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Raptors-Nuggets Preview

By MATT BEARDMORE
Posted Nov 16 2009 10:21PM

The Denver Nuggets showed they can be one of the NBA's best teams by beating the defending champions in their last game.

The Toronto Raptors didn't need to be reminded.

The Nuggets look to build on their most impressive victory of the season Tuesday night when they try to win their fifth straight against the Raptors and sixth straight at home in the series.

In a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals, Denver (7-3) routed the Los Angeles Lakers 105-79 on Friday, holding the defending champs to eight third-quarter points on 4-for-20 shooting from the field. That tied a Nuggets franchise record for fewest points allowed in a quarter.

"I think it was the best quarter I've seen our team play against a special team, maybe since I've been in Denver,'' said sixth-year Nuggets coach George Karl. "It was intense, focused, disciplined, and the offense rewarded the defense by converting plays."

Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points on 11 of 20 shooting, despite having first-year Laker Ron Artest assigned to shut him down.

"I don't really think it's possible to have a 'Melo stopper,'' said Anthony, averaging a career-best 29.7 points. "No team in the NBA will just let me play 1-on-1 against them. They just won't do it.''

Anthony overcame a sore elbow and scored 23 as the Nuggets shot a season-best 59.8 percent in Toronto's last visit to the Pepsi Center - a 132-98 Denver victory on Dec. 2. The Nuggets have won five in a row at home against the Raptors (5-5) since an 81-74 loss on Dec. 30, 2003.

Last season's rout in Denver was the fifth-worst loss in Raptors franchise history, and it ended coach Sam Mitchell's tenure with the team. He was fired the following day and replaced by assistant Jay Triano.

Looking for its first three-game winning streak of the season, Triano's team fell to 1-1 on its western trip with Sunday's 101-100 loss to Phoenix. First-year Raptor Hedo Turkoglu matched a season high with 20 points but missed a step-back jumper from the top of the key as time expired.

"The shot was just like the shot I made a couple minutes before that on the left corner, and that's a shot I'll take every time,'' said Turkoglu, who gave Toronto a 100-98 lead with 51.5 seconds remaining with a jumper over Steve Nash.

Playing for Orlando, Turkoglu averaged 21.0 points, 5.0 boards and 5.0 assists versus Denver in 2008-09.

Raptors four-time All-Star Chris Bosh looks to extend his double-double streak to six after posting 25 points and 10 rebounds against Phoenix. Bosh, who has scored 20 or more points in 17 straight games dating to last season, had 24 in each of the two losses to Denver last season.

The Raptors and Nuggets are among the league's highest-scoring teams, averaging 106.9 and 106.2, respectively.

Denver is trying to improve to 4-0 at home for the first time since 1989-90.

The Raptors' last win over the Nuggets was a 121-94 victory in Toronto on March 23, 2007.

Pesky migrane can't break Anthony's scoring stride

By Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday November 18, 2009 1:14AM

DENVER (NBA.com exclusive) -- If Carmelo Anthony plays this way with a migraine, the league better worry when the Nuggets' star if completely healthy.

Anthony battled a migraine most of Tuesday, but by game time he gave the Raptors headaches, scoring 32 points to lead Denver to a 130-112 win.

"He looked fine to me," guard Chauncey Billups said.

Anthony said he dealt with migraines in his first couple of years in the NBA but he hadn't had one in a couple of years. He woke up Tuesday morning feeling ill and tried to sleep it away.

He said he didn't consider sitting out.

"My legs could work," he said. "As long as I could run up and down that court, I was good."

Anthony did all of his damage in the first three quarters, going 12-for-15 from the field and picking apart the Raptors' defense when they doubled him. He scored nine points in the decisive third quarter when Denver took the lead for good.

"Tonight Melo was so good on the low block with his passing," Denver coach George Karl said.

It was the second straight game the Nuggets grabbed control in the third quarter, and they did it with defense. Toronto shot 51 percent in the first half and had only four turnovers, but Denver clamped down after intermission.

"They cranked it up with their defense in the second half and it made it a lot more difficult," Toronto coach Jay Triano said.

