The Denver Nuggets suffered a crushing 127-126 loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday, marking their second one-point loss within three games. Blowing a 17-point lead and allowing 43 points in the fourth quarter were certainly recipes for disaster, but did the officiating ultimately cost the Nuggets the game?

Peyton Watson scored 24 points, Jamal Murray had 21 and the Denver Nuggets won their first game without injured center Nikola Jokic, beating the Toronto Raptors 106-103.

The Nuggets have a net rating of +11.9 when Jokic is on the floor, with that number plummeting to -5.4 when he’s off the floor. And it isn't just Joker who is sidelined for Denver, with three other starters in Aaron Gordon, Cam Johnson, and Christian Braun also out with injuries.

Nikola Jokic is on an all-time tear right now, putting up 56 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assists in a Christmas win over the Minnesota Timberwolves before droppi

The NBA has acknowledged that referees missed a call late on Jamal Murray in the Denver Nuggets' loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday.

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić made NBA history in the team's overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, delivering a Christmas masterpiece.

Nuggets vs Mavericks predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday, December 23. Nikola Jokic is in the giving spirit.

Murray is the last healthy remaining starter for the Nuggets, who are expecting the most recent injury, a Jokić hyperextended knee, to keep him out for the next month or so.