Getting your player ready...
The Denver Nuggets defeated the Toronto Raptors in their preseason opener Monday in Calgary.
NUGGETS 108, RAPTORS 106
NUGGETS: Jusuf Nurkic had 15 points and 10 rebounds. … Forwards Danilo Gallinari and Nikola Jokic scored 14 and 12 points, respectively. Rookie Jamal Murray, playing in his home country in the game at Calgary, Alberta, had nine points.

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Denver Nuggets' Emmanuel Mudiay, right, takes the ball past Toronto Raptors' Kyle Lowry during the first half an NBA preseason basketball game in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016.RAPTORS: Terrance Ross led the Raptors with 23 points off the bench. Jonas Valanciunas had 20 points and nine rebounds. … DeMar DeRozan scored 15 points. Toronto finished its two-game trip through Canada after playing Golden State in Vancouver on Saturday.
UP NEXT: Denver (1-0) visits the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. Toronto (1-1) travels to the Clippers on Wednesday.

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Denver Nuggets' Jamal Murray, waits for the play to start during second half NBA preseason basketball action against the Toronto Raptors in Calgary, Alberta, Monday, Oct. 3, 2016.


