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00:00The loss to Memphis. The Nuggets remain highly optimistic.
00:04They know the regular season is fine, but they will be judged by what happens in the playoffs.
00:11Bottom line, like 2023, a surprise run to the NBA title is not out of the question.
00:17Tonight against Toronto, a chance to step in the right direction.
00:23It's Canada versus the United States next on Altitude.
00:45In this arena, we have plenty of reminders of who the Nuggets are, what they're made of, what's in their
00:52blood.
00:53The biggest reminder sits right outside the locker room.
00:56This is who they are.
00:57It didn't happen too long ago.
00:59And now 12 games left before the playoffs.
01:02Who are they? What are they?
01:05Forget the playoffs.
01:07Playoffs start now.
01:10Well, Vic said most of it.
01:12The 12 games remaining, yes.
01:14But more importantly, nine of those games are right here at Ball Arena.
01:17Three on the road.
01:18How did the Nuggets take advantage of this?
01:21Well, if you look at the standings and where you are and with 12 games left, what do you need
01:25to be?
01:25Listen, they've got games on their schedule at home.
01:28Let's go with the nine home games.
01:29You can win all nine of those.
01:31You do that, you're all sitting at 51 games.
01:34Pretty good.
01:35Went two of the three road games, you're at 50.
01:37You're where you were last year.
01:39And with all that's transpired this season, that's a heck of a record.
01:43How important is Aaron Gordon?
01:45Well, he didn't play the other night.
01:46Nuggets lost.
01:47He's a key factor in the Nuggets' success.
01:49Yeah, listen, he's everything.
01:51David Adamant talked about him again today.
01:53There was a stat that came out today earlier, the stat back that we get,
01:58that, you know, not even all five of them started, just four of them.
02:02And they weren't counting Cam Johnson.
02:04They win.
02:05They're like, what was it, 18 games.
02:08They're like 13 and five or something like that in those 18 games.
02:12They're a better team with him, and they need him healthy the rest of the way.
02:16Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic continues a fantastic season.
02:20He's going to average a triple-double.
02:22The question I have, Scott, can he take it to the next level?
02:25Well, he got a haircut tonight.
02:27He did.
02:28That's a start.
02:29Haircut.
02:29That's a start.
02:30He always plays goods after haircuts.
02:32Listen, he had 10 turnovers that game.
02:34I'll say this, too.
02:36He may have shown a little humanistic form in that Memphis game
02:40because he was great everywhere else.
02:42He did everything else you needed him to do with the 10 turnovers.
02:45It was a six-game in eight days.
02:47He showed a little fatigue.
02:49Fatigue will make you have mistakes, and there was too many in that game.
02:53All right, Nikola Jokic high and tight getting ready for this one.
02:56Should be a good one.
02:58Two teams, two conferences ready to rock.
03:03When we come back, take a look at the Nuggets offense.
03:06Last six games has been humming.
03:08Stay tuned for that.
03:10The iconic, adventurous Toyota 4Runner.
03:16Welcome inside Ball Arena.
03:18Denver Nuggets getting ready to take on the Toronto Raptors.
03:21That's right, Canadian Jamal Murray taking on the Canadian team in the NBA.
03:25Always seems to play well against the Raptors.
03:28Katie Winchy, Bill Hanslick, and Chris Dempsey hanging out in Colorado Social.
03:31Setting the table for this matchup before we get to tip off.
03:34Let's talk about the Nuggets offense.
03:35The best offense in the entire NBA all season long.
03:38The last six games that the Nuggets have played, averaging 126 points per game.
03:43It is first in the entire NBA.
03:45The field goal percentage is a little bit down.
03:47Haven't been shooting the ball as well as they have been if you look at the season collectively.
03:51Three-point percentage remains first.
03:53Rebounds fourth.
03:54Assists 32 assists per game.
03:56Second in the NBA in that span.
03:58Man, we know this offense is so good, but when you look at it just in the last six games,
04:02Demps, what do you like most?
04:04Everything.
04:05I like everything.
04:06Give me the details, Demps.
04:08All of it.
04:09Look, the points per game, I mean, they average 120 on the season.
04:13That's up six points from their season average.
04:16But look, I think one of the things that they're able to get done a whole lot more now is
04:20getting in transition.
04:22Thanks to having Cam Johnson back.
04:23Thanks to having a healthy Christian Brown back as well.
04:26And so you can get those higher percentage buckets, push that score up a whole lot higher.
04:31You're not having to work in the half court a ton.
04:34But when you do have to work in the half court hands, you got two of the best in the
04:37business in Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.
04:40And then everything is falling around them really well after that.
04:43Yeah, you got it all working.