The Nuggets came into the game ranked sixth in the league in scoring, but they feel their defense is the key to winning this year.

"With the way that we can score the ball, 15 game minutes, 16 game minutes of good, solid defense is going to lead to us to have a comfortable lead most nights," Billups said.

It took less than three minutes of defense to put away Toronto. Leading 97-89 heading into the fourth, Denver went on a 9-0 run in the first 2:18 of the quarter to go up by 17 and remove drama from the game.

"We turned the ball over 10 times in the second half and that's what fuels their tempo and gets them up and down," Triano said.

Once they got their offense going, Toronto couldn't keep up. In addition to Anthony's 32, J.R. Smith scored 29 points in 22 minutes off the bench.

The high score brought comparisons to the days when Alex English and Dan Issel played for Denver.

"One of those Doug Moe games," Anthony said. "It ended in the third quarter, though. In the first half, we were trying to outscore them. We was going bucket for bucket. We got together at halftime and told each other we didn't want to play like that. In the third quarter, we played old Denver Nugget basketball, getting up and down the court in transition, playing defense .It was easy for us."

It didn't hurt Denver's cause that forward Hedo Turkoglu didn't suit up because of a left hip strain. Without him in the lineup the Nuggets could focus on Chris Bosh, who scored a season-low 13 points.

"Keeping Bosh under control was huge," Karl said. "Maybe they went away from him some, but it seemed like he never got a personality."

Bosh did pull down 14 rebounds to record his ninth double-double in 11 games this year, but he was effectively neutralized by Denver.

"They were physical on Chris Bosh, they were bumping him all night and he only got two free throws," Triano said.

Physical defense helped the Nuggets reached the Western Conference finals last season for the first time in 24 years, and they are using that blueprint this year. Giving up 112 points to a team ranked fifth in scoring won't bring comparisons to the Spurs and Pistons teams from earlier in the decade, but the Nuggets like what their defense gives them.

"I think our defense is actually pretty good," Billups said. "It's not all-the-time good for 48 straight minutes, but overall with our concepts I think our defense is not bad. Our transition D needs to get a lot better at times, but our halfcourt D is good."

Raptors Nuggets

46.2% 61.5% 43.8% 41.2% 75.0% 77.1% FG % 3FG% FT %

	TOR	DEN
Total Rebounds	7	6
Offensive Rebounds	19	3
Turnovers	14	12
Fast Break Pts:	15	21
Biggest Lead:	11	22
Points in the Paint:	36	68

	TOR	DEN
p	DeRozan 17	Anthony 32
rb	Bosh 14	Hilario 10
a	Calderon 7	Billups 10
s	Belinelli 2	Hilario 4
b	Bargnani 3	Hilario 4

	TOR	DEN
p	DeRozan 17	Anthony 32
rb	Bosh 14	Nene 10
a	Calderon 7	Billups 10
s	Belinelli 2	Nene 4
b	Bargnani 3	Nene 4

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Toronto Raptors (40-42)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
A. Wright	F-G	17:10	2-8	1-2	0-0	-7	2	0	2	4	2	1	0	0	2	5
C. Bosh	F	32:36	6-13	0-0	1-2	-11	8	6	14	1	3	0	1	1	1	13
A. Bargnani	C	29:30	5-14	0-2	2-3	-4	1	5	6	3	2	0	0	3	0	12
D. DeRozan	G	22:34	6-9	1-2	4-6	+1	1	2	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	17
J. Calderon	G	28:19	6-8	1-1	3-4	-20	0	1	1	7	3	1	3	1	1	16
A. Johnson		10:48	0-0	0-0	1-2	-3	0	5	5	1	5	1	0	0	0	1
M. Belinelli		24:10	5-11	3-7	3-3	-15	0	4	4	2	4	2	2	0	0	16
R. Nesterovic		08:38	1-3	0-0	0-0	-17	1	3	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2
S. Weems		27:18	6-14	0-1	0-0	-4	2	0	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	12
J. Jack		24:29	2-4	1-1	4-4	-9	0	1	1	6	2	0	4	0	0	9
P. O'Bryant		07:53	2-3	0-0	0-0	-3	1	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	4
P. Mensah-Bonsu		06:35	1-4	0-0	3-4	+2	3	1	4	1	0	1	1	0	0	5
Total		240	42-91	7-16	21-28		19	29	48	28	27	9	14	6	7	112
			46.2%	43.8%	75.0%		team rebs: 7			total to: 14

