The game between the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Toronto Raptors will welcome the Denver Nuggets to Scotiabank Arena for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Toronto Raptors lost 122-112 in their last game over the Lakers. Scottie Barnes scored 20 of his career-high 32 points in the second half, and O.G. Anunoby made his first 11 shots while scoring 31 points for the Raptors, who had won seven consecutive road games against the Lakers since 2014.
Anunoby attributed the Raptors’ fourth-quarter struggles to “them getting comfortable, them getting stops and playing with confidence. They hit shots, and it just carried over.” Toronto went 1-4 on a five-game road swing capped by back-to-back losses in Los Angeles despite long stretches of strong play throughout the trip.
The Lakers moved into ninth place in the Western Conference three days ago with a win over Memphis, and they are excelling despite the lengthy absence of LeBron James. Russell and Schröder led an outstanding effort while the Lakers surged away to their sixth win in eight games since the All-Star break. Los Angeles also went 19 for 19 at the free throw line.
The Denver Nuggets on the other hand lost 120-122 against the Nets in their last game. Jokic had 35 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists for his league-leading 27th triple-double of the season but missed a contested 14-foot jumper with 5 seconds left that would have given the Nuggets the lead. Michael Porter Jr. added 23 points for Denver, which matched a season high with its third consecutive loss.
“Tough loss,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Our guys fought back, gave ourselves a chance at the end.” Nets coach Jacque Vaughn described his team’s third quarter, in which it outscored the Nuggets 37-18 and shot 63%, as one of the most impressive quarters he’s seen in his time with the team. “We started to fly around, 15 turnovers we produced tonight, our ability to be disruptive,” Vaughn said. “We stayed together for an impressive win on the road.”
Trailing by eight points at the break, Brooklyn fought back to take an 80-77 lead on Bridges’ jumper midway through the third quarter. The Nets stretched their advantage to 98-87 as Royce O’Neale and Joe Harris connected on successive 3-pointers in the final 40 seconds of the period.
Toronto Raptors: OG Anunoby, Pascal Siakam, Jakob Poeltl, Scottie Barnes, Fred VanVleet
Denver Nuggets: Aaron Gordon, Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokić, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Jamal Murray
Toronto Raptors: Dalano Banton, Otto Porter Jr.
Denver Nuggets: Jamal Murray, Collin Gillespie, Reggie Jackson, Zeke Nnaji
The game between the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets will take place at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday, March 14 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Toronto Raptors and Denver Nuggets will be telecast live on Altitude, NBA TV.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Altitude, NBA TV. | March 14 (7:30 PM ET) |
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