The Denver Nuggets (19 - 30) defeated the Toronto Raptors (32 - 16) 112 - 93 on Monday. Despite a sterling record, impressive 11 - game winning streak and comfortable division lead coming into Monday, the Raptors did n't exactly travel well into Denver's mile - high altitude.Toronto was held to pedestrian 37 and 32 percent tallies from the field and three - point range, respectively, while yielding 54 and 46 percent figures to Denver in those same categories. Even more surprisingly, a Nuggets team with a multi - season reputation of struggling against opposing big men down did a complete about - face Monday, dominating the Raptors on the boards and in the paint. They outscored the visitors by the margin of 60 - 26 down low, and outrebounded them 49 - 26. The charge was led by the emerging Nikola Jokic, who posted 27 points and hauled in 14 rebounds, 11 of them coming on the defensive glass. Three other Denver players - - Kenneth Faried, Will Barton and Jusuf Nurkic - - collected seven boards apiece as well, in a game that turned into a thoroughly unexpected rout. DeMar DeRozan was essentially the lone bright spot for Toronto, registering a team - high 24 points and adding four assists, a rebound and a steal. Terrence Ross was actually the next biggest contributor, scoring 12 points, hauling in four rebounds and collecting a steal off the bench. Kyle Lowry posted a modest 10 points, which he supplemented with a pair of rebounds, a pair of assists and a trio of thefts. Jonas Valanciunas, saddled with a thumb sprain suffered on Saturday versus the Pistons, held his own against Jokic early before exiting after 19 minutes. He amassed 10 points, eight rebounds and a block over his relatively brief time on the floor. Despite the loss, the Raptors sit atop the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division. They are in Phoenix on Tuesday night for a date with the Suns. Jokic added four assists and a block to his game - high scoring and rebounding totals. Barton paced the Nuggets bench with the next - highest scoring haul of the game, collecting 20 points and adding the aforementioned seven rebounds, three assists and a block. Fellow reserve Randy Foye was right behind him with 16 points of his own, which he complemented with five rebounds, three assists, a steal and a pair of blocks. Danilo Gallinari and Kenneth Faried followed with a pair of 13 - point efforts. Gallinari also pitched in four rebounds, four assists and a steal, while Faried secured his seven boards and also dished out two assists and recorded a steal. The Nuggets remain in fourth place in the Western Conference's Northwest Division. They head to Utah to take on the Jazz on Wednesday.
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