Denver Nuggets (53-29)
field goalsrebounds
	pos	min	fgm-a	3pm-a	ftm-a	+/-	off	def	tot	ast	pf	st	to	bs	ba	pts
C. Anthony	F	30:21	12-15	0-0	8-10	+15	0	1	1	5	2	1	2	0	0	32
K. Martin	F	31:17	6-8	0-1	3-6	+14	0	5	5	2	2	0	0	0	0	15
N. Hilario	C	32:05	8-13	0-0	4-5	+12	1	9	10	5	2	4	2	4	1	20
A. Afflalo	G	33:25	5-9	2-4	1-1	+10	0	3	3	4	4	0	1	0	2	13
C. Billups	G	27:24	2-6	0-2	3-3	+8	0	2	2	10	2	0	1	0	1	7
J. Smith		21:56	11-17	5-9	2-2	+12	0	1	1	1	5	1	2	0	0	29
C. Andersen		16:59	1-2	0-0	2-2	+9	1	5	6	0	3	1	1	2	0	4
R. Balkman		10:51	0-1	0-1	0-0	+1	0	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
T. Lawson		22:56	1-3	0-0	2-4	+10	0	0	0	6	1	2	3	0	2	4
J. Graham		04:48	1-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4
J. Petro		04:48	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	2
M. Allen		03:10	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		240	48-78	7-17	27-35		3	30	33	34	26	9	12	7	6	130
			61.5%	41.2%	77.1%		team rebs: 6			total to: 12

inactive

Raptors: Banks, Evans, Turkoglu
Nuggets: Carter

technical fouls

Raptors: Bosh
Nuggets: --

scoring

Lead Changes: 6
Times Tied: 9

arena stats

Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #23 Jason Phillips, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance: 16446
Duration: 2:20

