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Nikola Jokic
Nuggets vs Clippers Picks and Prediction: Jokic Returns from Break Ready to Feast on a Depleted LA Frontcourt

The Denver Nuggets, sitting third in the Western Conference at 35-20, travel to face ninth-placed Los Angeles at Intuit Dome on Thursday, February 19, tipping off at 10:30 PM ET. With the Nuggets returning from the All-Star break healthier than they've been in months and sporting the league's best offensive rating at 120.4 PPG, this matchup pits a playoff-contending Denver squad riding a five-game over streak against these Clippers against a retooled LA team adjusting to life without James Harden and Ivica Zubac while missing Bradley Beal and newly acquired Darius Garland, as Nikola Jokic prepares to feast on a frontcourt with no real answer for him in the 2025/26 campaign.

OC Staff
February 19, 2026, 8:45 PM EST
3 Minute Read
Paolo Banchero Magic Dribbling
Magic vs Kings Picks and Predictions: Orlando Returns from Break to Feast on Sacramento's Mess

The Orlando Magic, sitting 7th in the Eastern Conference at 28-25, travel to face the league's worst team at Golden 1 Center on Thursday, February 19, tipping off at 10:00 PM ET. With the Magic returning from the All-Star break without star Franz Wagner (indefinite, high ankle sprain) and carrying a 12-13 record without him, this matchup pits a playoff-hungry Orlando squad against a Sacramento Kings team (12-44) that has dropped 14 straight, lost Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine to season-ending surgeries during the break, and surrenders the third-most points per game in the NBA at 120.6 allowed, as two franchises operating on completely opposite trajectories, one pushing for seeding, one pushing for the lottery, meet for the first time this season in the 2025-26 campaign.

OC Staff
February 19, 2026, 8:30 PM EST
3 Minute Read