Denver Nuggets, including most people's pick for MVP, Nikola Jokic fell to the Toronto Raptors 125-110 for a morale-damaging fourth straight defeat of the season.
LET'S GO 👏 pic.twitter.com/YgfjhR6ZXu
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) March 15, 2023
How it happened
Fred VanVleet scored 36 points for the Raptors as they rode the wave of a franchise-record, 49-point first quarter to defeat the shell-shocked Nuggets.
.@FredVanVleet in the 1st quarter:
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) March 15, 2023
14 PTS
4/5 3PT
2 AST https://t.co/c0X9Jmi3q4 pic.twitter.com/7xeHpd1V3C
Nikola Jokic did his bit, scoring 28 points, grabbing 8 rebounds, and contributing 7 assists but he failed to stop the onslaught from Toronto.
“Right now we’re just in chill mode, and you can’t be in chill mode with 13 games to go in the season,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said.
“We’ve got to try to find a way to get our swagger back.”
Up next
Nuggets face a tricky trip to Detroit to face the Pistons on Thursday night while the Toronto Raptors welcome Oklahoma City Thunder on the same day.