Toronto Raptors (17-19)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hilario vs Bosh (Martin gains possession)
	11:39 [DEN 2-0]	Hilario Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)
Bosh Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (1 AST)	11:16 [TOR 2-2]
	10:59	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Calderon (1 BLK)
Calderon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:57
DeRozan 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wright (1 AST)	10:36 [TOR 5-2]
	10:17	Hilario Jump Shot: Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:16
	10:09	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Calderon Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:09
Team Rebound	10:09
Calderon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:09 [TOR 6-2]
	09:49	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	09:48	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:44	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:42
Calderon Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (1 BLK)	09:31
	09:29	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:12	Hilario Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:12	Hilario Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Wright Running Jump Shot: Missed	08:56
	08:56	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:45	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:45
DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Calderon (2 AST)	08:39 [TOR 8-2]
Bargnani Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:29
	08:21 [DEN 4-8]	Hilario Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (2 AST)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	07:55
	07:54	Anthony Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Wright Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:47
	07:47 [DEN 5-8]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:47 [DEN 6-8]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	07:36
Team Rebound	07:36
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Wright (2 AST)	07:30 [TOR 10-6]
Bargnani Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:21
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Johnson	07:21
	07:12 [DEN 8-10]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	07:04 [TOR 12-8]
	06:59	Billups Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Calderon (1 ST)
	06:57	Martin Foul : Personal (1 PF)
DeRozan Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Calderon (3 AST)	06:49 [TOR 14-8]
	06:33	Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Wright (1 ST)
DeRozan Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	06:29
DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:28
	06:27	Billups Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:27
Team Rebound	06:27
DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:27 [TOR 15-8]
Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:19
	06:19 [DEN 9-15]	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:19	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:17
Wright 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Calderon (4 AST)	06:00 [TOR 18-9]
	05:46	Afflalo Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Johnson (1 ST)
	05:45	Afflalo Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	05:45	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:45	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
Bosh Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Wright (3 AST)	05:24 [TOR 20-9]
	05:09 [DEN 11-20]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Wright Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (2 BLK)	04:58
Wright Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:56
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:49	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:38 [DEN 13-20]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)
DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	04:24
Johnson Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:20
	04:20	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
Bosh Substitution replaced by Nesterovic	04:20
DeRozan Substitution replaced by Belinelli	04:20
Wright Substitution replaced by Weems	04:20
	04:20	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:20	Team Rebound
	04:20	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nesterovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:18
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	04:06
Weems Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	04:04
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	03:53
	03:50	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:47 [DEN 15-20]	Anthony Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)
	03:31	Martin Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	03:31 [TOR 21-15]
	03:31	Martin Substitution replaced by Balkman
Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:31
	03:28	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	03:18 [DEN 17-21]	Anthony Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Nesterovic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:18
	03:18	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Nesterovic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:17
Calderon Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:04 [TOR 23-17]
	02:52 [DEN 19-23]	Smith Running Bank shot: Made (2 PTS)
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	02:31
	02:31	Team Rebound
Team Timeout : Regular	02:31
	02:31	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
Calderon Substitution replaced by Bosh	02:31
Johnson Substitution replaced by Jack	02:31
	02:11 [DEN 21-23]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)
	01:57	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:57 [TOR 24-21]
Belinelli Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:57 [TOR 25-21]
	01:43	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed
	01:42	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:42 [DEN 23-25]	Andersen Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Weems Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (1 AST)	01:23 [TOR 27-23]
Weems Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:15
	01:15 [DEN 24-27]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	01:15 [DEN 25-27]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Belinelli Jump Shot: Missed	00:51.9
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:50.9
Bosh Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:50.2 [TOR 29-25]
	00:34.3 [DEN 28-29]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	00:14.8
	00:13.9	Balkman Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:10.6	Lawson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Weems (1 BLK)
	00:09.6	Team Rebound
	00:03.5	Anthony Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:01.1
End of 1st Quarter
Toronto Raptors (17-19)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Jack Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:46 [TOR 31-28]
	11:32	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:31
	11:24	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	11:13
