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Nikola Jokic scores 40, Nuggets rally from 15 down to beat Raptors for first win of season
TORONTO (AP) Nikola Jokic scored seven of his 40 points in overtime, and the Denver Nuggets overcame a 15-point deficit to beat the Toronto Raptors 127-125 on Monday night.
Canadian star Jamal Murray sent the game to overtime by making a reverse layup for the Nuggets with less than a second remaining in regulation.
Jokic also grabbed 10 rebounds. Aaron Gordon had 16 points and 11 boards for Denver.
Toronto’s RJ Barrett missed a 3 in the final seconds of OT, and Ochai Agbaji and Jakob Poeltl were unable to tip in Barrett’s miss.
Murray and Christian Braun each scored 17 as the Nuggets won for the first time in three games this season and extended their winning streak over the Raptors to four.
Raptors forward Scottie Barnes had 21 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, but he was knocked out of the game in the final minute of the fourth quarter after he was elbowed in the right eye.
Barrett scored 20 points in his season debut after missing the first three games because of a sprained right shoulder. Poeltl had 16 points and a career-high 19 rebounds.
Nuggets: Gordon finished with eight assists and Murray had seven.
Raptors: Barnes went down and stumbled to the bench in pain after he was elbowed with 24 seconds remaining in the fourth. After being treated briefly, Barnes was helped to the locker room.
Barnes took exception to a hard foul from Russell Westbrook as he drove to the basket early in the fourth. Barnes and Westbrook traded words before Barnes and Gordon had to be separated after shoving each other. Westbrook was called for a flagrant foul, while Barnes and Gordon got offsetting technicals.
Jokic played a game-high 44 minutes.
The Nuggets visit Brooklyn on Tuesday night, and Toronto is at Charlotte on Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jakob Poeltl (Scottie Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:36 | | RJ Barrett misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:34 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:16 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point putback layup | 0-2 |
| 10:58 |  | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 3-2 |
| 10:43 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 3-4 |
| 10:25 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 5-4 |
| 10:11 | | +3 | RJ Barrett makes three point jump shot (Scottie Barnes assists) | 5-7 |
| 9:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:54 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running layup | 5-9 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 8-9 |
| 9:10 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 8-11 |
| 8:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 8:52 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point running dunk (Scottie Barnes assists) | 8-13 |
| 8:51 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 10-13 |
| 8:25 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 8:25 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-14 |
| 8:25 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-15 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 12-15 |
| 8:00 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:51 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 14-15 |
| 7:33 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround bank hook shot | 16-15 |
| 6:59 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 18-15 |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 18-17 |
| 6:21 | | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:14 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point running layup | 18-19 |
| 5:47 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 20-19 |
| 5:35 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Charge) (Davion Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:08 | | Davion Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:51 | | Chris Boucher personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:45 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 4:45 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-19 |
| 4:31 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point driving bank hook shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 22-21 |
| 4:20 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 4:08 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point tip layup | ||
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:52 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:36 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 24-21 |
| 3:33 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:27 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 24-24 |
| 3:08 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 27-24 |
| 2:51 | | Jakob Poeltl turnover (bad pass) | ||
| 2:51 | | Ochai Agbaji personal foul (Loose ball) (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Peyton Watson turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 27-26 |
| 2:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-26 |
| 1:52 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-26 |
| 1:31 | | RJ Barrett misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 1:16 | | Russell Westbrook shooting foul (Jonathan Mogbo draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | +1 | Jonathan Mogbo makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-27 |
| 1:16 | | +1 | Jonathan Mogbo makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-28 |
| 0:54 | | Dario Saric misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:52 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 0:48 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 0:47 | | Chris Boucher misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:46 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 0:38 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:37 | | Chris Boucher defensive rebound | ||
| 0:28 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point cutting layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 29-30 |
| 0:11 | | Jonathan Mogbo kicked ball violation | ||
| 0:01 | | Dario Saric turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Shead steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses three point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:50 | | Russell Westbrook offensive rebound | ||
| 11:49 | | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-30 |
| 11:49 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:45 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 11:32 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:30 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 11:11 | | Jamal Shead misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Peyton Watson misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 11:01 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Scottie Barnes misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Jamison Battle blocks Dario Saric's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Scottie Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point running layup (Scottie Barnes assists) | 30-32 |
| 10:17 | | Dario Saric misses two point layup | ||
| 10:15 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point running layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 30-34 |
| 10:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:59 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 32-34 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Jonathan Mogbo makes two point cutting dunk (Jamal Shead assists) | 32-36 |
| 9:36 | | RJ Barrett personal foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 9:27 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Scottie Barnes steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | RJ Barrett misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Scottie Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point hook shot | 32-38 |
| 9:18 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:00 | | Peyton Watson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:00 | | Peyton Watson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-38 |
| 9:00 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-38 |
| 8:45 | | D.J. Carton misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point running finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 36-38 |
| 8:26 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point turnaround jump shot | 36-40 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point pullup jump shot (Russell Westbrook assists) | 39-40 |
| 7:59 | | +2 | Scottie Barnes makes two point driving layup | 39-42 |
| 7:44 | | Jamison Battle personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:32 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 41-42 |
| 7:12 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:00 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 6:41 | | D.J. Carton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Loose ball) (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point driving hook shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 41-44 |
| 6:17 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 6:15 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 41-47 |
| 5:55 | | Jamison Battle personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 5:55 | | Julian Strawther misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-47 |
| 5:42 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jamal Shead's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:40 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 45-47 |
| 5:16 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-49 |
| 4:57 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point hook shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:42 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup | 45-51 |
| 4:33 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Jamal Shead draws the foul) | ||