The Magic are coming off another great road trip in which they won in San Antonio, Los Angeles (Lakers) and Denver, beating the leaders of the Southwest, Pacific and Northwest divisions, respectfully.

Now they face the leaders of the Atlantic, expecting to continue their role toward legitimizing themselves as serious title contenders.

No one doubts them anymore.

The Magic (33-8) have the best road record (17-5) in the league.

Orlando lost earlier this season at Boston, but this isn't the same Magic team it was earlier. The Magic are brimming with confidence now, believing they have grown into the league's best team.

The Celtics, who play in Miami on Wednesday night, will be hoping to make a statement in Orlando, but so will the Magic. The Magic know that Boston is the team they will have to go through in the playoffs, and they'd like to start the process now.

"We're on a high right now. At some point we'll hit adversity, but we haven't hit that yet," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "We had a very impressive road trip."

MAGIC 106, NUGGETS 88: Forwards Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Jameer combined for 54 points, hitting eight of 14 shots from 3-point range, to lead the Magic to their seventh consecutive victory Saturday night. The Magic coasted through the first half, then exploded in the third quarter, putting away the Nuggets and turning a close game into an easy victory.

Guard Jameer Nelson had 23 points, including 21 in the first half before he turned much of his workload over to Turkoglu, who finished with a game-high 31 points.