A season-high 35 points from Pascal Siakam wasn’t enough as the Toronto Raptors had their win streak snapped at eight games with a 110-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
The Raptors (31-24) had the ball with 12.2 seconds remaining. OG Anunoby grabbed a rebound off Fred VanVleet’s missed three-point attempt, but Denver centre Nikola Jokic blocked Anunoby’s shot.
Jokic led the visitors with 28 points and 15 rebounds. Siakam added 10 rebounds in the loss for his third double-double in four outings.
The game featured 16 lead changes and was tied seven different times.