National Basketball Association
Denver 110, Toronto 109
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 12, 2022
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #15 Zach Zarba, #44 Brett Nansel, #37 Eric Dalen
Attendance: N/A

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and a game-saving block on OG Anunoby in the final second, and the visiting Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 110-109 on Saturday night.

Jeff Green scored 19 points, Aaron Gordon had 13, Bones Hyland finished with 11 and Will Barton added 10 for Denver.

Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 35 points and added 10 rebounds, Fred VanVleet had 25 points, Scottie Barnes scored 17 and Gary Trent Jr. 11 for the Raptors, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped.

Toronto led by 86-83 after the first three quarters and pushed it to 94-86 on Siakam's 3-pointer with 9:33 left. Bryn Forbes scored five straight points, and after Dalano Banton split a pair of free throws, DeMarcus Cousins and Austin Rivers made layups to tie it at 95 and force a Raptors timeout with 7:29 left.

Khem Birch missed a 14-footer out of the timeout, and Facu Campazzo made a 3-pointer to put Denver ahead 98-95. Toronto went ahead again on consecutive layups, but the Nuggets regained the lead on a three-point play by Jokic.

Barnes tied it with a jumper, but Hyland's 3-pointer and Jokic's tip-in gave Denver a 108-103 lead with 1:34 left. The Raptors got within two on a free throw by VanVleet, but Barton's fadeaway with 28.8 seconds left made it 110-106.

VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Jokic missed a pair of free throws with 12.2 seconds left. VanVleet missed a 3-pointer, Anunoby got the rebound but Jokic blocked his layup with 0.3 seconds left and Denver held on.

Both teams had eight-point leads in the first half, and Toronto pulled ahead 57-56 at intermission.

The Raptors went ahead by five early in the third and increased it 78-70 on a running 3-pointer by VanVleet with 4:41 left, but the Nuggets responded.

Green started a rally with a 3-pointer, Gordon's three-point play cut the deficit to one and Green's dunk gave Denver a 78-77 lead. The teams traded leads before VanVleet's 3-pointer gave Toronto an 86-83 lead entering the fourth quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Denver   Toronto
Nikola Jokic 28 Scoring Pascal Siakam 35
Nikola Jokic 6 Assists Pascal Siakam 7
Nikola Jokic 15 Rebounds Pascal Siakam 10
Nikola Jokic 8 Free Throws Made Fred VanVleet 5
Facundo Campazzo 3 Steals Scottie Barnes 3
Nikola Jokic 2 Blocks Gary Trent Jr. 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Denver 110 46.4 14-37 18-21 28 50 3 5 18
Toronto 109 48.9 12-34 11-17 22 35 1 11 7
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against New Orleans. The Raptors have a W/L % of .562 after a win and .565 after a loss.
  • Denver will play their next game at home against Orlando. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .560 after a loss.