 | Nuggets | 113 | Final Box Score | 104 | Raptors |  |
 A+ | S. Barnes33 MIN, 30 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 0 STL, 13-21 FG, 1-5 3FG, 3-4 FT, 1 BLK, 3 TO, -4 +/- Scottie was an immovable force when going to the rim today, his touch and size was on full display as he was kissing layups off the glass as if the defender wasn’t there, he was trying to give Toronto the life they needed to win this game and did everything he could. | |
 B | P. Siakam35 MIN, 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 0 STL, 7-16 FG, 1-5 3FG, 3-5 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -17 +/- Pascal began this game very hot, he was cooking the mismatches he found when Denver Switched, he was attacking the basket pretty well and it led to 12 in the first half, but in the second half he only took 5 shots which led to 6 points, and 18 points total after that hot start. | |
 C- | J. Poeltl19 MIN, 4 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 2-5 FG, 0-0 3FG, 0-0 FT, 2 BLK, 1 TO, -12 +/- Another game where Jakob plays reduced minutes because of what the matchup is doing to him, he wasn’t rebounding well, he wasn’t defending well, and he.just wasn’t offering much at all, hopefully he can have a bounce back stretch. | |
 C | O. Anunoby40 MIN, 9 PTS, 1 REB, 3 AST, 0 STL, 4-9 FG, 1-4 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -5 +/- OG’s defensive effort was not where it usually is tonight and he seemed kind out checked out at times, his shot was not falling but he managed to find his way to the paint a couple of times, but the defense left lot to be desired. | |
 C+ | D. Schroder31 MIN, 7 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL, 3-8 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 2 TO, -17 +/- Bad defensive game from Dennis tonight as the recent trend for him continues, he also could not find anything to work for him consistently on offense, Denvers size was too much for him to go against, good playmaking tonight though. | |
 B+ | G. Trent Jr.29 MIN, 12 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 0 STL, 4-9 FG, 1-5 3FG, 3-3 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, -11 +/- His three point shot was not falling much tonight but Gary found other ways to contribute and that’s very much needed, he got busy in the mid range area and he moved the ball well. | |
 A+ | P. Achiuwa25 MIN, 13 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL, 6-10 FG, 1-2 3FG, 0-1 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 6 +/- Precious is truly vying for that starting center job, his driving and finishing was very impactful today, he had some great plays on defense against Jokic, and he even had a very nice pull up mid range shot along the baseline, he really showed what he can be at his full potential oneway tonight. | |
 C- | M. Flynn16 MIN, 6 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL, 2-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 0-0 FT, 0 BLK, 1 TO, 7 +/- Outside of the two threes in the third quarter, Malachi had a pretty bad game offensively, he was struggling to create space for his own attempts, but he was able to navigate the floor a couple of times in an effort to move the ball. | |
 | C. Boucher12 MIN, 5 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST, 0 STL, 2-3 FG, 1-1 3FG, 0-0 FT, 1 BLK, 1 TO, 8 +/- Boucher was very helpful on the boards tonight, an area in which Toronto was having a bit of trouble with early on, and a little bit of scoring from him as well, Boucher’s job is to provide a spark off the bench and that’s what he did tonight. | |
 B | Darko Rajakovic Should have made Pascal more of a feature in the second half, but giving some of Poetl’s minutes to Achiuwa boded well for a while so I like that tweak. | |
Things We Saw
- Too many stretches where the teams effort seemed to be down on the defensive end, not really offering much resistance against Denver.
- Precious Achiuwa is a very good driver and it is that driving that could lead to even more minutes for him.
- Scottie Barnes is a powerhouse, he will attack anyone and a lot of the time he succeeds.
