JaMychal Green scored a season-high 20 points (8 in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the New York Knicks 132-115.
The Nuggets took control with a 33-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 27.
Bones Hyland scored 22 points (9 during a 15-0 run in the second quarter) off the bench. Nikola Jokić added 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and Will Barton scored 20 points on 8 for 12 shooting. The Nuggets had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, and Evan Fournier added 21 points and 3 steals.
The Nuggets shot 54.1% from the field and 41.0% from 3 to the Knicks’ 44.6% and 34.9%. They outscored the Knicks 61-34 off the bench. The Nuggets outscored the Knicks 31-13 in 9 minutes with Green, Forbes, Reed, Nnaji and Hyland on the floor together. Taj Gibson fouled out.