After Denver pulled back within two, Lucas hit another three before dishing to Anderson who dropped in a long ball to make it 100-94 with five minutes left. Lucas, who scored 10 points in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over New Orleans, went to work from downtown early in the final quarter, jacking up three straight threes to give Toronto a 91-83 cushion. "We didn't know till today, so we couldn't really plan for it." "That's tough," Lawson said of the injuries. Nuggets dealing with injuriesĭenver was missing starting guard Andre Iguodala (neck strain), small forward Danilo Gallinari (sinus infection) and reserve guard-forward Wilson Chandler (groin). The Nuggets lost their second straight after having a nine-game win streak snapped Sunday with a 118-114 triple overtime loss in Boston. Speedy point guard Ty Lawson paced Denver (33-20) with 29 points and nine assists. Sooner or later someone is going to take out the first option, so you need someone else to step into that role."
"Everyone else is growing into that role. He has done it at high levels, like in the playoffs. "His role card has closer all across the front of it. His game-winner Tuesday was similar to the 17-foot jumper he hit in Indiana with 1.7 seconds left in overtime to send the Raptors past the Pacers 100-98 on Feb. Gay has become the Raptors' go-to clutch shooter late in the game. I'm happy the team still had confidence in me."ĭeMar DeRozan had 22 points and John Lucas had another big final quarter with 12 of his 14 points in the fourth - all coming on threes.Īlan Anderson chipped in 10 points, all in the fourth quarter, while Kyle Lowry added 11 points and 10 assists for Toronto (20-32). "Obviously it's not a game I'm proud of, but I'm proud to get a win with the team. I was itching to get back in," said Gay, who finished with 17 points after leading Toronto in scoring with 20 or more points in all five games since coming over in a trade with Memphis. "My hands were sweating, I couldn't stop moving my legs. He drained the winning bucket with 4.8 seconds to play and Toronto won its third straight by defeating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 109-108 on Tuesday night. When Raptors head coach Dwane Casey could finally put him back in, Gay didn't disappoint. Jokic came back in and ended the run with an 18-foot jumper, but the Jazz never let them get closer than 10 the rest of the way.After spending much of the fourth quarter fastened to the bench with foul trouble, Rudy Gay couldn't wait to get back in the game and make the big shot.
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Gobert and Paschall converted three-point plays, Conley hit a 3-pointer and Clarkson made a pair of free throws to cap a 15-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. Utah rallied to take a 91-88 lead after three quarters and then extended the lead in the first three minutes of the fourth quarter. An 11-2 run got the deficit down to four, and then eight points by Barton, including a three-point play, helped give the Nuggets an 81-80 lead. The Jazz extended the lead to 73-60 early in the third quarter before Denver clawed back. The Nuggets surged back, going on a 15-5 run to get within one, but Mitchell scored 11 points in the final 3:52 of the second to give Utah a 68-58 halftime lead. Paschall and Mike Conley hit layups and Hyland answered with a 3-pointer, but Paschall made a floating jumper and Gobert's two dunks put the Jazz ahead 47-36. Utah continued its surge at the start of the second quarter. Aaron Gordon scored 20 points, Will Barton finished with 16 and Bones Hyland and Monte Morris scored 13 each.ĭenver led 31-26 late in the first quarter but the Jazz started to take control.Ĭlarkson was fouled on a 3-point attempt and hit all three free throws, and after Zeke Nnaji's layup, Clarkson hit a corner 3-pointer and a 27-foot 3-pointer with 1.3 seconds left in the quarter to make it 37-33. Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 14 assists for the Nuggets. Utah lost four straight and earned its first victory since winning at Denver on Jan. Gobert missed the last five games while in health and safety protocol and the Jazz struggled without him. Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points, Rudy Gobert returned to action with 18 points and 19 rebounds, and the visiting Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 125-102 on Sunday night.īojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points, Jordan Clarkson had 16, Royce O'Neale finished with 11 and Eric Paschall scored 10 for Utah.