04:44You know, that numbers are slightly inflated because they had two overtime games in there.
04:49Those last, whatever, six games.
04:52Of course he did.
04:53This is what happens when we make hands like talk about offense.
04:55Yeah, yeah, he's like, no, we need to fix those numbers, make sure that everybody knows.
05:00That's an extra 10 minutes of play and how they score.
05:04Well, one of those.
05:05But they scored well enough to get themselves to overtime.
05:08Correct.
05:09And one of those overtimes, they were two for 10.
05:10So it wasn't like they scored a bunch of points in that overtime.
05:12They had free throws in that game.
05:13No, they did not.
05:14You know, they are operating off it, no question.
05:17To me, it's all about Aaron Gordon and up at the level that the defense are going to need it
05:22tonight.
05:23As you said, take care of the paint defensively because this team can flat out sport.
05:28Where do you feel Aaron's impact most, Dumps?
05:30Yeah, so I think both in the inside and the outside.
05:33You can play him at the dunker spot.
05:34He can cut and get to the rim.
05:35You can post him up.
05:36He can get high percentage baskets at the rim that way.
05:39Or you can stand him at the three-point line anywhere on the three-point line.
05:42And he's able to knock those shots in.
05:44He's just an incredibly important weapon to have on your basketball team.
05:48And he gives you the ability to play kind of any way you want because you have an elite-level
05:54player that can help you play that style.
05:55Great job talking.
05:56Yeah.
05:56It's your favorite thing.
05:57It's my favorite thing.
05:59Denver Nuggets and the Toronto Raptors right here at Ball Arena.
06:04Mile High Basketball is coming up next right here on Altitude.
06:16Ball Arena jam-packed once again.
06:18The 33rd consecutive sellout this season.
06:21The 151st in a row.
06:24And getting ready for a good one.
06:26East meets West.
06:27The Toronto Raptors and the Denver Nuggets.
06:29Here are tonight's starting lineups presented by Intermountain Health.
06:34Jamal Murray with Christian Brown.
06:36Nikola Jokic in the middle with Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson.
06:40Peyton Watson still out.
06:43Meanwhile, for the Toronto Raptors, a very talented starting five.
06:47Emmanuel quickly.
06:48R.J. Barrett.
06:49Jakob Perville after some serious injuries this year is back in the lineup.
06:54I'm Scottie Barnes, an all-star as was and is Brandon Ingram.
07:03Nikola Jokic coming off statistically a good game.
07:06He's got 29 points, 14 rebounds, nine assists, a sophomore double.
07:10He did have the turnover issue.
07:13And David Adelman saying before the game, he'd like to get that cut down.
07:16But you're going to have someone.
07:17Jokic is handling the ball.
07:19So, he talked about his usage.
07:20He has got a lot of usage.
07:21You and I talked about it after the game.
07:24Probably five or six times he lost it, either going to the basket or in the post when he got
07:29double and triple teams.
07:31Cleaned those up a little bit.
07:33Only had one of those one home run long balls intercepted.
07:37But cut those turnovers down at half.
07:39And I think you win a lot more games down this stretch.
07:43Crowd is standing, energized here.
07:47Nikola Jokic will jump against Jakob Pertl.
07:51Pertl an Austrian, Jokic a Serbian.
07:54And here we go.
08:00And Jokic on the double tap.
08:02He's very good at that.
08:03He realized there's the rule.
08:05You're allowed to tap it twice.
08:06The Nuggets have it.
08:07James Williams, Dre Maddox.
08:09And Moussa Dogger, our three-man officiating crew tonight.
08:16Well, Jokic, going to work inside, turns, shoot, and he comes in a row.
08:22Well, they try to go with a smaller guy on him.
08:24David Adman talked about that in the pregame presser.
08:29So, Jokic on the board early.
08:32The other night, he was the facilitator.
08:36Now, the Raptors answer with the three.
08:40He got caught up in a double screen up at the top.
08:44Emmanuel quickly shoots 37.5%.
08:46Overall, the Raptors do not shoot the three well, just 34.5%.
08:51Now, Aaron Gordon with it.
08:52Did not play the other night in Memphis.
08:55Now, Gordon.
08:57In on Pirtle.
08:58Gordon will fall away.
09:00Left it short.
09:01Ball gobbled up by Scottie Barnes, one of the better players in the Eastern Conference.
09:07And right to the hoop goes Brandon Ingram.
09:12So, Ingram on the All-Star team this year.
09:16Once upon a time, drafted by the Lakers, number two on the terrible pass.
09:21That's a turnover, just not paying attention right there.
09:24He's got to hustle back.
09:26That's a round and out.
