Toronto and Denver square off in non-conference showdown

Denver Nuggets (18-10, third in the Western Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (11-15, 11th in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets take on the Toronto Raptors in non-conference action.

The Raptors are 8-7 on their home court. Toronto is ninth in the league with 45.3 rebounds led by Scottie Barnes averaging 9.2.

The Nuggets are 7-8 on the road. Denver is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 115.3 points per game and is shooting 49.0%.

The Raptors are shooting 47.2% from the field this season, 1.0 percentage point higher than the 46.2% the Nuggets allow to opponents. The Nuggets average 115.3 points per game, 1.1 more than the 114.2 the Raptors allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Barnes is averaging 20.3 points, 9.2 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.6 steals for the Raptors. Pascal Siakam is averaging 22.8 points over the last 10 games for Toronto.

Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 9.4 assists for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. is averaging 15.7 points over the last 10 games for Denver.

LAST 10 GAMES: Raptors: 3-7, averaging 112.5 points, 44.9 rebounds, 29.3 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.3 points per game.

Nuggets: 6-4, averaging 119.2 points, 44.7 rebounds, 30.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.4 points.

INJURIES: Raptors: Christian Koloko: out (respiratory).

Nuggets: Jamal Murray: day to day (ankle), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Aaron Gordon: day to day (heel).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.