Nuggets get win at home over Raptors

The Denver Nuggets bounced back in a major way and got a win over the Toronto Raptors, 128-109.

The Nuggets were incredibly accurate from the field, making 61.5 percent of their total shots, 39.1 percent of their three-pointers, and 85.2 percent of their free throws. This was the most efficient game of Coach Adelman era.

Denver's impressive scoring night was spearheaded by Nikola Jokić, who had his best game of the season. The three-time MVP recorded his third triple-double of the year with 32 points on 13-of-19 shooting from the field, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. He's now just eight triple-doubles behind the NBA's all-time triple-double leader, Russell Westbrook.

Another standout for Denver was Christian Braun, who had a tidy night with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the field, three rebounds, and three assists. However, what really made Christian's night special was his defense—he dug in on that side of the floor in the second half and helped the Nuggets limit the Raptors to just 17 third-quarter points.

Lastly, Aaron Gordon had a nice bounce-back performance, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting in just 25 minutes of play.

Denver's bench also had a strong outing. They outscored Toronto's reserves, 42-36.

The leading scorer among the reserves was rookie Bryce Hopkins, who totaled 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field, eight rebounds, and two steals. Hopkins was incredibly physical on his drives to the rim, allowing him to get to the free-throw line four separate times in just his fifth NBA game.

Tyus Jones had a nice floor game, dishing out eight assists to go with six points. Jones did a great job rejecting screens and making interior passes to Denver's big men, and he also got to his patented right-handed floater in the lane.

Speaking of those big men, Marvin Bagley III had 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field. Bagley put the ball on the floor on numerous occasions and finished with sweeping hook shots over Toronto's big men.