09:27Good box out.
09:28Murray's got it.
09:285-2 Toronto Ehrman.
09:33Murray pitches it out.
09:35Cam Johnson off the heel, too long.
09:39Raptors are going to run at every opportunity.
09:45Ingram.
09:47Picked up by Jokic.
09:49Now the double.
09:50Swing it to Barrett.
09:52And Barrett loses it out of bounds under a little pressure from Christian Brown.
09:56Good rotation defensively right there.
09:59Turnovers post All-Star have been a problem for David Ottelman.
10:05Nuggets all shapes and sizes.
10:08It said they're going to go only two and a half more, but boy, those two and a half more
10:11have cost you a lot of points.
10:14Now Jokic on the block.
10:16Turn from underneath.
10:18Oh, wow.
10:19Pertle with a rebound.
10:23And Pertle lays it up and in.
10:25Pertle a serviceable center.
10:27Ten points, seven and a half rebounds.
10:30Rolls.
10:31Pretty good player.
10:32He's out 21 games earlier.
10:34Now the pass into Jokic.
10:36And there's one of those passes.
10:38Risky passes, I say.
10:40The pass, yeah.
10:41It started one step inside a half court.
10:44You've got to make almost a perfect lob.
10:46And everybody has time now to fly over in there.
10:49Raptors off to a good start.
10:52Jokic trying to clear himself from Scotty Barnes.
10:55Seen a lot of the hugger-mugger defense this season by numerous teams.
11:00They're just back into Jokic.
11:04Jokic's got to find a way to clear out.
11:08Cam Johnson tied up in the corner.
11:10Late to shoot.
11:11Just bug joker and then see if anybody else can get anything going.
11:15Jokic has it.
11:17And a foul cut.
11:18It will be on Barnes.
11:20Well, risky.
11:21And it got Barnes in foul trouble in that game in Toronto.
11:24It's a little risky to start him of all people.
11:29He's a physical guy.
11:31Look at that arm around the thigh.
11:32Not allowed to do that.
11:33There it is again.
11:35But if they allow you to play that way, then why not keep doing it?
11:39Back to live.
11:40Murray's got a good look.
11:41And he's short.
11:43Raptors have it.
11:44Five more lead.
11:50Quickly.
11:52Tapoto hit the floater.
11:53That's good.
11:54They get 9-2.
11:55So the Nugget's out of the gate slowly here in the first three minutes.
12:11Extra pass.
12:12Jokic's got a good look for three.
12:14Round and out.
12:18Raptors lead the NBA in fast breaks.
12:20So they're trying to get up and down as fast as they can.
12:22There it is.
12:26And a foul call.
12:32Cam Johnson will pick up his first personal.
12:37R.J. Barrett heads to the free throw line.
12:40What you can see right now offensively for Denver, the physical bang you, not allowed to start.
12:49And we just talked about usage for Joker is almost on every single play.
12:53They're trying to keep it out of his hands.
12:55And Denver's half court offense here.
12:57The last four or five possessive down has been iffy at best.
13:01And more for Barrett coming off a 23-point game in the route over Chicago the other night.
13:08Raptors come in on a three-game win streak.
13:11They've been playing well.
13:12Now that they have their complete team back in action.
13:1611-2, like it's true.
13:18Gordon.
13:19Going to Christian Brown.
13:20There's a nice ball.
13:22Well, he switched out.
13:24Too little of a guy on Gordon.
13:26Just muscles his way inside.
13:27Double team comes.
13:28Drop it off.
13:29Christian Brown, Cam Johnson, facilitating off Jokic passes.
13:35And it's intercepted by Murray.
13:37Bad pass.
13:38Jamal Murray.
13:39What?
13:41Christian Brown there.
13:42And he follows it up and in.
13:45And Christian Brown, who's been hot lately, at Memphis the other night, he had 26 points in 41 minutes.
13:58And hanging in there.
14:00Early action.
14:0111-6.
14:02Here at Ball Arena, the Raptors lead the Nuggets 11-6.
14:06You probably heard us talk a lot about the Nuggets schedule and how crazy it's been.
14:11Yeah, they lead the league in back-to-back games.
14:1316 of them.
14:14Yeah, they've had the most of these during the month of March.
14:17But did you know, 148 days since the season started.
14:21And they've only had 44 days that they've slept in their own beds.
14:2544 days at home.
14:26By far the fewest in the NBA.
14:29The average is 62.
14:31Again, this is not an excuse.
14:32We're not in the excuse making business.
14:35But, fellas, they just don't spend much time at home this season.
14:38It's been crazy.
14:39And it really contributes to the fatigue of everything else, too.
