The Toronto Raptors went on a 23-6 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 114-110.
The Nuggets went on an 11-0 run to lead 90-82 with 11:05 left in the fourth quarter. Pascal Siakam’s driving layup put the Raptors ahead for good with 7:42 left. Fred VanVleet scored 7 points and Jakob Poeltl added 6 during the run. The Raptors led 105-96 with 4:03 left.
Early in the fourth quarter, Delon Wright had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Raptors run, and the Raptors scored 2 points off them.
VanVleet scored 15 points off the bench. All 12 of Poeltl’s points came in the fourth quarter. The Raptors had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić had 29 points (13 in the second quarter), 16 rebounds and 8 assists, and Paul Millsap added 20 points (12 in the third quarter) on 9 for 12 shooting.
The Raptors shot 51.1% from the field to the Nuggets’ 47.2% and outscored them 60-36 in the paint. The Nuggets forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Raptors outscored the Nuggets 35-24 in 11 minutes with Miles, Wright, Poeltl, Siakam and VanVleet on the floor together.