A.I., Anthony Lead Nuggets Past Raptors

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TORONTO — Allen Iverson had 36 points, Carmelo Anthony added 33 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 109-100 on Sunday. J.R. Smith scored 14 points and Marcus Camby had 15 rebounds for Denver, which has won five of seven.

Chris Bosh came one assist shy of a triple-double, finishing with 17 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists as Toronto lost for the seventh time in eight games.

Jose Calderon had 17, Andrea Bargnani had 16 and seven Raptors reached double figures, but it wasn't enough.

Iverson, who has averaged 30.4 points in 36 career games against Toronto, made two of Denver's six 3-pointers in the fourth, including one with 1:07 remaining that capped a 7-0 Denver run and gave the Nuggets a 103-98 edge.

The Nuggets trailed through the first three quarters before taking its first lead at 74-73 on a 3-pointer by Linas Kleiza on the first possession of the fourth.

A quick start by Bargnani helped Toronto take a 17-point lead in the opening quarter. Bargnani went 7-for-8 from the field and had 16 points in the first as the Raptors jumped in front 35-18 before five straight points from J.R. Smith made it 35-23 after 12 minutes.

Bargnani was held scoreless the rest of the way.

Nine points by Smith and six points each from Anthony and Iverson helped Denver close the gap to 54-46 at the half.

Notes: The Nuggets went 11-for-22 from 3-point range. ... Denver has scored 100 or more points in 11 consecutive games. ... The Nuggets are 2-2 with one game remaining on a five-game road trip. Denver visits Memphis on Monday. ... This was the first of four straight at home for Toronto, which hosts Detroit on Wednesday, New York on Friday and New Orleans next Sunday.

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