14:42So, it's, yeah, listen, my first year in the league as a player was 82.
14:48This is 2026.
14:50And this is the craziest year I've ever been involved in the NBA travel-wise.
14:55Certainly been a challenge as Purtle is away from Gordon.
14:58Yeah, he got mixed up on the switch.
15:00Didn't stay with his man on the rotation down.
15:04So, he got the Purtle already six points, a couple of rebounds.
15:09Jokic guarded tightly by Barnes.
15:12Long range three is no good.
15:18Scotty Barnes with it.
15:20Barnes too big for Murray.
15:21They're going to have to get some help on that.
15:26Quickly.
15:28Pick up by Murray.
15:29Good defense.
15:30Five to shoot.
15:33One, two, three, two, three, two.
15:35Baseline jumper is no good on the weak side.
15:37Cameron Johnson has a great defensive set right there.
15:40Fifteen or more in the last five games for Cam.
15:42It's been playing with confidence.
15:44Now picked up by Purtle.
15:46Trying to get the ball to Jokic.
15:48He's got it.
15:49And he's going to play underneath.
15:50So, if they could just get it into the balls,
15:54there's going to be a lot of opportunities for Nikola.
15:58Nikola Jokic averaging 28 a game.
16:00He's got four here.
16:03Now Ingram against Christian Brown.
16:06A little banging going on, and Ingram draws the foul.
16:12Two shots coming up for Brandon Ingram,
16:15who has really turned around his fortunes and the Raptors.
16:19Raptors, not a good team last year.
16:21But then got Brandon Ingram midseason.
16:24And he is an all-star this year.
16:27Raptors, one of the better teams in the East.
16:32A game on.
16:33Red Bull's in play at Circle K.
16:34By three for 8.50 on any Red Bull Energy 12-ounce drink.
16:40So, now Barnes goes out.
16:42He gets an early rest.
16:44Sandro Mamou Kalashvili, Vic Lombardi's favorite player, comes on.
16:49He's from the Republic of Georgia.
16:50He's actually born in New York City, but grew up in Georgia.
16:56He just blew it English, Georgian, Russian, and Italian.
16:59Mawa Kalashvili can really shoot it.
17:02Yeah, you can say Mamou.
17:03Mamou, that's what he goes by.
17:05That's what Scott's going to say.
17:06Now Jokic.
17:08Guarded by Pearl.
17:10No range.
17:12No, it would not drop.
17:15Well, 15-8, Toronto.
17:18Nuggets have missed all four threes.
17:22Ingram tries to dish.
17:24And kicking it out of bounds was Pirtle.
17:27He got nudged a little bit.
17:29Those passes are hard to make against the Nuggets
17:32because they're good with the hands.
17:33Gordon Jokic.
17:35Yeah.
17:36There's Darko Rajovic, the Serbian national.
17:39He's done a great job with this team.
17:42Now Murray steps back for three.
17:44And Murray can't hit.
17:46And that Joker switched inside.
17:51Now Ingram going to turn at the base.
17:53He does.
17:54That's his patented shot.
17:54He missed it.
17:55And on the weak side, it's batted out.
17:57Christian Brown goes and gets it.
18:00Into the corner.
18:01Murray.
18:02And Murray takes a much tougher shot.
18:04And he knocks it in.
18:07Oh, Jamal Murray looked like he was open for a moment, Scott.
18:12Little head fake on quickly.
18:14He quickly didn't move as quickly as he thought he was going to,
18:16but he got out of the way.
18:1715-11, Toronto by four.
18:23Barrett's into Pirtle.
18:25Pirtle misses a bunny.
18:28Jamal Murray with it, averaging 25 on the season.
18:31Bounce pass, Jokic.
18:33Jokic off to Gordon.
18:36And Jokic's going to put it to bed.
18:38Gordon's just a little off.
18:39Two little shots in the post.
18:41He's shooting him off to the left a little bit.
18:43Remember, did not play since last Tuesday.
18:47Just the 14th home game for Aaron Gordon this season.
18:51He's plus 14 when he's on the court.
18:54Now, Jarrett in the lane.
18:55He's got a corner jumper coming on.
18:57No good.
18:58Gordon on the weak side.
18:59Nuggets down by just two.
19:00They can take the lead right here.
19:02Gordon's going to wheel into the key.
19:04There he goes.
19:06And Toronto has it.
19:09Now Mamu with it.
19:12Raptors love to run.
19:16They average 114 a game.
19:18They're only 15th in offensive rating.
19:22But the fast break is a key element.
19:27Two to shoot.
19:29Quickly on the run.
19:30Lay it up and in.
19:34Well, Toronto started 5 of 6.
