Game day: Denver Nuggets at Raptors

SCOTIABANK ARENA TIPOFF: 7:30 p.m. TV: Sportsnet One RADIO: Sportsnet 590 The FAN

PROBABLE STARTERS

Denver: Jamal Murray, Gary Harris, Juancho Hernangomez, Paul Millsap, Nikola Jokic Toronto: Kyle Lowry, Danny Green, Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, Jonas Valanciunas

KEY MATCHUP

Murray vs. Lowry The back woes that kept Lowry out of Saturday’s game in Cleveland aren’t thought to be serious, and his matchup with the promising Denver point guard from Kitchener should be enter- taining. Murray’s already posted a 48-point game this season.

NEED TO KNOW

Coming off a big win in Portland on Friday, Denver was second in the West and breathing down the necks of the No. 1 Clippers as play began Sunday … The Nuggets have a well-balanced offence with six players averaging at least 10 points a game … The Raptors have won eight in a row. The franchise record is 11 … It’s the first of two games within two weeks between the teams.

UP NEXT

Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, 8 p.m.