Nikola Jokić had 40 points (30 in the paint) and 10 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 in overtime.
The Nuggets trailed 71-56 with 9:44 left in the third quarter. They were still down 111-101 with 2:17 left in the fourth quarter, with a 1.4% chance to win, and outscored the Raptors 26-14 the rest of the way.
The Raptors had the ball down 2, but Jakob Poeltl missed a putback at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Raptors 17-8. Jokić (No. 4 in clutch points, 2024-25) scored 7 of the Nuggets’ 17 on 3 for 3 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Scottie Barnes had 2 of his 5 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Raptors scored 3 points off them.
For the Raptors, Barnes had 21 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists and 5 steals, and RJ Barrett added 20 points (14 in the paint). Davion Mitchell had 16 points and 6 assists.