The Denver Nuggets have feasted on teams on the second night of back-to-back games, and they will get a chance to add to that dominance when they host the Orlando Magic on Thursday night.

Which means the players who faced the Denver Nuggets Thursday night essentially will be the same group trying to rescue the regular season. They'll hope the 112-90 blowout loss isn't a precursor of things to come in the season's final third.

Wednesday night, on the eve of the deadline, Porter got down to business and showed again just how valuable he can be. He tied a career-high with 39 points on 16 of 23 shooting, hauled in 12 rebounds and dished four assists in Denver’s 144-119 rout of New Orleans. It was the Nuggets’ fourth consecutive win.