Australian veteran Joe Ingles has had an impact off the bench to help lift the Orlando Magic to a fifth consecutive NBA win, this time over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets.
Ingles had 12 points and seven rebounds as Franz Wagner (27 points), Paolo Banchero (23) and Cole Anthony (20) all made their presences felt in the Magic's 124-119 home victory on Thursday (AEDT).
The result, which gave the Magic a 10-5 record, came despite a sixth triple-double of the season from Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic - the 111th of his career.