Who won Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 106-103 on December 31, 2025.

Peyton Watson scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets; Brandon Ingram scored 30 for the Toronto Raptors.

Denver Nuggets at Toronto Raptors

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Dec 31, 2025 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Toronto Raptors schedule

Final

Away

Toronto Raptors

103

Venue: Scotiabank Arena

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 106-103 on the road on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Scotiabank Arena. Peyton Watson had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Brandon Ingram had 30 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist for the Toronto Raptors.

The Denver Nuggets led 63-54 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 32-23. Double-digit figures in two categories: Scottie Barnes (triple-double, Toronto Raptors). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 28, Toronto Raptors 12. Jamal Murray had 21 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 106-103 on December 31, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Peyton Watson scored 24 for the Denver Nuggets; Brandon Ingram scored 30 for the Toronto Raptors.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	32	31	22	21	106
Toronto Raptors	23	31	25	24	103

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 24 Peyton Watson
Rebounds: 9 Jonas Valančiūnas
Assists: 6 Jamal Murray

Toronto Raptors

Points: 30 Brandon Ingram
Rebounds: 14 Scottie Barnes
Assists: 10 Scottie Barnes

Scottie Barnes triple-double (20 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Spencer Jones starter	37:47	6	7	2	1	0	2	0-3	0-3	6-6	5	-1
Jamal Murray starter	37:34	21	7	6	1	1	2	6-18	2-5	7-7	0	+8
Peyton Watson starter	36:00	24	8	0	2	0	1	9-19	1-6	5-7	2	+6
Jalen Pickett starter	28:17	10	1	1	0	0	0	4-11	2-7	0-0	2	-9
Jonas Valančiūnas starter	23:08	17	9	4	1	3	1	5-6	0-0	7-8	2	+2
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	30:09	9	5	1	0	0	1	3-13	3-9	0-0	3	+7
Bruce Brown bench	25:26	8	7	2	0	0	2	3-5	0-1	2-4	3	+4
DaRon Holmes II bench	21:39	11	3	1	0	1	1	4-5	2-3	1-2	1	-2

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Cameron Johnson, Nikola Jokić, Tamar Bates, Julian Strawther

Toronto Raptors
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Brandon Ingram starter	36:20	30	8	1	0	0	1	11-21	5-7	3-4	4	-4
Immanuel Quickley starter	34:17	22	3	4	1	0	0	5-16	4-11	8-10	5	+1
Scottie Barnes starter	33:10	20	14	10	1	1	0	7-14	2-4	4-4	4	+6
RJ Barrett starter	24:26	17	6	3	0	0	2	7-13	1-4	2-3	1	+9
Ochai Agbaji starter	11:05	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	-5
Collin Murray-Boyles bench	25:59	6	9	2	2	2	1	3-11	0-4	0-0	5	+12
Ja'Kobe Walter bench	23:13	2	3	0	0	0	1	1-6	0-5	0-0	2	-14
Jamal Shead bench	21:11	2	0	5	1	0	1	1-8	0-4	0-0	2	-6
Sandro Mamukelashvili bench	12:15	0	4	1	1	1	1	0-5	0-3	0-0	1	-12
Gradey Dick bench	11:49	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	-7
Jamison Battle bench	6:15	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+5

Not available: Jakob Poeltl, Chucky Hepburn

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Toronto Raptors
28/34 (82%)	Free throws	17/21 (81%)
24/46 (52%)	2 pointers	25/55 (45%)
10/34 (29%)	3 pointers	12/45 (26%)
34/80 (42%)	Field goals	37/100 (37%)
47	Rebounds	50
38	Defensive rebounds	33
9	Offensive rebounds	17
17	Assists	27
10	Turnovers	8
5	Steals	6
5	Blocks	4
18	Fouls	25
9	Max points in a row	10
36:04	Time spent in lead	6:32
13	Biggest lead	4

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Toronto Raptors ahead)

Largest margin: 11 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 16
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 13 Q2 4:20
Largest lead · Toronto Raptors: 4 Q3 8:40
Longest run: 10-0 Toronto Raptors · Q4 10:59 to Q4 9:16

