Sitting atop the Western Conference standings heading into Sunday, the Denver Nuggets welcomed the Toronto Raptors, the current No. 1 seed in the East, to Pepsi Center Sunday afternoon and won 96-85 to extend their winning streak to three games.
The game was tied after the first quarter and the Raptors led by eight at the half. Toronto went up 13 in the third on a 3-pointer from superstar wing Kawhi Leonard, but the Nuggets closed the quarter on a 11-2 run to pull to within four, heading into the fourth. Denver started the quarter on a 7-0 run and took the lead at 75-72 on a corner 3-pointer from point guard Jamal Murray, prompting the Raptors to call a timeout.