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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 36 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 145 |
 Nuggets | 24 | 29 | 34 | 31 | 118 |
NYKTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 56-9260.9% | 19-3652.8% | 14-1687.5% | 43 | 45 | 9 |
| DEN | 41-9244.6% | 11-3333.3% | 25-2792.6% | 33 | 23 | 11 |
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New York Knicks145| 38 | 23 | 8-14 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +10.7 | |||||
| 38 | 40, Career high (his best before, 36) | 16-23 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 0 | +21 | +14.2 | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-16 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.7 | ||||
| 34 | 30 | 12-15 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 0 | +21 | +12.1 | |||||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | +13 | +5.8 | ||||||||
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| 28 | 13 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 18 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +3.2 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −1.4 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −2.5 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.3 | ||
| Team | 145 | 56-9260.9% | 19-3652.8% | 43 | 45 | 9 | 23 | 14-1687.5% | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 26 points on 9 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jacob Toppin and Ariel Hukporti (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets118| 34 | 18 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.6 | |||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | −13 | −1.4 | ||||||
| 32 | 22 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | −20 | +6.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 20 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 7-9 | 0 | −13 | +5.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −5.5 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 27 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 5-5 | −16 | +8.1 | ||||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −6.8 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.1 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.2 | |||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.1 | |||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |
| Team | 118 | 41-9244.6% | 11-3333.3% | 33 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 25-2792.6% | 10 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric (coach’s decision).
Knicks145Nuggets118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
OG Anunoby scored a career-high 40 points (18 in the third quarter), and the New York Knicks routed the Denver Nuggets 145-118.
The Knicks led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 30-11 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 30 points (20 in the paint), 15 rebounds and 3 steals on 12 for 15 shooting, and Jalen Brunson added 23 points and a career-high 17 assists. The Knicks had 2 30-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Anunoby and Brunson set each other up for 10 baskets and 26 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Nuggets, Russell Westbrook scored 27 points off the bench, and Nikola Jokić added 22 points and 7 assists. Jamal Murray had 20 points and 7 assists. Westbrook scored 24 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Knicks shot 60.9% from the field and 52.8% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 44.6% and 33.3%. They had 45 assists on 56 baskets and outscored them 24-8 on the fast break.
New York KnicksDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
131 points from the field on 92 shots: 32.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-25 | 92.0% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-14 | 57.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-10 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-26 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 25 | 10 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jamal Murray | 9 | 10 | 5-6 | +8 |
| Christian Braun | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 12 | 5-6 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 40 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 26 | 2 | 1-4 | −8 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 12 | 7 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 12 | 2 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 5 | 6 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 13 | 6-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 20 | 2 | 0-1 | −6 |
| Christian Braun | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 15 | 6-10 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Jokić 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
Q1 4:59
7.5%
37→45
Towns Driving Dunk (11 PTS) (Hart 2 AST)
Q2 9:53
6.4%
27→21
Anunoby 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q1 5:13
6.3%
44→37
Payne 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (McBride 1 AST)
Q2 9:32
6.1%
21→14
Towns 2' Driving Layup (18 PTS) (Brunson 5 AST)
Q2 2:40
6.1%
21→14
