TORONTO — Arriving in Canada with more pressure on them than the third game of a season should ever entail, the Nuggets had an opportunity to leave their bad start behind in Denver.
Instead, they’re bringing it back through U.S. customs and to Brooklyn for their Tuesday back-to-back — but with unimaginably heightened spirits after a 127-125 overtime win over the Raptors on Monday night.
Jamal Murray, the hometown kid who received a warm welcome even after his struggles with the Canadian national team this summer, drove the baseline for a game-tying reverse layup with 0.