	11:13	Balkman Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:07 [DEN 31-31]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Balkman (1 AST)
	10:53	Balkman Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	10:53	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:53 [TOR 32-31]
Bargnani Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:53 [TOR 33-31]
	10:39	Andersen Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Belinelli (1 ST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jack (1 AST)	10:31 [TOR 36-31]
	10:23 [DEN 34-36]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Bargnani Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:10 [TOR 38-34]
	10:10	Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bargnani Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:10
	10:08	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:55	Lawson Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (1 BLK)
Bosh Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:52
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jack (2 AST)	09:47 [TOR 41-34]
	09:44	Team Timeout : Regular
Bosh Substitution replaced by Johnson	09:44
	09:44	Balkman Substitution replaced by Hilario
	09:33	Hilario Running Hook Shot: Missed
Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:32
Weems Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	09:24
Weems Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:22
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	09:13
	09:12	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Weems Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:11
	09:01 [DEN 37-41]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (1 AST)	08:44 [TOR 44-37]
Belinelli Foul : Personal (1 PF)	08:37
	08:27	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:25
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:07	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:54 [DEN 39-44]	Smith Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Weems Driving Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)	07:40 [TOR 46-39]
	07:21	Andersen Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:18
	07:08	Lawson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	07:08	Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin
Jack Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:08 [TOR 47-39]
Jack Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:08 [TOR 48-39]
	06:58 [DEN 41-48]	Smith Turnaround Bank shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hilario (1 AST)
Belinelli Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:58
	06:58 [DEN 42-48]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
Weems Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)	06:41 [TOR 50-42]
	06:30 [DEN 44-50]	Afflalo Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Belinelli Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:30
	06:30	Lawson Substitution replaced by Billups
Belinelli Substitution replaced by DeRozan	06:30
	06:30 [DEN 45-50]	Afflalo Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Weems Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:13
	06:13	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:04	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	06:04
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Jack (3 AST)	05:58 [TOR 52-45]
	05:42	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:41
Weems Jump Shot: Missed	05:31
	05:30	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	05:22	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:21
Weems Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Jack (4 AST)	05:17 [TOR 54-45]
	05:14	Team Timeout : Short
	05:14	Timeout : Official
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Calderon	05:14
Jack Substitution replaced by Bosh	05:14
	05:14	Smith Substitution replaced by Anthony
Johnson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:58
	04:58 [DEN 46-54]	Martin Free Throw 1 of 2 (2 PTS)
Johnson Substitution replaced by Nesterovic	04:58
	04:58 [DEN 47-54]	Martin Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
DeRozan Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Nesterovic (1 AST)	04:43 [TOR 56-47]
	04:38	Anthony Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	04:38	Anthony Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Weems Substitution replaced by Wright	04:38
Nesterovic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Calderon (5 AST)	04:17 [TOR 58-47]
Bosh Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:12
	04:12 [DEN 48-58]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	04:12 [DEN 49-58]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Nesterovic Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:45	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	03:37	Bosh Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	03:37 [DEN 51-58]	Anthony Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)
Wright Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:37
	03:37 [DEN 52-58]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)
DeRozan 3pt Shot: Missed	03:23
Nesterovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:22
Calderon Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	03:14
Calderon Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:14
	03:14 [DEN 53-58]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	03:14 [DEN 54-58]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:10
DeRozan Substitution replaced by Jack	03:10
Nesterovic Substitution replaced by Bargnani	03:10
Jack Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	03:00
Jack Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	03:00
	02:44 [DEN 56-58]	Hilario Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Martin (2 AST)
Jack Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)	02:31
Bosh Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:20
	02:20	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Lawson
	02:20 [DEN 57-58]	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:20 [DEN 58-58]	Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	01:57
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	01:57
Wright Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:49 [TOR 60-58]
	01:36 [DEN 60-60]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
Calderon Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:36
	01:36	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:34
Bargnani Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	01:17
Team Rebound	01:16
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Wright (4 AST)	01:12 [TOR 62-60]
	00:59.8 [DEN 62-62]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)
Wright Running Jump Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (3 BLK)	00:40.9
Wright Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	00:38.9
Bargnani Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Calderon (6 AST)	00:36.1 [TOR 64-62]
	00:28.9	Hilario Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (2 BLK)
Bargnani Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:26.8
Team Timeout : Short	00:15.8
	00:15.8	Martin Substitution replaced by Balkman
Wright Substitution replaced by Belinelli	00:15.8
Jack Running Jump Shot: Missed	00:06.3
