Overview
- Video review wiped out Brandon Ingram’s tying three at the horn, confirming Denver’s 106-103 road win.
- Peyton Watson led the Nuggets with 24 points and Jamal Murray had 21, with only eight Denver players seeing the floor.
- Scottie Barnes recorded a 20-14-10 triple-double for Toronto, while Ingram scored 30 and Immanuel Quickley added 22.
- Denver played without Jokić after a left knee hyperextension on Monday, with reports indicating an absence of about a month.
- Jonas Valančiūnas left in the third quarter with a right calf strain after posting 17 points and nine rebounds, as Toronto’s bench shot 5-for-34 in a game featuring 16 lead changes.