Denver Post · Oct 7, 2025
Nuggets vs. Raptors preseason takeaways: Beating pressure needs to be Denver’s priority
Toronto Raptors’ Gradey Dick, left, falls while vying for the ball against Denver Nuggets’ Bruce Brown, right, during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game in Vancouver, British Columbia, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)Instant observations as the Nuggets defeated the Raptors 112-108 in their second preseason game Monday night at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.
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Denver’s starters looked a little rusty as a unit in their first preseason minutes together Saturday. Two days later, the rust was gone for the most part. Turnovers still piled up — Nikola Jokic committed six — but ball movement was generally more fluid and crisp.