Denver Nuggets 113, Toronto Raptors 104 — Recap

December 20, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 113, Toronto Raptors 104. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 29-20 TOR; Q2 DEN 32-24 TOR; Q3 DEN 29-31 TOR; Q4 DEN 23-29 TOR.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 31 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-23 shooting; Scottie Barnes (TOR) 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-22 shooting; Pascal Siakam (TOR) 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Precious Achiuwa (TOR) 13 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

31 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 13-23 FG

Scoring · TOR

Scottie Barnes

30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 1 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

20 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 9-22 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	29	32	29	23		113
TOR	20	24	31	29		104

🧮 How They Scored

DENTOR

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.1%Effective FG%54.3%

7.0%Turnover %10.2%

33.3%Offensive rebound %25.0%

0.055Free-throw rate0.159

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	38	31	15	6	—	2	2	13-23	3-5	2-3	+15
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	12	6	2	1	—	—	5-13	2-7	—	+10
Jamal Murray G	32	20	5	6	1	2	2	9-22	2-7	—	+12
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	32	10	2	3	2	2	—	4-5	2-3	—	+15
Aaron Gordon F	30	12	5	2	—	—	1	6-9	0-1	—	+14
Peyton Watson G	18	11	4	1	1	1	—	5-6	1-1	—	-5
Christian Braun G	17	3	3	2	1	—	—	1-4	1-2	—	-6
Julian Strawther G	14	7	1	2	2	—	—	3-6	1-4	—	+1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	10	—	3	1	1	2	2	0-3	—	0-2	-6

Toronto Raptors

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby F	40	9	1	3	—	—	1	4-9	1-4	—	-5
Pascal Siakam F	36	18	5	1	—	—	1	7-16	1-5	3-5	-17
Scottie Barnes G-F	33	30	10	5	—	1	2	13-22	1-5	3-4	-4
Dennis Schroder G	31	7	2	7	1	—	2	3-8	1-2	—	-17
Gary Trent Jr. G	29	12	3	4	—	—	1	4-9	1-5	3-3	-11
Precious Achiuwa F	25	13	5	1	1	1	1	6-10	1-2	0-1	+6
Jakob Poeltl C	19	4	5	3	—	2	1	2-5	—	—	-12
Chris Boucher F	12	5	7	—	—	1	1	2-3	1-1	—	+8

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	31	63.7	29.5	+18.8	19.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	32	20	45.5	31.2	+15.5	10.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	30	12	66.7	14.1	+19.8	8.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	12	46.2	17.1	+10.4	7.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	18	11	91.7	14.0	-13.5	20.0
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	32	10	100.0	6.6	+20.5	10.5
Julian Strawther	Bench	14	7	58.3	17.6	-0.1	10.7
Christian Braun	Bench	17	3	37.5	9.8	-20.0	7.1
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	10	—	0.0	23.1	-26.1	-8.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Toronto RaptorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Scottie Barnes	Bench	33	30	63.1	35.1	-4.4	22.5
Pascal Siakam	Bench	36	18	49.5	24.4	-20.6	5.5
Precious Achiuwa	Bench	25	13	62.3	20.4	+17.5	9.4
Gary Trent Jr.	Bench	29	12	58.1	16.7	-13.0	9.8
OG Anunoby	Bench	40	9	50.0	11.8	-3.4	2.8
Dennis Schroder	Bench	31	7	43.8	15.2	-24.1	5.5
Chris Boucher	Bench	12	5	83.3	13.8	+32.0	20.0
Jakob Poeltl	Bench	19	4	40.0	13.6	-27.9	7.9
Garrett Temple	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Gradey Dick	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0