Toronto Raptors vs. Denver Nuggets
December 31, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nuggets beat the Raptors 106-103 on 2025-12-31 on the road against the Raptors. The Raptors started Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett, Immanuel Quickley, Ochai Agbaji, and Scottie Barnes. The Nuggets started Jonas Valanciunas, Jamal Murray, Jalen Pickett, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. Jamal Murray (Nuggets) scored 10 points (5/11) in his matchups, with Immanuel Quickley as his primary defender. Brandon Ingram (Raptors) scored 15 points (4/10) in his matchups, with Spencer Jones as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
TOR
Toronto Raptors
103
Did not play: Mo Bamba (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jonathan Mogbo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Garrett Temple (DNP - Coach's Decision)
DEN
Denver Nuggets
106
Did not play: Curtis Jones (DNP - Coach's Decision), Zeke Nnaji (DNP - Coach's Decision), Julian Strawther (DNP - Coach's Decision), Hunter Tyson (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Starting lineup
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Immanuel Quickley
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Ochai Agbaji
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RJ Barrett
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Brandon Ingram
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Scottie Barnes
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Brandon Ingram · RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Ochai Agbaji · Scottie Barnes Starter 5.4 min
- Brandon Ingram · RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Scottie Barnes · Collin Murray-Boyles 7.1 min
- RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Scottie Barnes · Gradey Dick · Collin Murray-Boyles 3.6 min
- RJ Barrett · Immanuel Quickley · Scottie Barnes · Ja'Kobe Walter · Jamison Battle 3.1 min
- Brandon Ingram · Sandro Mamukelashvili · Gradey Dick · Ja'Kobe Walter · Jamal Shead 2.8 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
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Jalen Pickett
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Jamal Murray
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Peyton Watson
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Spencer Jones
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Jonas Valanciunas
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jonas Valanciunas · Jamal Murray · Jalen Pickett · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 13.9 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Jalen Pickett · DaRon Holmes II · Spencer Jones 8.5 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones 4.8 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Peyton Watson · DaRon Holmes II · Spencer Jones 4.0 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson · DaRon Holmes II 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Raptors defense
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Jamal Murray 10 pts (5/11) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Immanuel Quickley (20 %, 0 pts) · Jamal Shead (14 %, 2 pts) · RJ Barrett (12 %, 4 pts)
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Jonas Valanciunas 11 pts (4/15) in 39 possessions
Guarded by: Collin Murray-Boyles (25 %, 0 pts) · Scottie Barnes (23 %, 7 pts) · Sandro Mamukelashvili (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram | Peyton Watson: 26 poss., 10 pts (4/9) · Spencer Jones: 12 poss., 8 pts (3/3) |
| Scottie Barnes | DaRon Holmes II: 18 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Peyton Watson: 9 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Immanuel Quickley | Jalen Pickett: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jamal Murray: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Collin Murray-Boyles | Spencer Jones: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jonas Valanciunas: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| RJ Barrett | Spencer Jones: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jamal Murray: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Ja'Kobe Walter | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamal Shead | Jamal Murray: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Gradey Dick | Bruce Brown: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | Jonas Valanciunas: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tim Hardaway Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ochai Agbaji | Jalen Pickett: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jamison Battle | Bruce Brown: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamal Murray: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
Nuggets defense
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Brandon Ingram 15 pts (4/10) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Spencer Jones (45 %, 0 pts) · Peyton Watson (18 %, 3 pts) · Bruce Brown (11 %, 0 pts)
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RJ Barrett 9 pts (2/8) in 47 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (40 %, 0 pts) · Spencer Jones (21 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Pickett (12 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Scottie Barnes: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ja'Kobe Walter: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/4) |
| Spencer Jones | Brandon Ingram: 32 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · RJ Barrett: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Peyton Watson | RJ Barrett: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Brandon Ingram: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Immanuel Quickley: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Jamal Shead: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jalen Pickett | Immanuel Quickley: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · RJ Barrett: 5 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Bruce Brown | Ja'Kobe Walter: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Immanuel Quickley: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Collin Murray-Boyles: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Scottie Barnes: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| DaRon Holmes II | Scottie Barnes: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Collin Murray-Boyles: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |