The fourth-year guard is 'feeling better' and 'itching to get back onto the court' as he works through his rehab.
The Denver Nuggets are rounding off their Florida road trip with the Orlando Magic on Sunday night in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Last season the Magic swept the season series,
Prior to his low back injury, Suggs averaged 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.47 steals during 29.0 minutes in 34 starts.
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Although he was out Monday night, the All-NBA Defense guard helped spark his team to dominate the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs' low back strain is confirmed, and center Moe Wagner underwent successful ACL repair surgery on his left knee, a league source told Magic on SI.
The Magic guard averaged 16.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists. and 1.47 steals during 29 minutes in 34 games. He also missed one game (Nov. 25) due to a left hamstring strain and one more (Dec. 21) due to a right ankle sprain.
The key for Denver is stringing together as many victories in a row as they can, and Orlando is a great test. The Nuggets might relax because they see the health of Orlando at this current moment, but last season in a similar situation, the Nuggets let go of the rope against the Magic and paid the price in crunch time.
The Denver Nuggets, winners of 9 of their last 12, head into Orlando to face the Magic Sunday afternoon. The Magic just lost two straight on the road to
Out with a whimper and in with a bang, the story of the Raptors was encapsulated during a two-day window when a historical low would be reached followed by one of the best performances from a point guard who helped the team end an 11-game slide.
Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points, Nikola Jokić registered his league-leading 17th triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon added 16 points off the bench. It was the 18th time in Jokić's career that he recorded a triple-double while shooting 75% from the field (9-of-12).