19:36Since they're 1 of 5, you saw the 1.
19:38And a 4-point Toronto lead.
19:44Back cut Murray.
19:46And Murray is hooked.
19:52Good pass right there.
19:54Vision.
19:54Not sure where.
19:55Or how Joe Gasol.
19:57His thoughts.
19:58It's a bull.
19:58Just real quick.
19:59Murray got.
19:59Barrett runs on top of him.
20:01Fouls on Barrett.
20:04His first.
20:05Murray to the free throw line.
20:09Look at his game.
20:10Wednesday at the Grizzlies.
20:13Two rebounds away from a triple-double.
20:17Nuggets 19-12.
20:19They get 19-13 now.
20:21After two straight blowouts at home.
20:24Over the Rockets and the 76ers.
20:26Tim Hardaway Jr.
20:27comes on.
20:28With Spencer Jones.
20:30Out goes Cam Johnson.
20:37Jacoby Walter and Jamal Shedd come in for Houston.
20:41As Gordon gets an early breather.
20:43Wants to have Gordon available at the end of the games.
20:46So that's part of the substitution pattern for David Adelman.
20:53And still got a cut here.
20:56Got.
20:57Cut near the elbow.
21:01Jason Miller, Dan Cheminsky, patching him up.
21:05Back of those arms.
21:06Take a beating.
21:07Do they not?
21:08Did you ever get scratches like that?
21:10You were.
21:12Well, I don't think.
21:13I don't think people were as worried about me in the post.
21:16Yeah.
21:17In fact, they were kind of like doing more of this.
21:20Right.
21:20Go ahead.
21:21And so they just really weren't touching me.
21:24They didn't dare.
21:26Well, there's that too.
21:28But listen, Joker,
21:29there's nowhere on the floor Joker travels.
21:33Especially in the half court where he doesn't have a body on top of it.
21:39So Murray at the line.
21:42He's already played 65 games, averaging 25.
21:45So he is eligible for postseason honors.
21:49He had 23 in the win earlier this season over Toronto.
21:53It was a nail biter up there.
21:55You might remember that.
21:56Yeah.
21:57Brandon Ingram had that three that went in.
21:59You remember that's got the three that went in at the buzzer,
22:02but he didn't get it off quickly enough.
22:05So an air ball there.
22:08And now a little full court pressure.
22:10Jamal Shedd is an excellent defensive player.
22:12Number 23 in red.
22:13Going to pressure Murray wherever he goes.
22:18And that pass.
22:20See, that's got to get there.
22:22Now they're going to get Ingram.
22:24He's got his arms wrapped around the waist.
22:27And Nicole Yoke, it comes up with the steel.
22:29But those are the passes when you talk about cleaning up your turnovers,
22:32get bailed out there with the foul.
22:34But now it's a switch.
22:36Ingram, he's got his arm wrapped completely around the guy.
22:39They finally catch it.
22:41That being said, passes need to be precise tonight.
22:44It's a good defensive team, the Toronto Raptors.
22:49Shedd getting a foul now, holding Murray.
22:52Shedd, who played his college ball in Houston in his second NBA season.
22:57They like him.
22:57He comes in and plays with this unit.
23:01Now Jamal Murray draws two.
23:03It's kind of open work.
23:04And around and out.
23:06They're getting the looks and just haven't knocked it down yet.
23:09Just one of seven shooting.
23:14Spencer Jones on Shedd.
23:16Shedd misses.
23:17Bad hustle from the weak side by Walter.
23:21And second chance points for the Raptors.
23:24There's a few of those in that Memphis game also.
23:26And it starts with your guards.
23:29It's got to be bodies on blockouts also.
23:31But Jamal Murray inside turns.
23:34You've got it.
23:35Nuggets have been getting a lot of those wobblers, jigglers, rattlers.
23:41Get out.
23:43Toronto by two.
23:58Jokic going to pick up the foul here.
24:02No timeout called.
24:042.25 to go.
24:07Fast-paced action early.
24:09Murray has the...
24:10A man on a mission.
24:12That's been Christian Brown the last couple games.
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24:18The CB is really up the ante when it comes to offense.
24:21He's averaging guys.
24:2224 points a game over the last two.
24:24He's looked so much better over the last ten games.
24:28And for me, it's pretty simple.
24:29When the Nuggets run, Christian scores.
24:32That's his forte.
24:33He runs.
24:34He scores.
24:34He's got four points so far tonight.
24:38Got a good note on him, one of 57 players in NBA history to win an NCAA title, Division I,
24:45and an NBA time.
24:47I was looking up some of the guys, Kareem, Magic, Walton, Gale Goodrich, Bill Russell, just to name five off
24:54the top of my head.
