ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Kenneth Faried had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Orlando Magic 121-113 on Saturday night.
Jusuf Nurkic added 17 points on 8-of-11 shooting and grabbed eight rebounds for the Nuggets, who lost their previous two games. Will Barton scored 16.
Faried was 9 of 10 from the field and Denver shot 57 percent in sending the Magic to their third straight loss.
The Nuggets outscored short-handed Orlando 64-34 in the paint. Magic center Nikola Vucevic did not suit up because of a back injury.
Evan Fournier led Orlando with 24 points. Serge Ibaka had 22 points and four blocked shots.
Nuggets top the Magic in Amyway Center./p>