NBA Basketball Box Scores

National Basketball Association

BOXSCORE | RECAP

Denver 114, Toronto 107

When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Officials: #62 Brian Forte, #60 David Guthrie, #41 Ken Mauer
Attendance: 18879

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	4	T
Denver	29	24	32	29	114
Toronto	31	19	27	30	107

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
Denver	21-12	11-4	10-8	W1
Toronto	12-20	5-9	7-11	L3

Recap Quick Hits

With this loss, the Toronto Raptors have a 5-9 record at home this season. The Denver Nuggets are 10-8 while on the road this season.

Toronto has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Raptors have won 2 of their last 10 games.

Denver has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Nuggets have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Andrea Bargnani played 41:20 minutes and scored 26 points. He shot 47.4% from the field and has averaged 12.6 points over the last five games.

Nene played 39:00 minutes and scored 21 points. He shot 66.7% from the field and has averaged 16.6 points over the last five games.

Following this game the Toronto Raptors average 96.8 points per game and hold opponents to 100.5 points per game. The Denver Nuggets average 102.7 points per game and hold opponents to 99.5 points per game.

Top Game Performances

Denver		Toronto
Nene 21	Scoring	Andrea Bargnani 26
Chauncey Billups 7	Assists	Jose Calderon 11
Chris Andersen 10	Rebounds	Chris Bosh 11
Chauncey Billups 7	Free Throws Made	Chris Bosh 10
Kenyon Martin 3	Steals	Anthony Parker 3
Linas Kleiza 1	Blocks	Andrea Bargnani 5

Team Stats Summary

Team	Points	FG%	3PM-3PA	FTM-FTA	Assists	Rebounds	Blocks	Steals	Turnovers
Denver	114	51.2	8-18	22-28	23	41	3	8	10
Toronto	107	46.9	10-24	21-24	24	42	7	8	12

Upcoming Games

Toronto will play their next game at home against Houston. The Raptors have a W/L % of .417 after a win and .316 after a loss.

Denver will play their next game on the road against Oklahoma City. The Nuggets have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .750 after a loss.