Scoring plays

Q1 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Toronto Raptors
11:45	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:27	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:36	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:18	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 2-pt field goal	4	4
8:49	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	4	6
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	7	6
8:18	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 2-pt field goal	7	8
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	10	8
7:31	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 3-pt field goal	10	11
7:04	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	12	11
6:36	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	15	11
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	17	11
5:45	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	18	11
5:45	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	19	11
5:27	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram Free throw	19	12
5:27	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram Free throw	19	13
5:18	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	20	13
5:18	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	21	13
4:23	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	23	13
4:00	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal	23	16
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	24	16
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	25	16
1:49	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 2-pt field goal	27	16
1:31	Toronto Raptors	Collin Murray-Boyles 2-pt field goal	27	18
0:51	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	29	18
0:38	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 3-pt field goal	29	21
0:22	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal	32	21
0:08	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 2-pt field goal	32	23

Q2 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Toronto Raptors
11:40	Toronto Raptors	Collin Murray-Boyles 2-pt field goal	32	25
11:10	Toronto Raptors	Collin Murray-Boyles 2-pt field goal	32	27
10:50	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 3-pt field goal	35	27
10:23	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	37	27
8:56	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley 3-pt field goal	37	30
8:39	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	39	30
8:23	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	42	30
8:07	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley 3-pt field goal	42	33
7:19	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	45	33
7:00	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	45	34
7:00	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	45	35
5:52	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley 2-pt field goal	45	37
5:34	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	47	37
5:14	Toronto Raptors	Ochai Agbaji 2-pt field goal	47	39
4:54	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	49	39
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	51	39
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	52	39
4:13	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	52	40
4:13	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	52	41
3:45	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	52	43
3:24	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	54	43
3:12	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal	54	46
2:42	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	54	48
2:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	55	48
2:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	56	48
2:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	57	48
1:57	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes Free throw	57	49
1:57	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes Free throw	57	50
1:45	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	59	50
1:38	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes Free throw	59	51
1:38	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes Free throw	59	52
1:27	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	61	52
1:18	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	61	54
0:22	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	63	54

Q3 · 25 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Toronto Raptors
11:49	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley 3-pt field goal	63	57
10:48	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal	63	60
10:24	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	63	62
10:24	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett Free throw	63	63
10:15	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	64	63
9:16	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 3-pt field goal	64	66
8:40	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	64	68
8:17	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	65	68
8:17	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	66	68
8:00	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	66	70
7:44	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	67	70
7:44	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	68	70
6:50	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	70	70
6:01	Toronto Raptors	Ja'Kobe Walter 2-pt field goal	70	72
5:24	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	73	72
4:51	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	74	72
4:51	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	75	72
3:45	Toronto Raptors	Jamal Shead 2-pt field goal	75	74
3:17	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	75	76
2:51	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 2-pt field goal	77	76
2:32	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II Free throw	78	76
2:09	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal	78	79
1:29	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal	81	79
1:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	83	79
0:41	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	85	79

Q4 · 29 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Toronto Raptors
11:54	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	86	79
11:54	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	87	79
11:38	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	87	81
11:22	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	88	81
11:22	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	89	81
10:59	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	89	82
10:44	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 2-pt field goal	89	84
10:15	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett Free throw	89	85
10:11	Toronto Raptors	Jamison Battle 2-pt field goal	89	87
9:42	Toronto Raptors	Scottie Barnes 2-pt field goal	89	89
9:16	Toronto Raptors	RJ Barrett 2-pt field goal	89	91
8:54	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	92	91
8:32	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley 3-pt field goal	92	94
7:33	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	94	94
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	95	94
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	96	94
6:13	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram Free throw	96	95
5:36	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	98	95
4:40	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 3-pt field goal	98	98
4:18	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	99	98
3:24	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	101	98
1:46	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	102	98
1:06	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	102	99
0:21	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	102	100
0:21	Toronto Raptors	Immanuel Quickley Free throw	102	101
0:20	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	103	101
0:20	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	104	101
0:15	Toronto Raptors	Brandon Ingram 2-pt field goal	104	103
0:14	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	106	103

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 2-0.

Dec 31: Denver Nuggets 106 at Toronto Raptors 103 (this game)
Mar 20: Toronto Raptors 115 at Denver Nuggets 121

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