TORONTO (AP) - Nene scored 21 points, Carmelo Anthony added 20 and the Denver Nuggets beat the Toronto Raptors 114-107 on Wednesday night.
Chauncey Billups scored 18 points and J.R. Smith had 16 for Denver, with Kenyon Martin adding 15 points and reserves Linas Kleiza and Chris Andersen each scoring 10.
Denver coach George Karl earned his 900th career regular-season victory. He is 10th on the career list.
Andrea Bargnani scored 26 points and Chris Bosh added 24 points and 11 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for the Raptors, who have lost 13 of 17.
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