Rudy Gay and the Raptors beat the Nuggets.

Steve Russell - Staff Photographer - @RussellPhotos

Another game in the books for Rudy Gay in Toronto and the fans are beginning to feel it.

Hitting a game winning shot with less than five seconds on the clock goes a long way too!

The Raptors gather around Jonas Valanciunas after introductions.

 

Jonas Valanciunas and Kenneth Faried battle for a rebound.

 

 Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan dunks.

 

Jonas Valanciunas is fouled by Anthony Randolph in first half action.

 

Toronto Raptors centre Andrea Bargnani returns to action.

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry inspects his mouth guard after getting hit in the face.

 

DeMar DeRozan dunks over Timofey Mozgov in first half action.

 

 Rudy Gay, centre, and the Raptors' bench celebrate that DeMar DeRozan dunk.

 

Toronto Raptors shooting guard Terrence Ross launches for a dunk. He will be competing in the Slam Dunk contest All-Star weekend.

 

DeMar DeRozan and Andre Miller bang heads.

 

Kyle Lowry, Terrence Ross, Jonas Valanciunas, DeMar DeRozan and Amir Johnson wait for a break in action to finish.

 

Toronto Raptors shooting guard DeMar DeRozan splits a pair of Nugget defenders.

 

Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry goes up for a shot defended by a pair of Nuggets.

 

Corey Brewer and DeMar DeRozan dive for a loose ball in second half action.

 

DeMar DeRozan wins a jump ball against Evan Fournier .

 

Toronto Raptors small forward Landry Fields sneaks under Denver Nuggets centre Kosta Koufos.

 

Kyle Lowry looks for a rebound in vain against Jordan Hamilton.

 

Jonas Valanciunas and DeMar DeRozan defend against Anthony Randolph in second half action.

 

The Toronto bench with Kyle Lowry with the towel celebrate a John Lucas three ball.

 

Amir Johnson defends against Anthony Randolph.

 

Alan Anderson goes up on Anthony Randolph to make a key basket in late in the second half.

 

Toronto Raptors small forward Rudy Gay puts up what will be the game winner with less than five seconds. His second game winner in the last three games.

 

The crowd reacts to Rudy Gay's game winning basket.

 

Quincy Acy and Rudy Gay celebrate Gay's game winning basket as the Toronto Raptors beat the Denver Nuggets 109-108.

 

 

Comments

[sb]

Outstanding work!

[Mich]

Those are some fantastic photos.

How many shots do you take in a night to get those?

Keep up the great work.

[Steve Russell, Toronto Star Staff Photographer]

@Mich - Thanks, the number of photos we take at a game depends on how good the action is. That night I triggered the ol' shutter button about 1500 times!