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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|**29**|**32**|**29**|**23**|**113**|[](/DEN)|
**TOR**|**20**|**24**|**31**|**29**|**104**|[](/TOR)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**49-98 (50.0)**|**12-33 (36.4)**|**3-7 (42.9)**|**15**|**45**|**29**|**8**|**10**|**8**|**13**|**113**|
[](/TOR)**TOR**|**43-89 (48.3)**|**9-27 (33.3)**|**9-13 (69.2)**|**10**|**41**|**26**|**12**|**3**|**5**|**12**|**104**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|32:38|5-13 (38.5)|2-7 (28.6)|0-0 (0.0)|1|6|2|0|1|0|1|12|+10|
A. Gordon^^PF|30:11|6-9 (66.7)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|3|5|2|1|0|0|1|12|+14|
N. Jokic^^C|38:06|13-23 (56.5)|3-5 (60.0)|2-3 (66.7)|5|15|6|2|0|2|2|31|+15|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|31:45|4-5 (80.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|3|0|3|1|2|10|+15|
J. Murray^^PG|32:04|9-22 (40.9)|2-7 (28.6)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|6|2|1|2|2|20|+12|
C. Braun|16:53|1-4 (25.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|3|2|0|1|0|0|3|-6|
R. Jackson|16:43|3-7 (42.9)|0-3 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|1|2|4|1|0|0|1|7|-5|
P. Watson|17:49|5-6 (83.3)|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|4|1|0|1|1|1|11|-5|
J. Strawther|13:57|3-6 (50.0)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|2|0|2|0|2|7|+1|
Z. Nnaji|9:54|0-3 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-2 (0.0)|2|3|1|2|1|2|1|0|-6|
**Totals**||**49-98 (50.0)**|**12-33 (36.4)**|**3-7 (42.9)**|**15**|**45**|**29**|**8**|**10**|**8**|**13**|**113**||
**DNP:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Justin Holiday***, ***DeAndre Jordan***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Jay Huff***, ***Braxton Key***, ***Jalen Pickett***, ***Hunter Tyson***
**[](/TOR)TOR**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
S. Barnes^^SF|33:04|13-21 (61.9)|1-5 (20.0)|3-4 (75.0)|1|10|5|3|0|1|0|30|-4|
P. Siakam^^PF|35:34|7-16 (43.8)|1-5 (20.0)|3-5 (60.0)|1|5|1|1|0|0|2|18|-17|
J. Poeltl^^C|19:21|2-5 (40.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|5|3|1|0|2|2|4|-12|
O. Anunoby^^SG|39:57|4-9 (44.4)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|3|1|0|0|2|9|-5|
D. Schroder^^PG|30:50|3-8 (37.5)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|7|2|1|0|2|7|-17|
G. Trent Jr.|28:37|4-9 (44.4)|1-5 (20.0)|3-3 (100.0)|0|3|4|1|0|0|0|12|-11|
P. Achiuwa|24:34|6-10 (60.0)|1-2 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|4|5|1|1|1|1|2|13|+6|
M. Flynn|15:37|2-8 (25.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|2|1|1|0|1|6|+7|
C. Boucher|12:26|2-3 (66.7)|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|7|0|1|0|1|1|5|+8|
**Totals**||**43-89 (48.3)**|**9-27 (33.3)**|**9-13 (69.2)**|**10**|**41**|**26**|**12**|**3**|**5**|**12**|**104**||
**DNP:** ***Gradey Dick***, ***Jalen McDaniels***, ***Otto Porter Jr.***, ***Garrett Temple***, ***Thaddeus Young***
**Inactive:** ***Javon Freeman-Liberty***, ***Christian Koloko***, ***Markquis Nowell***, ***Jontay Porter***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**DEN**|62|18|22|21|28|9|16|[](/DEN)|
**TOR**|56|10|12|6|36|12|15|[](/TOR)|
**Lead Changes: 1** | **Times Tied: 3** | **Gametime: 1:58** | **Attendance: 19800**
*Officials: James Capers, Justin Van Duyne, Suyash Mehta*
by BigHoneyBot
28 Comments
Scottie Barnes and OG Anunoby are literally the same person. Both 6-7, around 230 athletic wings. Plus throw in Siakam and Boucher and the Raptors seem like they’re just all athletic wings.
Solid game from the bench. Not great, because they gave up that run early in the 4th, but PWat is so so good. Playoff rotation material, just needs to play with that same confidence.
I will say, 22 fastbreak points this game was great. Running in transition is what we need. I wonder how many games this season we had more than 20. I’d be shocked if there were a couple.
Watson is clearly the Nugget’s best young player at this point. Braun has obviously been great the last year and a half and was pivotal to winning the championship but Watson is showing that he has the higher ceiling.
Jokic has now scored 30 against every team in the league.
We back?
Oh lets see here Nuggets Win Wolves Lose Lakers are losing the only thing that would make this night Perfect is if Clippers blow it against the Mavs
Nuggets talking head guy is saying raptors have no one who can guard Jokic. Do any teams have these players?
I really like Watson
Driving back to Colorado from Nashville. Thank god. Missed the game but followed online. Go nuggets
End of december is where we figured it out last season, and went on that huge win streak in January.
We’re at the tipping point here. If we want that homecourt advantage, this is where we begin to roll.
I’m in Toronto, anyone know what hotel the Nuggets could be at? Its my birthday & I want to try getting a Jokic autograph haha (i’m serbian)
Who will tell the Lakers that there are games to play after the IST?
Whats wrong with Moach’s pronunciation of S. Was it always like this?
We got 7 free throws???? We are an ethical team
3/5 for 3, very, very nice.
Whoop that trick!
Wendell Carter Jr is coming back so that means that either Goga Bitadze or Moritz Wagner are going to lose there minutes. Both would be perfect backup C’s hope we go for one of them. That’s the last piece missing from the bench imo
This is where we make our push for that #1 seed lfg
Thank you Embiid for beating the Wolves. Hopefully we can reel them in record-wise before ASB.
Lakers won the IST and decided to call it a season
Wolves vs Lakers tomorrow. Either we get within 3 losses to the Wolves or the Lakers get their asses whooped yet again after their fraudulent IST. We win either way!
Nuggets remain undefeated when I comment in the daily thread
That was a fun game, let’s do it again on Friday
First
Us getting our injured players back now and making a push for the 1 seed
Derrick Jones being like on the cusp of being out of the league is crazy
Luka selling