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Denver Nuggets guard Mike Miller, left, looks to pass the ball as Toronto Raptors forward Anthony Bennett defends in the second half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, in Denver.David Zalubowski/The Associated Press

Nikola Jokic had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets ended Toronto's 11-game winning streak with a 112-93 victory over the Raptors on Monday night.

Jokic's totals were season highs for the rookie. He had 23 points and 12 rebounds against San Antonio on Nov. 28.

Will Barton scored 20 points and Randy Foye had 16 for the Nuggets, who swept the season series. They won in Toronto on Dec. 3 to stop an eight-game losing streak.

The Raptors entered with the NBA's longest current winning streak but couldn't duplicate the success they had in January. They led by one midway through the second quarter but trailed by double digits for most of the second half.

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 24 points. His All-Star backcourt mate, Kyle Lowry, scored just nine and went 1 for 6 from the foul line.

Jokic nearly had a double-double in the first half with 15 points and seven rebounds. He started slowly in the second half but scored six straight points late in the third quarter to give the Nuggets a 73-60 lead. His last basket in the sequence came when he cut through the lane and dunked off a pass from Emmanuel Mudiay.

Jokic went 2 of 4 from the line in the final 1:57 of the third to tie his career high.

The Nuggets put the game away early in the fourth. Barton scored the first eight points of the quarter to make it 88-65. Foye hit a 3-pointer to make it 97-70 with 8:03 left.

TIP-INS

Raptors: F James Johnson left late in the second quarter with a sprained left ankle and did not return. He was hurt when he collided with Danilo Gallinari at midcourt. ... Toronto coach Dwane Casey was named the Eastern Conference coach of the month for January. The Raptors were 12-2 in the month, including seven straight wins at home.

Nuggets: G Jameer Nelson was inactive with a sore left wrist. Nelson missed six games with the injury before returning for two. He aggravated the injury in Saturday's overtime loss at Indiana. ... A winter storm that rolled through the Denver area Monday contributed to the low attendance of 10,007 at Pepsi Center.

UP NEXT

Raptors: At Phoenix on Tuesday night.

Nuggets: At Utah on Wednesday night.

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