Nuggets Use Balanced Attack to Tame Raptors
Posted by cenaysbf on July 15, 2008
Six double-digit scorers for the Denver Nuggets proved to be too much for the Toronto Raptors in the second game of day four of the 2008 NBA Summer League Presented by EA SPORTS inside UNLV’s COX Pavilion. Denver’s charge was led by Taurean Green’s17 points and Dahntay Jones’ 16.
“It went pretty well today, we won,” said Denver Nugget Bobby Jones. “It was really competitive out there, and there is a lot of talent out here, guys are playing so hard because they’re trying to make rosters. We were happy to come away with a win.”
Right from the opening tip the Nuggets jumped on the Raptors leading 11-2 at the first timeout. They extended that lead in the following minutes to make the score 28-14 at the period buzzer. The duo of Joey Graham and John Lucas combined for 14 of the Raptors 20 points in the second quarter, that helped Toronto cut their deficit from as much as 15 down to five at the half; 39-34.
The second half saw the Nuggets consistently hold on to their five point lead or so, until 8:27 left in the fourth quarter when the Raptors tied the game at 67. Denver responded with a 17-5 run to secure their 11 point win.
Toronto was led by their three-year pro Joey Graham’s 16 points.
Notes: Toronto faces off against Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon, while Denver plays in the final game on Thursday night against Milwaukee.
