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NBA : ATS Matchup
Sunday 12/16/2018Line$ LineOU LineScore
TORONTO
 
DENVER
+3  

-3  
+135

-155

209.5
 
86
Final
95

TORONTO (23 - 8) at DENVER (19 - 9)
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Sunday, 12/16/2018 8:05 PM
Board OpenLatest
527TORONTO-1.5-3
528DENVER217.5212.5
ADVANCED TEAM STATS
TORONTO - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games23-8+1.815-1618-13115.858.348.7%52.5107.752.744.5%53.1
Road Games12-4+6.99-78-8114.956.648.8%52.1106.151.345.1%50.6
Last 5 Games2-3-3.52-32-3112.455.847.2%49.4106.052.045.7%52.4
TORONTO Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)115.858.344-8948.7%12-3435.3%17-2180.7%531025218145
vs opponents surrendering110.755.841-8945.8%11-3235.1%18-2476.3%541024228145
Team Stats (Road Games)114.956.643-8848.8%11-3235.4%17-2181.0%52925228145
Stats Against (All Games)107.752.741-9144.5%10-3133.5%16-2176.2%531224207155
vs opponents averaging110.555.541-8945.9%11-3235.2%18-2376.6%541024228145
Stats Against (Road Games)106.151.340-8845.1%9-2931.6%17-2277.2%511024208155

DENVER - Current Season Performance
 Straight UpAgainst SpreadTeamOpponent
 W-LUnitsW-LO-UScoreHalfFG PctReb.ScoreHalfFG PctReb.
All Games19-9+5.417-1111-17109.956.946.3%56.5103.552.044.7%49.9
Home Games11-3+3.110-46-8113.157.148.5%56.4100.851.645.4%46.9
Last 5 Games3-2-0.23-23-2108.656.045.7%55.8106.854.243.8%51.4
DENVER Team Statistics
 Shooting    3pt ShootingFree Throws Rebounding 
 PPGHalfFGM-APctFGM-APCTFTM-APctTotOffAstPFStlTOBk
Team Stats (All Games)109.956.941-8946.3%10-3034.2%17-2274.8%561227219145
vs opponents surrendering110.155.441-8945.8%11-3135.2%18-2376.3%541024218155
Team Stats (Home Games)113.157.143-8848.5%10-3034.8%17-2376.3%561227219134
Stats Against (All Games)103.552.038-8544.7%10-3232.2%17-2375.1%501023218146
vs opponents averaging110.355.441-8946.1%11-3234.9%17-2376.1%531024228145
Stats Against (Home Games)100.851.637-8345.4%10-3230.9%16-2368.7%47922217156
Average power rating of opponents played: TORONTO 95.9,  DENVER 95.5
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
TORONTO - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/7/2018@ SACRAMENTO114-105W-8.5W232.5U41-8846.6%602142-8847.7%4015
11/10/2018NEW YORK128-112W-14W217O42-7953.2%501544-9645.8%5314
11/12/2018NEW ORLEANS110-126L-9.5L228.5O39-9740.2%501054-9954.5%6113
11/14/2018DETROIT104-106L-9.5L221.5U45-9248.9%592044-9347.3%4917
11/16/2018@ BOSTON116-123L1.5L218O42-9743.3%521347-8952.8%5418
11/17/2018@ CHICAGO122-83W-9.5W214.5U48-8953.9%602330-8634.9%4422
11/20/2018@ ORLANDO93-91W-7L218.5U39-8744.8%491634-8440.5%5514
11/21/2018@ ATLANTA124-108W-8W224.5O48-9053.3%661742-9345.2%379
11/23/2018WASHINGTON125-107W-10.5W230.5O46-9349.5%581540-10139.6%5412
11/25/2018MIAMI125-115W-12L215O47-9052.2%58939-9541.1%567
11/27/2018@ MEMPHIS122-114W-5.5W208.5O42-6960.9%391543-8550.6%4113
11/29/2018GOLDEN STATE131-128W-9.5L223O47-9052.2%451450-10348.5%5614
12/1/2018@ CLEVELAND106-95W-12L213U39-8048.7%491034-8838.6%5311
12/3/2018DENVER103-106L-7L219.5U40-8746.0%461740-8944.9%5920
12/5/2018PHILADELPHIA113-102W-6.5W229.5U43-10043.0%571140-8845.5%5421
12/7/2018@ BROOKLYN105-106L-8.5L221U35-8939.3%521543-9843.9%6620
12/9/2018MILWAUKEE99-104L-5L229.5U39-9441.5%551136-8741.4%5511
12/11/2018@ LA CLIPPERS123-99W-3W219O50-9652.1%48738-8544.7%5116
12/12/2018@ GOLDEN STATE113-93W8W227.5U44-9148.4%521139-8247.6%4519
12/14/2018@ PORTLAND122-128L-1.5L216O43-7755.8%401648-9451.1%458
12/16/2018@ DENVER              
12/19/2018INDIANA              
12/21/2018CLEVELAND              
12/22/2018@ PHILADELPHIA              
12/26/2018@ MIAMI              
12/28/2018@ ORLANDO              
12/30/2018CHICAGO              
1/1/2019UTAH              

