The Nuggets were up by 25 going into the fourth quarter, allowing them to rest stars Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. for the final period. Jokic and Porter Jr. were coming off historic performances against the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night and followed it up with another insane outing.

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his 24th triple-double of the season, Michael Porter Jr. added 30 points and the Denver Nuggets won their fifth in a row by beating the Orlando Magic 112-90 on Thursday night.

Jokić was selected by Barkley third-overall in the draft and will play for Team Chuck. Jokić is joined by a slew of international NBA talent including Giannis Antetokounmpo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama, Pascal Siakam and Alperen Şengün, along with Karl Anthony-Towns and Donovan Mitchell.

After blowing out the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday night, the Denver Nuggets are immediately putting their four-game winning streak to the test against the

Denver Nuggets soared to a decisive 144-119 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. Nikola Jokić led the charge with 38 points and 10 assists, shooting 53.6% from the field. Despite a strong performance from Zion Williamson,

This was the 14th time this season that Denver scored 130 points or more in a game, second-most in the NBA. Denver's 144 total points also tied a season-high. "I love the group we have," said head coach Michael Malone,