	00:05.0	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:00.0 [DEN 64-64]	Anthony Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Hilario (2 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Toronto Raptors (17-19)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Wright 3pt Shot: Missed	11:42
Bosh Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	11:40
Bosh Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS)	11:36 [TOR 66-64]
	11:25 [DEN 66-66]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	11:10	Hilario Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:10 [TOR 67-66]
DeRozan Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	11:10 [TOR 68-66]
	10:58	Billups Jump Shot: Missed
	10:58	Team Rebound
	10:50 [DEN 68-68]	Martin Dunk Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Hilario (3 AST)
Bosh Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hilario (1 ST)	10:29
	10:20 [DEN 70-68]	Martin Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Anthony (4 AST)
Calderon 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (2 AST)	09:53 [TOR 71-70]
	09:32 [DEN 72-71]	Martin Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	09:32
Bosh Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Calderon (7 AST)	09:11 [TOR 73-72]
	08:54 [DEN 74-73]	Billups Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hilario (4 AST)
Calderon Jump Shot: Missed	08:27
Bosh Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)	08:27
Bosh Jump Hook Shot: Missed	08:24
Bosh Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	08:24
	08:24	Anthony Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bosh Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:24
Team Rebound	08:24
Bosh Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	08:24 [TOR 74-74]
	08:11	Team Timeout : Regular
DeRozan Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:02
	08:02 [DEN 75-74]	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	08:02 [DEN 76-74]	Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Wright Jump Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Bosh Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)	07:26
	07:26 [DEN 77-74]	Billups Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
	07:18 [DEN 79-74]	Anthony Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)
Bosh Jump Shot: Missed	07:02
	07:01	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:52 [DEN 81-74]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Billups (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:52
Wright Substitution replaced by Weems	06:52
DeRozan Substitution replaced by Belinelli	06:52
Bargnani Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:27
	06:24	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:18	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:18
Weems Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Bosh (1 AST)	06:06 [TOR 76-81]
	05:50	Martin 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	05:50
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	05:35 [TOR 78-81]
	05:35	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Belinelli Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	05:35 [TOR 79-81]
	05:13 [DEN 83-79]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Billups (6 AST)
Bosh Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (4 BLK)	04:45
	04:43	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	04:41 [DEN 85-79]	Anthony Slam Dunk Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (3 AST)
Weems 3pt Shot: Missed	04:17
	04:17	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	04:13	Hilario Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Weems (1 ST)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	04:05
Bosh Rebound (Off:6 Def:5)	04:05
Bosh Tip Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:05 [TOR 81-85]
	04:00 [DEN 87-81]	Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Billups (7 AST)
Calderon Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hilario (2 ST)	03:45
	03:39 [DEN 89-81]	Martin Slam Dunk Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Billups (8 AST)
Belinelli Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)	03:18 [TOR 83-89]
	03:05 [DEN 92-83]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Billups (9 AST)
Weems Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bargnani (3 AST)	02:51 [TOR 85-92]
	02:34	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Bosh Rebound (Off:6 Def:6)	02:34
Bargnani 3pt Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:20	Afflalo Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:11 [DEN 94-85]	Hilario Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Billups (10 AST)
Bosh Layup Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:36	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bosh (1 BLK)
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:34
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Hilario (3 ST)	01:31
	01:25	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bargnani (3 BLK)
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	01:23
Calderon Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:04 [TOR 87-94]
	00:49.4 [DEN 96-87]	Martin Driving Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Anthony (5 AST)
	00:35.4	Billups Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:35.4	Hilario Substitution replaced by Lawson
	00:35.4	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	00:35.4	Billups Substitution replaced by Andersen
Bosh Substitution replaced by Nesterovic	00:35.4
Bargnani Substitution replaced by Johnson	00:35.4
Calderon Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:35.4 [TOR 88-96]
Calderon Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:35.4 [TOR 89-96]
	00:13.9	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:12.9
Calderon Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Anthony (1 ST)	00:08.9
Johnson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:02.1
Calderon Substitution replaced by Jack	00:02.1
	00:02.1 [DEN 97-89]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
	00:02.1	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Nesterovic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:01.1
End of 3rd Quarter
Toronto Raptors (17-19)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [DEN 99-89]	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
	11:35	Afflalo Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Weems Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (1 ST)	11:26
Johnson Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	11:23
	11:23	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:23	Team Rebound
Johnson Substitution replaced by O'Bryant	11:23
	11:23	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
O'Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:22
Nesterovic Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	11:04
	11:03	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Weems Foul : Personal (3 PF)	10:53
	10:39 [DEN 102-89]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	10:27
	10:26	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	10:13 [DEN 104-89]	Martin Jump Bank Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (4 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	10:05
