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2026-27 · Regular season
Nuggets beat Raptors 128-109 as Nikola Jokić has a triple-double and Denver outscores Toronto 41-15 in the third quarter
Nikola Jokić had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and Denver outscored Toronto 41-15 in the third quarter to turn a 67-64 halftime deficit into a 128-109 win.
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Nikola Jokić had 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his third triple-double of the season, and the Denver Nuggets outscored the Toronto Raptors 41-15 in the third quarter on the way to a 128-109 win at Ball Arena on Wednesday, November 4. Bryce Hopkins scored 18 off the bench on 6-of-7 shooting and Denver, which led by as many as 27, improved to 4-3. RJ Barrett scored 22 for Toronto, which fell to 4-4.
A close first half
Toronto led 35-33 after the first quarter, with Jokić scoring 13 of Denver’s points, and 67-64 at halftime. The Raptors’ largest lead was 10, midway through the second quarter, when Collin Murray-Boyles’ tip-in made it 59-49 with 4:38 left in the half. Aaron Gordon made a three off a Cameron Johnson pass with 51.5 seconds left and a dunk off a Jamal Murray pass with 18.2 seconds left to cut it to three. Barrett scored 11 of his 22 in the second quarter.
A 41-15 third quarter
Denver opened the second half on a 12-2 run. Jokić made a running dunk off a Christian Braun pass, Gordon scored twice off Jokić assists, Jokić hit a layup off a Murray pass, and Braun and Murray each scored, to make it 76-69 with 9:25 left in the third. Johnson hit a three off a Jokić pass for an 84-73 lead with 6:35 left, and Gordon was called for a flopping technical foul at 6:33 and a flagrant foul 1 at 5:18.
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The Nuggets did not let Toronto back in. Murray made two free throws, Jokić scored on a 7-footer and a turnaround off a Tyus Jones pass, and Jokić made three free throws with 2:04 left for a 97-81 lead. Hopkins then scored on a layup off a Jokić pass, made two free throws and dunked to make it 103-81, and Jokić’s floater with 1.4 seconds left made it 105-82 after three. Jokić scored 15 points in the quarter and did not score in the fourth.
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Denver’s biggest lead was 27, 109-82, on a Hopkins dunk off a Jones pass with 11:05 left in the fourth quarter.
The numbers
Denver shot 48 of 78 (62%), made 9 of 23 threes and 23 of 27 free throws, had 35 assists on 48 baskets, outrebounded Toronto 36-28 and outscored the Raptors 76-46 in the paint. Toronto shot 41 of 84 (49%) and made 12 of 34 threes, with 29 assists, 16 turnovers and just 1 block. Denver had 15 turnovers and 11 steals to Toronto’s 10.
Jokić shot 13 of 19 and 6 of 7 at the line in 30 minutes, with 3 steals and a game-high +25. Gordon scored 17 on 7-of-9 shooting, Murray had 14 points and 7 assists, Johnson made four of his eight three-point attempts for 12 points, Braun scored 11 on 4-of-5 shooting, and Marvin Bagley III scored 10 off the bench. Jones had 8 assists in 18 minutes, and Hopkins finished with 4 rebounds and 2 steals. DeMar DeRozan did not play because of low back muscle spasms.
Toronto’s side
Barrett shot 7 of 17 and 5 of 8 at the line for 22 points. Scottie Barnes scored 17 on 7-of-15 shooting with 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 5 turnovers, Murray-Boyles scored 13, and Immanuel Quickley had 13 points and 7 assists on 5-of-12 shooting. Jamison Battle scored 9 off the bench, and Jamal Shead had 6 assists, 3 points and 3 turnovers.
What’s next
The Raptors visit the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday, November 6, at 8:00 p.m. ET (3:00 a.m. Saturday Cairo time). The Nuggets host the Indiana Pacers on Saturday, November 7, at 5:00 p.m. ET (midnight Sunday Cairo time).
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