Denver Nuggets vs. Toronto Raptors

Dec 20, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	29	32	29	23	113
TOR	20	24	31	29	104

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Raptors, 113-104. Nikola Jokic led the way with 31 points, 15 rebounds, and six assists for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 20 points, six assists, and four rebounds in the victory. Scottie Barnes tallied 30 points, 10 rebounds, and five assists for the Raptors in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 19-10 in the regular season, while the Raptors fall to 11-16.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	5-13	2-7	0-0	6	2	1	0	0	1	+10	12
50Aaron GordonPF	30	6-9	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	1	1	+14	12
15Nikola JokicC	38	13-23	3-5	2-3	15	6	0	2	2	2	+15	31
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	31	4-5	2-3	0-0	2	3	2	2	0	2	+15	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	32	9-22	2-7	0-0	5	6	1	2	2	2	+12	20
0Christian Braun	16	1-4	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	-6	3
7Reggie Jackson	16	3-7	0-3	1-2	2	4	0	0	1	1	-5	7
8Peyton Watson	17	5-6	1-1	0-0	4	1	1	1	0	1	-5	11
3Julian Strawther	13	3-6	1-4	0-0	1	2	2	0	0	2	+1	7
22Zeke Nnaji	9	0-3	0-0	0-2	3	1	1	2	2	1	-6	0
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	49-9850.0%	12-3336.4%	3-742.9%	46	29	9	9	8	13	-	113

RAPTORS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Scottie BarnesSF	33	13-22	1-5	3-4	10	5	0	1	2	0	-4	30
43Pascal SiakamPF	35	7-16	1-5	3-5	5	1	0	0	1	2	-17	18
19Jakob PoeltlC	19	2-5	0-0	0-0	5	3	0	2	1	2	-12	4
3OG AnunobySG	39	4-9	1-4	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	2	-5	9
17Dennis SchroderPG	30	3-8	1-2	0-0	2	7	1	0	2	2	-17	7
33Gary Trent Jr.	28	4-9	1-5	3-3	3	4	0	0	1	0	-11	12
5Precious Achiuwa	24	6-10	1-2	0-1	5	1	1	1	1	2	+6	13
22Malachi Flynn	15	2-8	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	1	+7	6
25Chris Boucher	12	2-3	1-1	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	1	+8	5
1Gradey Dick	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jalen McDaniels	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Otto Porter Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Garrett Temple	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9047.8%	9-2733.3%	9-1369.2%	41	26	3	5	11	12	-	104

Play-by-Play

Scores OnlyExpand All

1st quarterDENTOR

(11:57) Jump Ball Poeltl vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
(11:45) MISS Porter Jr. 16' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:32) Barnes 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
02
(11:17) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:13) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:10) Siakam 7' Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
(11:10) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Capers)
+1 (11:10) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
05
+3 (10:57) Murray 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
35
(10:36) MISS Barnes 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:34) Nuggets Rebound
(10:19) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Schroder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:06) MISS Siakam 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:01) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:59) MISS Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot
(9:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) MISS Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:42) Barnes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:39) MISS Poeltl 6' Running Jump Shot
(9:36) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:18) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
+2 (9:06) Schroder 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Poeltl 1 AST)
37
(8:56) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:56) Barnes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:41) Siakam 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS)
39
+2 (8:23) Jokic 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
59
(8:18) Caldwell-Pope S.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Mehta)
(8:18) MISS Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:18) RAPTORS Rebound
(8:18) MISS Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:16) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:05) Poeltl P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Mehta)
(8:00) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:55) Poeltl REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:48) MISS Siakam 27' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(7:45) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:37) Gordon 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
79
(7:17) MISS Barnes 6' Driving Layup
(7:13) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:05) Jokic Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:58) RAPTORS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:50) MISS Anunoby 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(6:47) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:40) Schroder P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Capers)
+2 (6:30) Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
99
+2 (6:14) Barnes 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
911
(5:55) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
(5:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:48) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(5:47) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (5:47) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1111
+2 (5:39) Siakam 5' Turnaround Bank Shot (7 PTS) (Barnes 1 AST)
1113
+2 (5:22) Caldwell-Pope 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1313
(5:12) Barnes Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (4:54) Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1513
(4:41) MISS Siakam 3PT Jump Shot
(4:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:35) Poeltl P.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Mehta)
(4:27) MISS Murray 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:27) Nuggets Rebound
+3 (4:24) Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1813
+2 (4:01) Siakam 13' Fadeaway Jumper (9 PTS)
1815
(3:50) Gordon Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:42) MISS Trent Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(3:39) Nuggets Rebound
(3:39) Siakam L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (S.Mehta)
(3:22) MISS Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:19) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:14) Trent Jr. 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
1817
+2 (2:59) Jackson 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2017
(2:40) MISS Siakam 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:35) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:23) Jokic 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2217
(2:06) MISS Trent Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:03) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:55) Jackson 7' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2417
+3 (1:38) Anunoby 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Flynn 1 AST)
2420
+3 (1:22) Watson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2720
(0:57) MISS Anunoby 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (0:47) Strawther 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
2920
(0:47) RAPTORS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(0:35) MISS Flynn 8' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(0:31) Achiuwa REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:30) MISS Achiuwa 2' Putback Layup
(0:28) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:15) MISS Nnaji 3' Reverse Layup
(0:12) Barnes REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:05) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
(0:00) MISS Flynn 16' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

TOR

113Points104

49-98(50.0%)Field Goal(%)43-90(47.8%)

12-33(36.4%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

3-7(42.9%)Free Throw(%)9-13(69.2%)

46(15)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

29Assists26

9Steals3

9Blocks5

8Turnovers11

13Fouls12

62Pts In The Paint56

22Fast Break Pts12

16Pts Off Turnovers15

28Bench Pts36

21Largest Lead6

Game Details

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 · 7:30 PM

Scotiabank Arena · Toronto, ON

attendance: 19,800 (100%)