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Westbrook scores 21 points, Jokic has a triple-double and the Nuggets beat the Raptors 121-119
DENVER (AP) Russell Westbrook scored 21 points and played smothering defense on the final play of the game, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 121-119 on Monday night.
Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for his third triple-double in four games for Denver, which played without Jamal Murray (concussion protocol) and lost Aaron Gordon to a right calf strain in the first quarter.
The Nuggets trailed 109-98 with 5:45 left but rallied to take a 118-117 lead on Peyton Watson’s 3-pointer. The teams traded baskets and Julian Strawther split a pair of free throws with 12 seconds left.
That gave Toronto a chance but on the final play Westbrook blanketed RJ Barrett, whose 26-footer to win it at the horn was short.
Barrett finished with 18 points while Gradey Dick had 26 and Jakob Poeltl scored 24.
Raptors: Help might be on the way sooner than expected. Forward Scottie Barnes (orbital fracture) won’t need surgery at this point, according to coach Darko Rajakovic. Barnes has not played since the home loss to Denver on Oct. 28
Nuggets: The injuries have put more pressure on the bench to come through. Swather has played well the last few games and Hunter Tyson is making the most of his opportunity.
Toronto led by six before Poeltl picked up his fifth and sixth fouls in a span of 23 seconds. The Nuggets outscored the Raptors 14-8 after Poeltl fouled out.
Jokic has three triple-doubles in the last four games and missed a fourth by one rebound against Minnesota on Friday night. He also had seven turnovers against Toronto.
The Raptors travel to Sacramento on Wednesday night while the Nuggets host Oklahoma City for the second time in two weeks.
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This story has been corrected to fix the spelling of Gradey Dick's first name and to correct Jokic to 13 assists.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jakob Poeltl vs. Nikola Jokic (Russell Westbrook gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 |  | RJ Barrett shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 11:39 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:39 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:39 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 11:23 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (RJ Barrett assists) | 3-1 |
| 11:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 3-3 |
| 11:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks RJ Barrett's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 3-6 |
| 10:39 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point running alley-oop layup (Jakob Poeltl assists) | 5-6 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-8 |
| 10:02 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jakob Poeltl's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 10:00 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point putback layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | +3 | Russell Westbrook makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-11 |
| 9:39 | | Raptors 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:31 | | RJ Barrett turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:22 | | Ochai Agbaji shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 9:22 | | Russell Westbrook misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:22 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +1 | Russell Westbrook makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-12 |
| 9:17 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Gradey Dick draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 7-12 |
| 9:02 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Jakob Poeltl misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Davion Mitchell steals) | ||
| 8:35 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point running layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 9-12 |
| 8:19 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (RJ Barrett steals) | ||
| 8:09 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | RJ Barrett offensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | RJ Barrett misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:01 | | Russell Westbrook defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 7:58 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | +2 | RJ Barrett makes two point driving layup | 11-12 |
| 7:44 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving layup | 11-14 |
| 7:12 | | +3 | Gradey Dick makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 14-14 |
| 6:57 | | Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point running layup | 16-14 |
| 6:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:34 | | RJ Barrett defensive rebound | ||
| 6:28 | | Gradey Dick misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Gradey Dick steals) | ||
| 6:17 | | Gradey Dick turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 16-16 |
| 6:00 | | RJ Barrett misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:57 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-19 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point cutting layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 18-19 |
| 5:36 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Ochai Agbaji draws the foul) | ||
| 5:36 | | +1 | Ochai Agbaji makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 19-19 |
| 5:18 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-20 |
| 5:15 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:09 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Ja'Kobe Walter offensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Peyton Watson blocks Ja'Kobe Walter's two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:56 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point driving layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 21-20 |
| 4:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +1 | Jakob Poeltl makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 22-20 |
| 4:43 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Jakob Poeltl steals) | ||
| 4:37 | | +2 | Gradey Dick makes two point jump shot (Jamal Shead assists) | 24-20 |
| 4:32 | | Ja'Kobe Walter shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:32 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 24-21 |
| 4:32 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 24-22 |
| 4:21 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Gradey Dick draws the foul) | ||
| 4:21 | | +1 | Gradey Dick makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-22 |
| 4:21 | | +1 | Gradey Dick makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-22 |
| 4:12 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Jakob Poeltl defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Gradey Dick misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Jakob Poeltl offensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | +3 | Ja'Kobe Walter makes three point jump shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 29-22 |
| 3:50 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:31 | | Jamal Shead personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point driving hook shot (Gradey Dick assists) | 31-24 |
| 3:06 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 31-26 |
| 2:52 | | Ja'Kobe Walter misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Julian Strawther misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:42 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:38 | | Raptors defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Chris Boucher misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:21 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-28 |
| 1:48 | | +2 | Jakob Poeltl makes two point cutting layup (RJ Barrett assists) | 33-28 |
| 1:48 | | Hunter Tyson shooting foul (Jakob Poeltl draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | Jakob Poeltl misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:44 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-30 |
| 1:27 | | RJ Barrett misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Chris Boucher offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | +2 | Chris Boucher makes two point tip layup | 35-30 |
| 0:59 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 35-33 |
| 0:42 | | Chris Boucher turnover (lost ball) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 0:40 | | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:40 | | Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:40 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | +1 | Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-34 |
| 0:26 | | Hunter Tyson blocks Jonathan Mogbo's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 0:25 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Ochai Agbaji steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +2 | Jamal Shead makes two point driving layup (Ochai Agbaji assists) | 37-34 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | +2 | Jamison Battle makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 39-34 |
| 11:15 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving floating jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 39-36 |
| 11:00 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (RJ Barrett draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | RJ Barrett misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +1 | RJ Barrett makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-36 |
| 10:51 | | +2 | Russell Westbrook makes two point driving layup | 40-38 |
| 10:40 | | Chris Boucher turnover (bad pass) (Hunter Tyson steals) | ||
| 10:31 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:28 | | Jonathan Mogbo defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | +3 | Jamison Battle makes three point running jump shot (Jonathan Mogbo assists) | 43-38 |
| 10:01 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (lost ball) (Chris Boucher steals) | ||
| 9:58 | | Jonathan Mogbo misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:55 | | Raptors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Hunter Tyson personal foul (Loose ball) (Chris Boucher draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | RJ Barrett misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:50 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | Jonathan Mogbo personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 9:29 | | Jump ball. DeAndre Jordan vs. Chris Boucher (Russell Westbrook gains possession) | ||
| 9:28 | | Jamal Shead shooting foul (Russell Westbrook draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 |