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DENVER - Danilo Gallinaris every moment on the court will be closely tracked and monitored.For now, no more than 20 minutes a game for the Denver Nuggets forward, no matter how well hes playing, how tight the game may be or how much he pleads.Its a restriction Gallinari can tolerate. Sure, he feels like he could play way more than that, but he doesnt want to press his luck.His left knee is finally strong again after three surgeries and nearly 18 months away. Gallinari will return to the floor Wednesday night in the season opener against Detroit for the first time since blowing out that knee on April 4, 2013.Just another game. At least, thats how the 26-year-old Italian is trying to treat it.If I dont, Ill be too nervous, he said. Im happy, a little nervous. But when you have a chance to do what you love every day, its great.This time last year, Gallinari was nothing more than a spectator, his knee not co-operating.Now, theres no pain and Gallinaris jumper has never looked smoother.His dunking? Not quite as graceful.He was knocking down one deep 3-pointer after another at practice Tuesday. But when he grabbed a rebound and went in for a dunk, it looked more like an awkward layup.Dunkings not the best part of my game, Gallinari said, grinning. Ill let someone else do it.His strength is that outside shot, something the Nuggets have been sorely missing. Gallinari led the team with 135 3-pointers in 2012-13.And as much as the Nuggets might want him on the court at all times, theyll ease him into the season by limiting his action.They came up with this plan and well just stick to the plan, Gallinari said.Denver coach Brian Shaws not quite sure how hes going to spread out Gallinaris minutes, something he has to figure out as he goes along. Gallinari will split time with fellow forwards Wilson Chandler and Alonzo Gee.The biggest part is if I use 15 minutes in the first half with Gallinari, do I want to save him for the last five minutes of the game? Shaw said. Is that fair to him after sitting out most of the second half? Im going to let it flow and let the game dictate the way hes playing.Like Gallinari, Shaw will closely monitor the minutes of Nate Robinson and J.J. Hickson, who are both back after suffering ACL injuries. Same with JaVale McGee, whos on the mend from a left tibia stress fracture.Once theyre all up and running, they just might be an outside threat in the West. Thats the take of Gallinari, anyway.Weve always been the underdog and it will be that way this year, too, Gallinari said.The team will run to the beat of guard Ty Lawson, whos been dealing with a balky left hamstring in the preseason. So much so that Shaw even gave Lawson and the rest the team the weekend off to heal up.Team President Josh Kroenke kidded Shaw about the move in a news conference after practice.You just wanted to BBQ and watch football, Kroenke said.And fish. Got a little fishing in, Shaw said. (The break) worked the way I wanted it to work. ... We came back and really got after it.NOTES: In Shaws opinion, Lawson took his recent visit with Broncos QB Peyton Manning to heart as the two talked all about leadership. When asked if there was a little bit of Mannings demeanour in Lawson, Kroenke jokingly interjected: Well know if he calls out our scoreboard guy. That was a reference to Manning getting upset at the person running the video board for playing music when the five-time NFL MVP was operating the offence in a win over San Diego last Thursday. ... The Nuggets split with the Pistons last season, each team winning at home. ... 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Toronto, which took the lead for good on a pair of John Salmons free throws with 3:45 to go in the opening quarter, led by as many as 31 points in chalking up a third straight victory. With the win, the Raptors (19-17) are two games above .500 for the first time in four seasons. The last time was March 9, 2010 when Toronto was 32-30. The Raptors, who now have a 4 1/2 game lead over the Brooklyn Nets atop the NBAs Atlantic Division, featured a balanced attack with five players in double figures, led by Kyle Lowrys 23 points. It was the sixth straight loss for the Bucks (7-30), who are the NBAs worst team. Even though the Raptors have now won 10 of their last 11 games against teams with sub .500 records and play their next four against team who have lost more than theyve won this season, Lowry rejected suggestions Toronto might get complacent. "I dont think the schedule softens up," Lowry said. "Youre playing an NBA team every single night. "I dont care what theyre records saying, that team we played tonightt is a good team.dddddddddddd. Were self motivated and were not worrying about what other teams are doing, were worried about what were doing." Lowry, Torontos point guard, hit 6-of-8 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 three-point attempts, as the Raptors finished their homestand at 3-0 before 15,819 fans. "It was just another night at the office," for Lowry, said Casey, adding hes playing like an NBA all-star. In addition to Lowrys team-high performance, DeMar DeRozan had 19 points, seven assists and seven rebounds while Jonas Valanciunas added 17 points and 10 rebounds. Ersan Ilyasova had a game-high 29 points for the Bucks, who sit last in the Central Division. Toronto led by 14 after one quarter, eight at the half and 15 points after three quarters. About the only thing that didnt go well for the home side was a trip to the foul line for Jermain Defoe, introduced earlier in the day as a new member of Toronto FC. Sitting alongside American international Michael Bradley, who was also unveiled earlier Monday and given a large ovation while sitting courtside, the Englishman missed all three shots from the charity stripe during a break in second-half action. The Raptors visit the Celtics in Boston on Wednesday night before returning to the Air Canada Centre to host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday afternoon. DeRozan said theres no concern the Raptors will look past any of their opponents. "It doesnt matter who we play, its an NBA team," DeRozan said. "Besides us, theres 29 other teams in this league and we prepare for each one of them the same. We dont want to look back at the end of the season and say we left this game or that game on the floor." ' ' '