Buoyed by Nikola Jokic, Nuggets open 7-game trip at Orlando

The Denver Nuggets finished up a tough slate of games and now start a season-high seven-game road trip when they face the Orlando Magic on Saturday night.

Denver played the Houston Rockets twice, went on the road against the Dallas Mavericks and won a thriller over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday night to wrap up a six-game stretch over 11 days. The Nuggets won four of those six contests.

The Nuggets won't have three starters for Saturday night after Cameron Johnson went down...