24:55He's got high school championships in there also, right?
24:57He did, yeah.
24:59So the Nuggets, after a very slow start, and a three there.
25:05And they'll trail now, as Scottie Barnes puts one in 22-17.
25:11And the Nuggets turn it over.
25:14Well, you don't have a ball there, and you get a guy like Shed, who's just up in the chili.
25:20And they kill us, Neely.
25:21Now they double Bruce, and they're going to take it away nearly again.
25:29David Alvarez, it's the exact same play to play before.
25:34The Nuggets have to take care of the basketball.
25:37And it's just been something, it's kind of been an all-season long thing.
25:41It's been worse after the All-Star break.
25:45Now Bruce Brown is at the line.
25:53Drops it in.
25:56Nuggets percentage points back to fifth-place Houston.
26:00They're one game behind Minnesota.
26:04And three games up on seventh-place Phoenix.
26:08So they're right in the thick of it.
26:09If everything went well tonight, all three teams are in action.
26:13The Nuggets could be in fourth place by the end of the night.
26:16But that would take some orchestrate.
26:23Nuggets down by five.
26:27Long-range battle, no.
26:30Hardaway's got it.
26:31Tim Hardaway having a terrific season.
26:34Right by Mamou.
26:36And the lane is swatted out of there.
26:42Now the three is good by Jacoby Walter.
26:46These teams that come in there, they don't shoot many threes.
26:49It's not a good three-point shot team.
26:50Boy, they come in and start lighting it up for three.
26:53Eight-point lead here.
26:59Now Hardaway got it.
27:03Now Tim Hardaway delivers.
27:07And the lead back to five.
27:10Intercepted by Hardaway.
27:11Great anticipation and a foul on Battle.
27:14Oh, no, they're going to call offensive foul on Hardaway.
27:16No way.
27:22Are they calling him for veering off path?
27:29I can see it.
27:32Can you see that?
27:34No.
27:36If you're an inventor and you have a great shirt on, sure.
27:412722.
27:42And the lane is good by battle.
27:46Here's what's happened also in some of these losses for Denver.
27:51Is you get two or three calls against it,
27:53then there's a frustration that sets in.
27:55Instead of a battle through,
27:57you've got to have a battle through a moment.
28:00That's just kind of getting lost on that weak side.
28:02This is a straight cut from the baseline.
28:06I mentioned the Raptors have won three straight.
28:09They beat the Suns and the Pistons at home before they routed the Bulls in Chicago.
28:131-39 to 1-09 on Wednesday.
28:17That's seven players in double figures.
28:19They're playing tough defense on Denver right now.
28:22Extra pass.
28:23Hardaway's got another great look and he carries it.
28:28And Tim Hardaway Jr. continues to do what he does.
28:33And a five-point lead.
28:40Barnes, for three.
28:43Nope.
28:44And more volleyball out.
28:46Barnes has got it.
28:48And through the wickets.
28:50Cam Johnson picks it up.
28:52Five turnovers now for Toronto.
28:55They're giving it back.
28:56They get to a committed three.
29:02Cam Johnson turns right back to Jokic.
29:07And Jokic to beat the clock.
29:09And he knocks it in.
29:10He's trying to get it to Scottie Barnes and pick up the foul.
29:13Tick, tick, tick.
29:15Now to end the quarter, no.
29:18And that's going to do it.
29:21Nikola Jokic late.
29:22He's got eight points.
29:23Murray with seven.
29:24Balanced scoring for the Raptors.
29:27Raps lead by three.
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30:16High scoring first quarter.
30:17Toronto up by three as we set sail into the second quarter.
30:24Weak side and help defense by Cam Johnson.
30:27Got the steal.
30:28Hardaway energized.
30:29Hardaway all the way.
30:30Put it up.
30:31No.
30:31Follow it up.
30:32Yes.
30:33Cam Johnson.
30:36They went small here to start the second quarter.
30:42Spencer Jones.
30:49And a foul called.
30:50And the Nuggets are going to lobby here.
30:52The Nuggets wanted traveling.
30:54And they're saying he got it deflected.
30:57And then I thought he double dribbled.
30:59Here's the other play.
31:01No call on that.
31:02But good followed by Cam.
31:05But I thought Scottie Barnes double dribbled in front of us.
31:11Jacoby Walter is at the line.
31:13Second year man from Baylor.
31:15He knocks it in.
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31:19The Nuggets came in as a seven-point favorite.
31:23Now that's dropped to four and a half.
31:25Moneyline minus 250.
31:28236 and a half.
31:29The total points.