DENVER - Season Results
 Team StatsOpp Stats
DateOpponentScoreSULineATSTot.O/UShotsPctREBTOShotsPctREBTO
11/7/2018@ MEMPHIS87-89L-3L204U32-8239.0%511630-7042.9%4717
11/9/2018BROOKLYN110-112L-8.5L215O40-8746.0%651236-8840.9%578
11/11/2018MILWAUKEE114-121L-3.5L224.5O41-8946.1%491048-8457.1%4612
11/13/2018HOUSTON99-109L-4.5L217.5U38-7650.0%401639-7154.9%4214
11/15/2018ATLANTA138-93W-14W223O53-9456.4%661532-9234.8%4819
11/17/2018@ NEW ORLEANS115-125L1L227.5O46-9548.4%511342-8748.3%5111
11/19/2018@ MILWAUKEE98-104L5.5L224.5U40-9442.6%531640-8845.5%6114
11/21/2018@ MINNESOTA103-101W-1W219.5U42-8947.2%461335-7944.3%5017
11/23/2018ORLANDO112-87W-8.5W210U44-9347.3%571132-7940.5%4513
11/24/2018@ OKLAHOMA CITY105-98W6W217U39-9541.1%691437-10335.9%6810
11/27/2018LA LAKERS117-85W-3W219U47-9748.5%651134-8739.1%4512
11/30/2018@ PORTLAND113-112W2W214O40-8746.0%481145-8552.9%5114
12/3/2018@ TORONTO106-103W7W219.5U40-8944.9%592040-8746.0%4617
12/5/2018@ ORLANDO124-118W-4.5W206.5O45-8254.9%561045-9547.4%459
12/7/2018@ CHARLOTTE107-113L1.5L217.5O39-10138.6%64933-8638.4%609
12/8/2018@ ATLANTA98-106L-5.5L225U36-9737.1%611540-9343.0%6218
12/10/2018MEMPHIS105-99W-3.5W197O39-7750.6%451337-7450.0%3614
12/14/2018OKLAHOMA CITY109-98W2W217U42-8350.6%532037-9041.1%5413
12/16/2018TORONTO              
12/18/2018DALLAS              
12/22/2018@ LA CLIPPERS              
12/26/2018@ SAN ANTONIO              
12/28/2018SAN ANTONIO              
12/29/2018@ PHOENIX              
1/1/2019NEW YORK              
KEY GAME INFORMATION
TORONTO: LAST SEASON: 59-23, lost in Eastern Conference semifinals.
COACH: Nick Nurse (first season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Kyle Lowry (16.2 ppg, career-high, 5.6 rpg), G Danny Green (8.6 ppg, San Antonio), F Kawhi Leonard (16.2 ppg in nine games, San Antonio), F Serge Ibaka (112.6 ppg), C Jonas Valanciunas (12.7 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: G DeMar DeRozan, F Jakob Poeltl
KEY ADDITIONS: Leonard, Green, C Greg Monroe
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Leonard will be under intense scrutiny in his first season with Toronto, and his last before free agency. A former Defensive Player of the Year and NBA Finals MVP, Leonard was limited to nine games last season because of a thigh injury, and his relationship with the Spurs soured during his lengthy rehab. The Raptors will hope Leonard likes his time north of the border enough to sign a long-term deal with Toronto next summer.
OUTLOOK: A lot has changed since Toronto set a franchise record with 59 wins last season. The Raptors fired
COACH of the Year Dwane Casey and replaced him with Nurse, a first-time NBA head
COACH. Toronto also traded franchise icon DeMar DeRozan and C Jakob Poeltl to acquire Leonard and Green from the Spurs. The Raptors need to brush aside the issue of Leonard's future and use the regular season to get comfortable together so they can focus on postseason success.
DENVER: LAST SEASON: 46-36, missed playoffs.
COACH: Michael Malone (fourth season).
PROJECTED STARTING FIVE: G Gary Harris (17.5 ppg) G Jamal Murray (16.7 ppg), F Will Barton (15.7 ppg), F Paul Millsap (14.6 ppg), C Nikola Jokic (18.5 ppg).
KEY LOSSES: F Wilson Chandler, F Kenneth Faried, F Richard Jefferson, F Darrell Arthur, G Devin Harris
KEY ADDITIONS: G Isaiah Thomas, F Michael Porter Jr.
PLAYERS TO WATCH: In the offseason, Jokic signed a max deal contract worth around $147 million for five seasons. He's one of the top big men in the game. The Serbian standout turned in 10 triple-doubles last season, including the fastest triple-double in NBA history. He needed just 14 minutes, 55 seconds to reach the accomplishment at Milwaukee on Feb. 15. Jokic is the centerpiece for an organization trying to get to the postseason for the first time since 2012-13.
OUTLOOK: The addition of Thomas gives the Nuggets even more veteran leadership. They're stacked, but so is the rest of the Western Division. Denver has improved each season under Malone, going from 33 wins his first year, to 40 in 2016-17 and 46 last season. The Nuggets lost out on the eighth and final playoff spot in '17-18 when they lost in overtime at Minnesota on the final game of the regular season.
PREVIEW
Raptors, Nuggets face off in game between conference leaders
 

