Raptors' offensive boards test Nuggets' 29th-ranked glass defense

The Toronto Raptors (4-3), second in the NBA in offensive rebounding, visit the Denver Nuggets (3-3), 29th on the defensive glass, on Wednesday night without Kawhi Leonard.

Toronto grabs 32.3% of its own misses, while Denver collects only 68.1% of its opponents' misses. Every Raptors miss near the rim can become a second chance.

Toronto also forces turnovers on 17.3% of possessions, best in the league. Denver gives it away on 13.6%, 19th. Nikola Jokic runs most of the Nuggets' offense and averages nine assists and 3.8 turnovers.

The Nuggets draw fouls at the league's sixth-highest rate, and no team sends opponents to the free-throw line more often than Toronto.

Toronto allows 106.4 points per 100 possessions, fifth in the league; Denver allows 115, 25th. The Raptors play at the fourth-fastest pace, against a Nuggets team that ranks 29th.

Scottie Barnes leads Toronto with 24.4 points a game, and three of his 7.9 rebounds come on the offensive glass. Immanuel Quickley adds 5.6 assists.

Jamal Murray leads Denver at 27.3 points on 48.6% shooting. Jokic adds 9.7 rebounds a game.

Leonard is out, with a return expected Monday, November 23; he averaged 3.5 steals in his two games. Malachi Smith, at 23.9 minutes a game, and Nate Bittle are also out. Center Jakob Poeltl is questionable.

Denver is missing Spencer Jones, who plays 22.5 minutes a game, and Julian Strawther; both are out. Cameron Johnson and Alpha Diallo are probable.

The Raptors arrive off a 125-118 win at the LA Clippers. Denver lost its last game, 118-110 at home to Portland.

Tip-off is at 9 p.m. ET in Denver. Sportsbooks give the Nuggets a 63% chance to win; our projection, built from the players available, has Denver at 58% and 2.5 points better.