"Jameer Nelson stood at his locker after the Orlando Magic defeated the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night and patiently waited as the team's assistant athletic trainer, Keon Weise, wrapped tape around his right thumb.

Nelson then slipped his hand into a brace that keeps his thumb immobilized.

That should tell you about the discomfort Nelson experienced during Orlando's 103-97 victory.

"It's nothing new," Nelson said. "I've just got to play through it. It's just a little swollen."

Nelson, who first jammed the thumb last Wednesday in Atlanta, didn't let the injury stop him on Sunday. He scored 12 of his 15 points in the second half and made several key baskets down the stretch.

He drove into the paint with 4:28 remaining in the fourth quarter and hit a layup to put the Magic up 93-85.

An 18-foot jumper a few minutes later and a 15-foot fadeaway jumper kept Denver at bay."