The set-up could have been ominous: the Toronto Raptors were in town, one the best teams in the NBA, playing some of the best defense in the NBA, and on a day’s rest after making the trip from Portland on Monday night.
None of it, however, mattered to the Nuggets.
They got right down to business early on and ran the Raptors right out of the Pepsi Center in a 129-111 victory on Wednesday night. It was their third in the last four games, evened their record at 4-4, and was as complete a performance as the Nuggets have put on the court this season.