Nesterovic Substitution replaced by Bosh	10:05
O'Bryant Substitution replaced by Bargnani	10:05
	09:56	Smith Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Weems Running Jump Shot: Missed	09:48
	09:48	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:42 [DEN 106-89]	Smith Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Weems Driving Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	09:23
Bosh Rebound (Off:7 Def:6)	09:21
Jack Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:11
Bargnani Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:11
Bargnani Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:06 [TOR 91-106]
	08:50	Smith Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Belinelli (2 ST)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Belinelli (2 AST)	08:42 [TOR 93-106]
	08:25	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Missed
Belinelli Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	08:25
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	08:11
Bosh Rebound (Off:8 Def:6)	08:10
Bosh Tip Shot: Missed	08:10
	08:08	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Jack Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:04
	08:04	Martin Substitution replaced by Hilario
Weems Substitution replaced by Calderon	08:04
	07:54	Hilario Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	07:54	Jump Ball Hilario vs Bosh
	07:54	Team Rebound
Belinelli Foul : Personal (4 PF)	07:47
	07:39	Hilario Jump Shot: Missed
Jack Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:38
Jack Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Hilario (4 ST)	07:30
Calderon Foul : Clear Path (3 PF)	07:29
	07:29 [DEN 107-93]	Lawson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:29 [DEN 108-93]	Lawson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
	07:29	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:18 [DEN 110-93]	Afflalo Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Hilario (5 AST)
	07:05	Andersen Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bosh Technical	07:05
	07:05 [DEN 111-93]	Smith Free Throw Technical (24 PTS)
	06:56	Andersen Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bargnani Jump Shot: Missed	06:48
	06:47	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
Bosh Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:35
	06:35 [DEN 112-93]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Bargnani Substitution replaced by O'Bryant	06:35
Bosh Substitution replaced by Mensah-Bonsu	06:35
	06:35 [DEN 113-93]	Andersen Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Belinelli Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	06:26
Calderon Substitution replaced by DeRozan	06:26
	06:18	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:O'Bryant (1 ST)
Belinelli 3pt Shot: Missed	06:08
Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	06:07
Jack 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Mensah-Bonsu (1 AST)	06:00 [TOR 96-113]
	05:47	Smith Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	05:47	Smith Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Jack Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Andersen (1 ST)	05:30
	05:26 [DEN 115-96]	Afflalo Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Mensah-Bonsu Jump Hook Shot: Missed	05:06
	05:06	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	05:00 [DEN 117-96]	Hilario Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)
DeRozan Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Jack (5 AST)	04:48 [TOR 98-117]
	04:48	Smith Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	04:48	Andersen Substitution replaced by Petro
	04:48	Hilario Substitution replaced by Graham
	04:48	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Balkman
Belinelli Substitution replaced by Weems	04:48
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)	04:48 [TOR 99-117]
	04:36	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:DeRozan (1 ST)
DeRozan Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Jack (6 AST)	04:32 [TOR 101-117]
	04:32	Petro Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
DeRozan Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	04:32
	04:30	Petro Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:18 [DEN 120-101]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Mensah-Bonsu Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Lawson (2 ST)	04:00
	03:56 [DEN 122-101]	Smith Layup Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)
Mensah-Bonsu Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Weems (1 AST)	03:33 [TOR 103-122]
	03:22 [DEN 124-103]	Graham Driving Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	03:10	Balkman Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	03:10	Smith Substitution replaced by Allen
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:10 [TOR 104-124]
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	03:10 [TOR 105-124]
	02:50	Petro Jump Hook Shot: Missed
DeRozan Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:50
DeRozan Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:50
	02:50	Timeout : Official
	02:42 [DEN 126-105]	Lawson Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS)
	02:26	Graham Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jack Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:26 [TOR 106-126]
Jack Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	02:26 [TOR 107-126]
	02:13	Mensah-Bonsu Violation:Kicked Ball
	02:03	Balkman 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:03	Petro Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:01 [DEN 128-107]	Petro Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Mensah-Bonsu Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:42
Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	01:41
	01:37	Petro Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:37
Team Rebound	01:37
Mensah-Bonsu Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:37 [TOR 108-128]
	01:23	Petro Jump Shot: Missed
Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:22
O'Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Petro (1 BLK)	01:10
	01:08	Petro Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
O'Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [DEN 129-108]	Graham Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:02 [DEN 130-108]	Graham Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
DeRozan Jump Shot: Missed	00:49.9
Mensah-Bonsu Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	00:48.9
Mensah-Bonsu Jump Shot: Missed	00:46.5
O'Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:46.5
O'Bryant Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:46.5 [TOR 110-130]
	00:38.9	Lawson Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Mensah-Bonsu (1 ST)
O'Bryant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Weems (2 AST)	00:23.6 [TOR 112-130]
End of 4th Quarter

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standings

l10

TOR

2nd Atlantic

5-5

25-16

15-26

DEN

1st Northwest

6-4

34-7

19-22

ppg

rpg

apg

bpg

spg

TOR

Bosh 24.0

Bosh 10.8

Calderon 6.0

Bargnani 1.4

2 players 0.7

DEN

2 players 30.7

2 players 8.5

2 players 6.3

2 players 1.2

2 players 2.0

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