31:31And David Adelman one game at a time.
31:34If you had to create a mantra for him.
31:37Put that Memphis game in the rearview mirror.
31:39He said we learned a lot about it.
31:41But sometimes there's circumstances that you can't control.
31:45And that was for sure at Memphis.
31:47A make-up game.
31:49Now Murray.
31:49Got to get away from Walter.
31:52Murray's got to land.
31:53Right side.
31:54And floater up.
31:55And in.
31:56Murray with a soft touch.
32:01He's got nine points.
32:07Barrett.
32:08On the line.
32:09He missed the layup.
32:10Spencer Jones with the save.
32:12Nuggets can get the lead right here.
32:15Ooh.
32:15And he left.
32:16Cam Johnson.
32:18Outside.
32:19All the way.
32:20Around and out.
32:22No pitch.
32:23No pitch.
32:25Quickly running the point.
32:27Come there.
32:27One.
32:27Three.
32:28Three.
32:29Barnes.
32:30That's no good.
32:31Looks uncomfortable in his jump shot, doesn't he?
32:33Looks like he's thinking about it a little bit.
32:35Too much stinking thinking at the moment.
32:38Raptors by one.
32:39Nuggets looking for the lead.
32:44Slow developing play here.
32:47Cam Johnson.
32:49Six to shoot.
32:51And bad pass.
32:54On the run is Barrett's.
32:58Got to get into the offense quicker than they're doing here.
33:01Well, you got little guys.
33:02You try to run your offense, set screens and all that.
33:05But that means little guys got set screens.
33:11Good Toronto defense denial.
33:17Hardaway.
33:18Yes.
33:19Tim Hardaway sucks one in from deep.
33:22Oh, Hardaway pumped up.
33:25Oh, Toronto's smaller also.
33:27They have the cards in five.
33:29But they're a lot more physical.
33:31They were trying to stick with them.
33:33Nuggets had a 2-0 lead to start the game.
33:36And they can get the lead back right here with the bucket.
33:40Hardaway's hot.
33:40He lets it rip.
33:41No good.
33:44And a timeout taken by the Raptors.
33:50For 9-17 to go.
33:52Second quarter.
33:53All tied up at 34.
33:57Tied at 34-0 in the second quarter.
34:00Time for some Toyota talk.
34:02If you watched the Memphis game the other night, a very rare occurrence.
34:06You see what happens right there?
34:08Cedric Coward of the Memphis Grizzlies goes down hard.
34:11Clearly a flop coming around on that joker screen.
34:14Well, the referee saw it.
34:16He signaled it.
34:17But he didn't blow the whistle until Memphis got back down the court.
34:22Here's part of the rules.
34:23They can choose to wait to blow the whistle.
34:24And they blow it after that made bucket right there.
34:27So a rare flop ball.
34:29That is more rare than Chris Marlowe picking up a check.
34:33Trust me.
34:34I tell you what.
34:35They need to call that more often, Scott.
34:38I think.
34:39And maybe make the penalty a little more penal.
34:41Well, when they first started it, remember they were finding guys and put the list out the day after games.
34:48And it didn't have to be called in the game at all.
34:51Tied at 34.
34:53The Nuggets and the Toronto Raptors.
34:59Rafters fifth in the east, the Nuggets sixth in the west.
35:01Down the middle to Bruce Brown.
35:03Lay it up and in.
35:04And the Nuggets have the lead.
35:05For the second time tonight.
35:08They led 2-0 early on the first bucket of the game.
35:15That's good defense by Denver.
35:17But now, a whistle.
35:23Being aggressive defensively, getting them a little structured.
35:26You see just a little give and go.
35:28Bruce doing a good job of protecting the ball.
35:33Two fouls now on Spencer Jones.
35:36Spencer's guarding Mamu.
35:45Try to get the ball to quickly.
35:48They do.
35:50Emmanuel's his first name.
35:53Sheds in the lane.
35:551-3.
35:56That's good.
35:58RJ Barrett, a Canadian.
36:01Hails from Toronto.
36:02Having a good season.
36:03Averaging 19 a game.
36:05He's at 20 or more in three straight.
36:07Now Mamu is out on Brown.
36:10Brown should be able to go right by Mamu.
36:16Mugging Murray.
36:19Triple M there, Scott.
36:22Putting his arm around and they're starting to now realize that that's what they do a lot of.
36:26And so they're starting to call that.
36:28So two on Mamu.
36:33Walter assigned to Murray.
36:37And now Mamu will go over and guard Spencer Jones.
36:43Raptors by one.
36:44Jokic getting rest here.
36:49Murray.
36:49The triple team Murray lays.
