Jokic's double-double, last-second block turn Raptors away to end Toronto winning streak / News - Basketnews.com

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Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 15 rebounds and a game-saving block on OG Anunoby in the final second, and the visiting Denver Nuggets (31-25) beat the Toronto Raptors (31-24) 110-109 (31-25, 25-32, 27-29, 27-23) on Saturday night.

Player of the Game EFF 38 Nikola Jokic Points 28 Accuracy 10-16 Rebounds 15 Assists 6

Jeff Green scored 19 points, Aaron Gordon had 13, Bones Hyland finished with 11 and Will Barton added 10 for Denver.

Pascal Siakam scored a game-high 35 points and added 10 rebounds, Fred VanVleet had 25 points, Scottie Barnes scored 17, and Gary Trent Jr. 11 for the Raptors, who had their eight-game winning streak snapped.

Toronto led by 86-83 after the first three quarters and pushed it to 94-86 on Siakim's 3-pointer with 9:33 left. Bryn Forbes scored five straight points, and after Dalano Banton split a pair of free throws, DeMarcus Cousins and Austin Rivers made layups to tie it at 95 and force a Raptors timeout with 7:29 left.

Khem Birch missed a 14-footer out of the timeout, and Facu Campazzo made a 3-pointer to put Denver ahead 98-95. Toronto went ahead again on consecutive layups, but the Nuggets regained the lead on a three-point play by Jokic.

Barnes tied it with a jumper, but Hyland's 3-pointer and Jokic's tip-in gave Denver a 108-103 lead with 1:34 left. The Raptors got within two on a free throw by VanVleet, but Barton's fadeaway with 28.8 seconds left made it 110-106.

VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Jokic missed a pair of free throws with 12.2 seconds left. VanVleet missed a 3-pointer, Anunoby got the rebound but Jokic blocked his layup with 0.3 seconds left and Denver held on.

Both teams had eight-point leads in the first half, and Toronto pulled ahead 57-56 at intermission.

The Raptors went ahead by five early in the third and increased it 78-70 on a running 3-pointer by VanVleet with 4:41 left, but the Nuggets responded.

Green started a rally with a 3-pointer, Gordon's three-point play cut the deficit to one, and Green's dunk gave Denver a 78-77 lead. The teams traded leads before VanVleet's 3-pointer gave Toronto an 86-83 lead entering the fourth quarter.

Nuggets: Nikola Jokic 28 (15 REB, 6 AST), Jeff Green 19 (5 REB, 5 AST), Aaron Gordon 13 (6 REB), Nah'Shon Hyland 11, Will Barton 10.

Raptors: Pascal Siakam 35 (10 REB, 7 AST), Fred VanVleet 25 (5 REB, 5 AST), Scottie Barnes 17 (5 REB), Gary Trent 11.

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