Denver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors

Mar 14, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	26	36	18	110
TOR	49	23	26	27	125

Game Recap

The Raptors defeated the Nuggets, 125-110. Fred VanVleet led all scorers with 36 points (8-12 3pt FG) and seven assists for the Raptors, while Scottie Barnes added 18 points, seven rebounds, and five assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 28 points, 8 rebounds, and seven assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Raptors improve to 33-36 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 46-23.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	8-13	5-9	2-2	6	2	2	0	2	2	-8	23
50Aaron GordonPF	34	8-13	0-1	2-6	1	3	2	1	0	2	-10	18
15Nikola JokicC	34	10-13	0-1	8-8	8	7	1	0	4	3	-8	28
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	29	1-2	0-1	1-1	2	4	2	1	0	1	-8	3
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	5-18	1-8	3-4	2	9	2	1	5	3	-20	14
11Bruce Brown	22	5-7	0-1	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	2	-3	12
0Christian Braun	16	2-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	1	-12	4
32Jeff Green	19	3-5	0-2	2-2	5	3	0	0	1	1	-5	8
13Thomas Bryant	8	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-5	0
31Vlatko Cancar	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
14Ish Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-7655.3%	6-2524.0%	20-2580.0%	32	29	9	4	14	17	-	110

RAPTORS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3OG AnunobySF	34	10-14	4-8	0-0	3	3	1	0	1	4	+13	24
43Pascal SiakamPF	39	6-16	0-3	0-1	8	4	1	0	3	4	+17	12
19Jakob PoeltlC	27	5-6	0-0	2-2	11	5	1	2	1	4	+30	12
4Scottie BarnesSG	37	8-16	0-1	2-2	7	5	1	0	4	2	+24	18
23Fred VanVleetPG	37	13-22	8-12	2-3	3	7	3	0	2	2	+21	36
33Gary Trent Jr.	25	3-9	0-3	5-5	3	0	2	0	0	0	-5	11
25Chris Boucher	11	3-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	-2	6
5Precious Achiuwa	13	0-3	0-1	4-4	4	1	0	0	0	0	-13	4
1Will Barton	10	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-6	2
22Malachi Flynn	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
35Christian Koloko	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
21Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	49-9352.7%	12-3040.0%	15-1788.2%	44	25	10	2	11	18	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENTOR

(11:57) Jump Ball J. Poeltl vs. N. Jokic: Tip to P. Siakam
+2 (11:36) J. Poeltl 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (O. Anunoby 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:15) K. Caldwell-Pope 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
22
(10:54) MISS P. Siakam 13' step back Shot
(10:51) J. Poeltl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:47) MISS P. Siakam driving finger roll Layup
(10:44) J. Poeltl REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (10:44) J. Poeltl tip Layup (4 PTS)
24
(10:37) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(10:35) O. Anunoby REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:27) O. Anunoby 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
26
+2 (10:12) A. Gordon driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
46
+2 (9:59) S. Barnes turnaround bank Hook (2 PTS)
48
+2 (9:44) A. Gordon 6' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
68
(9:34) MISS S. Barnes 9' driving Hook
(9:31) S. Barnes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:30) S. Barnes putback DUNK (4 PTS)
610
+2 (9:18) M. Porter Jr. 19' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
810
(9:04) MISS P. Siakam 6' turnaround Shot
(9:02) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:56) M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:56) O. Anunoby STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:53) O. Anunoby running DUNK (4 PTS)
812
(8:23) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:23) F. VanVleet STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:19) J. Poeltl cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (S. Barnes 1 AST)
814
(8:19) DEN Timeout
(8:11) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(8:11) J. Poeltl BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:07) S. Barnes REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (7:55) F. VanVleet 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (P. Siakam 1 AST)
817
(7:37) S. Barnes shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (7:37) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
917
+1 (7:37) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1017
+3 (7:21) F. VanVleet 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (P. Siakam 2 AST)
1020
+2 (7:09) N. Jokic cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
1220
(6:59) MISS O. Anunoby 26' 3PT
(6:56) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:50) MISS J. Murray 11' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(6:47) F. VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:37) O. Anunoby 26' 3PT (7 PTS) (S. Barnes 2 AST)
1223
(6:22) O. Anunoby personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:18) MISS A. Gordon driving finger roll Layup
(6:15) J. Poeltl REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(6:08) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Poeltl 2 FT)
+1 (6:08) J. Poeltl Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1224
+1 (6:08) J. Poeltl Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1225
(5:55) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(5:52) P. Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:41) P. Siakam 6' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1227
+3 (5:32) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
1527
(5:19) MISS F. VanVleet 25' pullup 3PT
(5:18) S. Barnes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:18) S. Barnes putback Layup (6 PTS)
1529
(5:18) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Barnes 1 FT)
+1 (5:18) S. Barnes Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1530
+2 (5:05) N. Jokic cutting finger roll Layup (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1730
(4:39) MISS P. Siakam 28' bank 3PT
(4:35) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:31) B. Brown running DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 3 AST)
1930
+3 (4:14) O. Anunoby 25' 3PT (10 PTS) (F. VanVleet 1 AST)
1933
(3:58) J. Poeltl defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (3:58) K. Caldwell-Pope technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2033
+2 (3:52) A. Gordon cutting DUNK (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2233
(3:38) F. VanVleet offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(3:38) F. VanVleet offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:23) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:23) S. Barnes STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:15) C. Boucher cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (S. Barnes 3 AST)
2235
(2:56) MISS B. Brown 26' 3PT
(2:53) S. Barnes REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (2:48) F. VanVleet running finger roll Layup (8 PTS)
2237
(2:48) DEN Timeout
(2:34) C. Boucher shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (2:34) B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2337
+1 (2:34) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2437
+2 (2:13) G. Trent Jr. 16' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2439
+2 (1:53) B. Brown driving reverse Layup (6 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2639
(1:44) MISS F. VanVleet driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(1:44) C. Braun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:41) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:28) MISS B. Brown 13' floating Shot
(1:25) C. Boucher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:21) F. VanVleet 25' 3PT running (11 PTS)
2642
+2 (1:03) J. Green 16' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
2842
+2 (0:50) C. Boucher alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (F. VanVleet 2 AST)
2844
(0:38) MISS J. Green 3PT
(0:36) P. Achiuwa REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:29) F. VanVleet 26' 3PT step back (14 PTS) (P. Achiuwa 1 AST)
2847
+2 (0:17) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
3047
+2 (0:00) S. Barnes 17' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
3049
(0:00) MISS J. Murray 45' driving floating 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

TOR

110Points125

42-76(55.3%)Field Goal(%)49-93(52.7%)

6-25(24.0%)3-Point(%)12-30(40.0%)

20-25(80.0%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

32(4)Rebounds(Offensive)44(14)

29Assists25

9Steals10

4Blocks2

14Turnovers11

17Fouls18

66Pts In The Paint64

17Fast Break Pts25

15Pts Off Turnovers25

24Bench Pts23

0Largest Lead24

Game Details

Tuesday, March 14, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON

attendance: 19,800 (100%)

tv: NBA TV