Overview
- The Nuggets beat the Raptors 128-109 on Wednesday, paced by Nikola Jokić's 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for his third triple-double of the season.
- Denver turned a three-point halftime deficit into a rout with a 41-15 third quarter in which the team shot 68.2 percent and Toronto went 5-for-23 from the field.
- Denver's bench supplied a lift as rookie Bryce Hopkins scored a career-high 18 and six other Nuggets finished in double figures while DeMar DeRozan missed the game with back spasms.
- Toronto struggled to score in the second half and hit just 3 of 15 threes after halftime, RJ Barrett led the team with 22 points and Jakob Poeltl returned from shoulder bursitis but made a limited impact.
- The win was Denver's most lopsided of the season so far and leaves Toronto 4-4 overall and 2-4 without Kawhi Leonard with the Raptors headed to Milwaukee and the Nuggets set to host Indiana.