

How do recent Denver Nuggets vs Orlando Magic results compare with the complete record?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Denver Nuggets lead the complete decided record 38-37. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.

Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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