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Jamal Murray scored 24 points, Michael Porter Jr. had 20 and the Denver Nuggets scored the last six points of the game to pull out a 118-113 victory over ...

The Raptors led by as many as 10 points in the first half but Denver closed the second quarter with a 7-0 run to pull to 61-58 at the break. We were down the whole game but we stayed with it.” The Raptors finished with more second-chance points (20) than the Nuggets (14) and maintained a lead for most of the game. But the Raptors fought back to take an 88-83 lead into the fourth quarter and led 101-93 when Siakam converted a hook shot with 7:08 left to play. We did what we had to do and I think that’s part of the reason we’re so successful; just move on to the next game and take care of business.” Murray converted a free throw in that final stretch after Scottie Barnes was called for a technical following a foul by Jakob Poeltl and ejected by referee Scott Foster. Aaron Gordon added 19 points for the Nuggets, who won their ninth in a row at home.

NBA fans have have had it up to here with Scott Foster and his subpar officiating during the Toronto Raptors' loss to the Denver Nuggets.

Sensing blood in the water, Foster managed to bungle the ending in a comical fashion. That’s how everyone wants to see the game end, right? There remains no more sure way to ruin a great basketball game in the NBA than by having Scott Foster officiate it.

The Pool Report interview was conducted by Vinny Benedetto (Colorado Springs Gazette) with Crew Chief Scott Foster following tonight's Raptors and Nuggets Game.

When Scottie Barnes was ejected after his second technical foul, for arguing a call with Toronto down one, the Nuggets iced the game at the free-throw line.

It’s a matter of time, and it’s a matter of when.” Aside from a spurt where he scored 12 points in about five minutes to start the second half, Murray was held in check until the dramatic final few minutes. The idea, Poeltl said, was to limit the way he sets up teammates. There are not a whole lot of guys that I can count on my fingers that have had that answer to it all.” There are no moral victories, and the Raptors missed a chance to move into eighth place in the Eastern Conference, but their overall performance was impressive. The Nuggets knew it was coming, and weren’t particularly worried. Chris Boucher had the responsibility, Precious Achiuwa had it, and the Raptors played some zone. Anunoby got the job, while Jakob Poeltl guarded Jokic a bit and was the double-team guy on other occasions. We need to shot-make better, but I think the rhythm and all that stuff, the shots we’re creating are there.” After leading for most of the game, the Raptors faded in the final 40 seconds. And since the goal is incremental improvement over the last month of the regular season, some major steps were taken. They are much better far more often than they’ve been at any point in the regular season.

FINAL UPDATE: Thomas Bryant and Michael Porter Jr. are available, while Vlatko Cancar has been ruled out. Screen Shot 2023-03-06 at 8.41.16 PM.

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There is not a team in the Association that has defended its home court better than the Denver Nuggets this season.

For the third game in a row Siakam was held under 20 points and is now averaging just 14 points in three games in March. Denver had a three-score edge from behind the arc and that was enough to decide the game. In terms of scoring, they can also go to Michael Porter Jr. A foul was called on Jakob Poeltl with the Nuggets holding a one-point lead. Article content But the Nuggets are more than just Jokic.

The Toronto Raptors took Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets down to the wire but a technical foul from Scottie Barnes proved costly in a loss Monday night.

Toronto Raptors (32-34, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (34-33, eighth in the Western Conference)Los Angeles; Wednesday, ...

Add the officiating at the end of the Toronto Raptors-Denver Nuggets game Monday night into the binder of criticism referees have faced this season.

Raptors head coach Nick Nurse was irate, Barnes was utterly confused, but Foster was adamant that the second-year forward needed to head back to the locker room for the remainder of the game. Given the fuzzy explanation about what led to Barnes' ejection, this is something that the league could rescind after reviewing the tape. As Foster was walking to the scorers table to signal who the foul was on, he quickly turned around and hit Barnes with a technical and an ejection. This was an egregious mistake by Foster that played a huge factor in Toronto's loss. Nurse followed that up to say a good game was [Toronto Raptors](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/TOR/toronto-raptors/)- [Denver Nuggets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DEN/denver-nuggets/) game Monday night into the binder of criticism referees have faced this season.

The Denver Nuggets entered Monday's home game against the visiting Toronto Raptors looking lethargic and disinterested on defense. The Raptors leapt out to ...

Caldwell-Pope left the game with an apparent injury for a time, leading to Jackson’s heroics, but Caldwell-Pope was able to return and finish out the game, playing his usual, gritty defense. Murray hit the technical, and the usually inconsistent Gordon hit both of his free throws to give the Nuggets a four-point lead that became insurmountable. Instead, the Nuggets did what contenders tend to do; hang around close enough to make it a game, put pressure on the visiting team, and pounce on any mistakes their opponents might make in the closing minutes.

The latest pieces of Toronto Raptors news include Nick Nurse and Scottie Barnes ripping Scott Foster and Jeff Dowtin playing well.

Barnes, who finished the night with 12 points and nine rebounds, tweeted that he was “in disbelief” after getting thrown out of the game. Foster has to know deep down that he made an egregious call in the moment. Foster’s explanation for the incident, which hinted that Barnes was trying to “

Technical assessed by ref Scott Foster put a damper on what was a tremendous game and one of the best all-around performances in weeks by Toronto.

There are not a whole lot of guys that I can count on my fingers that have had that answer to it all.” “I’m going to save my money (and not publicly criticize officials) but I just thought it was otherwise a very smooth, high level game then down to the last couple minutes it went off-schedule there. We’re past the stage of moral victories but I thought we performed very well given the circumstances.” “I’ve only been in this league for 10 years. [Nikola Jokić](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/analysis/2023/03/06/nba-unicorn-nikola-jokic-pads-his-mvp-resum-not-his-stats.html) wasn’t brilliant Monday — 17 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists isn’t anything to laugh at though — but he was able to figure out what the Raptors were doing with him. “We know what we’re capable of at this point,” VanVleet said. [118-113 loss to the Nuggets ](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/analysis/2023/03/06/raptors-were-a-mile-high-until-final-40-seconds-in-loss-to-nikola-jokic-and-nuggets.html)here Monday, a nail-biter marred by the ejection of [Scottie Barnes](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/scottie-barnes.html) in the final minute put a damper on what had been a tremendous game and one of the best all-around [Raptors](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors.html) performances in weeks. [Jakob Poeltl ](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/2023/02/15/raptors-jakob-poeltl-posted-a-crazy-stat-line-tuesday-heres-what-he-did-in-win-over-magic.html)which set Barnes off and Foster threw the second-year Raptors forward out of the game. [Jamal Murray](https://www.thestar.com/topic.jamal_murray.html) made the technical free throw, [Aaron Gordon ](https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/2021/09/14/aaron-gordon-nuggets-agree-to-4-year-92-million-extension.html)made the two foul shots from the original call and Denver had iced the game. “But give them credit, they made a couple more plays, if you want to call ’em that but (it was a) tough way to go out for sure.” [Nick Nurse ](https://www.thestar.com/sports/raptors/opinion/2022/12/29/raptors-insider-nick-nurse-is-unafraid-to-call-out-players-and-its-worked.html)said. “I think it was a great game that looked like it was coming down to a great ending, it’s a little bit unfortunate that we didn’t get to see that ending, at all,” Raptors coach