Toronto Raptors at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationWestbrook scores 21 points, Jokic has a triple-double and the Nuggets beat the Raptors 121-119
Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for his third triple-double in four games for Denver, which played without Jamal Murray (concussion protocol) and lost Aaron Gordon to a right calf strain in the first quarter.
The Nuggets trailed 109-98 with 5:45 left but rallied to take a 118-117 lead on Peyton Watson’s 3-pointer. The teams traded baskets and Julian Strawther split a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.
That gave Toronto a chance but on the final play Westbrook blanketed RJ Barrett, whose 26-footer to win it at the horn was short.
Barrett finished with 18 points while Gradey Dick had 26 and Jakob Poeltl scored 24.
Nuggets: The injuries have put more pressure on the bench to come through. Swather has played well the last few games and Hunter Tyson is making the most of his opportunity.
This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Gradey Dick's first name and to correct Jokic to 13 assists.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 2-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 119 - 121 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 119 - 121 | |
4th 0.0 | Raptors offensive team rebound | 119 - 121 | |
4th 0.1 | RJ Barrett misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot | 119 - 121 | |
4th 5.1 | Raptors Full timeout | 119 - 121 |
Statistics
TOR | DEN | |
---|---|---|
47-103 | FG | 41-83 |
45.6 | Field Goal % | 49.4 |
13-39 | 3PT | 10-31 |
33.3 | Three Point % | 32.3 |
12-18 | FT | 29-38 |
66.7 | Free Throw % | 76.3 |
41 | Rebounds | 44 |
14 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
38 | Assists | 29 |
12 | Steals | 9 |
3 | Blocks | 10 |
13 | Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
20 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
60 | Points in Paint | 56 |
27 | Fouls | 21 |
14 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,525 · Capacity:
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 |
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 |
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