Denver Nuggets at Toronto Raptors
· National Basketball AssociationNikola Jokic scores 40, Nuggets rally from 15 down to beat Raptors for first win of season
Canadian star Jamal Murray sent the game to overtime by making a reverse layup for the Nuggets with less than a second remaining in regulation.
Jokic also grabbed 10 rebounds. Aaron Gordon had 16 points and 11 boards for Denver.
Toronto’s RJ Barrett missed a 3 in the final seconds of OT, and Ochai Agbaji and Jakob Poeltl were unable to tip in Barrett’s miss.
Murray and Christian Braun each scored 17 as the Nuggets won for the first time in three games this season.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, but he was knocked out of the game in the final minute of the fourth quarter after he was elbowed in the right eye.
Barrett scored 20 points in his season debut after missing the first three games because of a sprained right shoulder. Poeltl had 16 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.
Raptors: Barnes went down and stumbled to the bench in pain after he was elbowed with 24 seconds remaining in the fourth. After being treated briefly, Barnes was helped to the locker room.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | End of Game | 127 - 125 | |
5th 0.0 | End of the 1st Overtime | 127 - 125 | |
5th 0.0 | Raptors offensive team rebound | 127 - 125 | |
5th 0.0 | Jakob Poeltl misses two point shot | 127 - 125 | |
5th 0.0 | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | 127 - 125 |
Statistics
DEN | TOR | |
---|---|---|
47-96 | FG | 49-109 |
49.0 | Field Goal % | 45.0 |
9-20 | 3PT | 10-35 |
45.0 | Three Point % | 28.6 |
24-30 | FT | 17-21 |
80.0 | Free Throw % | 81.0 |
52 | Rebounds | 54 |
15 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
37 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
29 | Assists | 30 |
6 | Steals | 7 |
6 | Blocks | 7 |
16 | Turnovers | 15 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
16 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
22 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
18 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
68 | Points in Paint | 74 |
20 | Fouls | 27 |
8 | Largest Lead | 15 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,082 · Capacity:
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City | 23 | 5 | .821 | - | W8 |
Denver | 16 | 11 | .593 | 6.5 | W2 |
Minnesota | 14 | 14 | .500 | 9 | L3 |
Portland | 9 | 20 | .310 | 14.5 | L2 |
Utah | 7 | 21 | .250 | 16 | L1 |
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boston | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | L1 |
New York | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W4 |
Brooklyn | 11 | 18 | .379 | 11 | L2 |
Philadelphia | 10 | 17 | .370 | 11 | W1 |
Toronto | 7 | 23 | .233 | 15.5 | L8 |
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