The Denver Nuggets basketball players defeated the Toronto Raptors with a score of 112:108 (34:26, 30:30, 32:30, 20:18) in a pre-season game before the start of the new NBA season. Nikola Jokić recorded 17 points without a single miss from the field.

Although the Nuggets opened the match well and gained a double-digit lead in the first half of the encounter, the Raptors, led by Darko Rajaković, managed to get back into the game and even overturn the result in the final quarter, but the team from Colorado ultimately achieved the victory.

Serbian national team player Nikola Jokić played 21 minutes and recorded 17 points without a miss from the field (5/5), along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

The Nuggets took control of the game from the very start – after the first quarter they led 34:26, and at halftime they had an eight-point lead (64:56).

Christian Braun was excellent in offense – the most efficient with 19 points, as were Jamal Murray and Jokić, who maintained the tempo and exploited the weaknesses of the Toronto defense.

However, the Raptors increased their aggressiveness in the continuation of the match, organized attacks better, and slowly reduced the difference.

In the final quarter, at one point they even took the lead 104:103, but failed to maintain the rhythm until the end.

In the finish, the points from Deron Holmes, Kessler Edwards, and Toumani Camara were crucial, securing the Nuggets a four-point victory – 112:108.

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