Sunday night's marquee matchup in the NBA features the top teams in the Eastern and Western Conference.

No, it's not Boston vs. Golden State, as many would expect. Instead, Toronto and Denver lead their respective conferences a third of the way through the season.

The Raptors (23-8) come into Sunday's matchup in Denver banged up, but they have company. The Nuggets are missing three starters from opening night but have been able to push through for their best start in decades.

Denver (19-9) leads the Western Conference this late in the season for the first time despite not having forward Paul Millsap (broken toe), guard Gary Harris (hip) and forward Will Barton (core muscle surgery). Coach Michael Malone has dug deep into his bench and found some production.

Most notable among the players stepping up is third-year forward Juancho Hernangomez. The Spaniard has played well this season, including 16 points in a key win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.

He also had a big block in the final seconds of a 100-98 win over Golden State in the third game of the season.

"Juancho always plays extremely hard," Malone told reporters after Friday's win. "I think in his first two years he was playing very hard but not a lot of discipline. He was just all over the place. I think he's calming down, he's understanding who he's guarding, tendencies, he's having a lot more discipline within the game plan."

Toronto has also adjusted to injuries, but it will be tested without center Jonas Valanciunas, who underwent surgery on his dislocated left thumb Thursday and is expected to miss four to six weeks.

Forward Kawhi Leonard scored 28 Friday night at Portland after missing two games with a hip injury, and guard Kyle Lowry is listed as questionable for Sunday's game with a thigh injury. He didn't the Trail Blazers two nights after having 23 points and 12 assists in a win at Golden State.

Lowry had been struggling a bit before the win over the Warriors, which was a surprise to teammate Fred VanVleet.

"It's unusual to see a guy who plays at a high level like that go through slumps," VanVleet told reporters earlier in the week.

"But it comes and goes. It was just shot-making, really. It wasn't like he wasn't showing effort. He was probably frustrated he wasn't making shots, but that comes and goes, and he's right back where we want him, and where we need him to be."

VanVleet had 21 points and eight assists Friday and likely will be tasked with trying to contain Denver point guard Jamal Murray.

The job of containing Nuggets center Nikola Jokic should fall to Serge Ibaka or Pascal Siakam, but not many have been able to contain the Serbian.

Toronto will be looking for some revenge, too. The Nuggets snapped the Raptors' eight-game winning streak with a 106-103 victory on Dec. 3. Jokic had a triple-double and Lowry missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.

Denver had Millsap and Harris in that game but won't have either Sunday.


Last Updated: 3/28/2024 8:22:26 PM EST.


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