Raptors were a mile high until final 40 seconds in loss to Nikola Jokic and Nuggets
see it coming and they can feel it. They are much better far more often than they’ve been at any point in the regular season. They feel confident and are playing with poise and purpose as the season gets down to the nitty-gritty.In a delightful game against arguably the best team in the NBA, the Raptorsto the Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets. After leading for most of the game, the Raptors faded in the final 40 seconds.
“We’ve got a chance to be really good defensively. I don’t think we’re really good or great yet … so we’re still striving to make progress on that defensive end,” coach Nick Nurse said. “I still say the offence is running OK. We need to shot-make better, but I think the rhythm and all that stuff, the shots we’re creating are there.”
“When you’re a great player like Nikola, you’ve seen almost every conceivable defensive idea,” Denver coach Michael Malone said before the game. “He seems to have an answer for just about everything,” Nurse said. “I’ve only been in this league for 10 years. There are not a whole lot of guys that I can count on my fingers that have had that answer to it all.”
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