36:54And it pays off with a rebound and a stop.
37:03Walter's wide open.
37:07Marlon could shoot a little bit, but that corner three just leave naked.
37:1136% for Jacoby Walters.
37:17And a four-point lead.
37:20He's right now really fortunate to try to get it to Murray.
37:23Nate, the other four guys have got a play.
37:26Who's Brown?
37:27And Brown is away.
37:29Just kept dribbling until the path opened up.
37:35And Brown has got 14 made field goals and 14 assists.
37:40And now Mamu's going to back ground down.
37:43He does turn.
37:45And another whistle and another foul.
37:53Let's see.
37:54It looked like Brown got him on that shooting arm.
37:58Brown's saying I high-fived him.
38:01This is his numb.
38:02Got more wrist than hand.
38:04Mamu is at the line.
38:07Mamu got a lot of playing time early with Jacopoto out with injuries.
38:13Nicola Jokic in his first stint.
38:15Eight points, one rebound, no assists in his 12 minutes.
38:19Now Aaron Gordon will come back in for Spencer Jones.
38:26And Spencer, a couple of rebounds, a couple of fouls.
38:33Let's see if the fans try to give Mamu the business here.
38:36Little business.
38:40And a four-point lead.
38:43Spencer sits next to the big fella.
38:48Now Gordon guarded by Mamu.
38:55That's a turnover.
38:56Yeah, that's as good as a turnover.
38:59Oh, and a little floater in the lane.
39:02No bucket.
39:04Going to stay charging here.
39:05Hardaway was standing there just waiting for Quiggy.
39:08Quiggy looked like he was going to pull up for a J.
39:11That's not the new NBA.
39:12Everything's a floater set.
39:16Hardaway pretty good at that.
39:19Now Nicola Jokic back in.
39:23As Hardaway collides quickly.
39:30Let's see if the Nuggets can get back going.
39:32Hardaway providing a boost with nine quick points.
39:38Wow, that's a foul called on Jacoby Walter.
39:42And that just seems to be the foul of the day
39:44when a smaller defender turns around and just backs into Jokic.
39:49And it puts his arm around his back.
39:52And that's the key is once those arms wrap around,
39:56they've got to grab hamstring.
39:58Fouls on Walter.
40:00Darko complaining.
40:01He knows it's tough to guard Jokic.
40:04They know each other very well.
40:06Jokic, once again, the Serbian national, as is Jokic.
40:09And Jokic against Pernod.
40:11So he's against Austria.
40:12Jokic inside.
40:13A brilliant bump fake.
40:16That's how you do it.
40:17Well, just sputtering the hurdle and then the head fake on Barnes.
40:22Two-point lead for Toronto.
40:24Under the lane.
40:25A little with the floater.
40:26No offensive rebound.
40:28And that's going to be off Ingram out of bounds.
40:30Jokic with a good hands.
40:35Now Murray is going to come out
40:37and he's going to be replaced by Tyus Jones.
40:43Murray, nine points.
40:45A couple of rebounds.
40:47Just one of four from three.
40:49The Nuggets, four of 14 from the arc.
40:52Raptors better than five of 12.
40:55And midway through the second quarter,
40:57glad you're with us on altitude.
40:59I was trying to win their third straight Jokic.
41:02And Jokic are open on the roll.
41:04You get, turn your back under pressure.
41:07And Sonny Gordon, right over the head of Polo.
41:15Tied at 42.
41:17Five and a half to play.
41:20In a physical defensive battle.
41:24Now long range three.
41:26It's a round of doubt.
41:26Jokic has it.
41:28Quickly with a miss.
41:29Here comes Gordon.
41:31Gordon driven the drive into the lane.
41:34Give it to Bruce.
41:35That's twice.
41:35He's dumped that off late into a little guy in traffic.
41:39I've got to be careful.
41:39Now quarter three is on the way and good by Walter.
41:45Walter.
41:47Playing okay.
41:49Forty three percent shooting from three as a reserve.
41:53Only got 11 points here.
42:05Back to Jokic while Jokic has great hands.
42:08How did he catch that?
42:09He's going to shoot over Polo right here.
42:13Turn.
42:14Little hook shot.
42:15No good.
42:19And it's going to be Nuggets basketball.
42:21Boy, the Nuggets with opportunities there on that possession.
42:28Darko Ryukovic likes what he sees.
42:30The competitive nature here.
42:32Second stop on a five-game road trip.
42:36For the Toronto Raptors.
42:43Johnson to top.
42:46Over there.
42:51Get up, go.
42:54Go.
42:56Get shot, go.
42:59Go.
43:00Pearl.
43:01Little push shot.
43:02Got it.
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