A Miami Heat legend recently revealed the surprising reason for Jimmy Butler's absence in the game against the Orlando Magic.

Nikola Jokić recorded his third consecutive triple-double — and his 18th of the season — in the Denver Nuggets ' 113–100 win over the Orlando Magic on Sunday.

MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone, knows all eyes are on him when he walks into just about any room.

Terry Rozier had 20 points, Tyler Herro scored 16 of his 18 points in the second half and Nikol Jovic added 14 to help the Heat snap a three-game losing streak. Miami closed the first half with an 11-0 run to take a five-point lead at 46-41,

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 on Sunday night.

The defending NBA Champions are back in action on Friday, Jan. 17 when the Boston Celtics host the Orlando Magic at TD Garden in Boston.

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James Harden scored 21 points to go along with 12 assists, Ivica Zubac added 21 points and 19 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers earned a 116-102 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night in the first game between the teams at Inglewood,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the scoring with 27 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder got back to winning ways with a 127-101 defeat of the struggling Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.

Two of the top teams in the NBA collide on Sunday when the Denver Nuggets (25-16) travel to face the Orlando Magic (23-20). It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Magic prediction and pick.

Nikola Jokic recorded another triple-double despite getting the fourth quarter off, and Christian Braun had his first double-double of the season, as the Nuggets completed a 2-0 trip to Florida with Sunday's win over the Magic in Orlando.