Denver
Nuggets
112
–
122
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 27 | 27 | 32 | 22 | 112 |
| NYK | 31 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
14
PTS
10
REB
5
AST
-1
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots9
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending45.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite62.4
Hustle: 23.0Defense: 39.5Impact: -0.1
Double-Double4 deflections9 contested shotsonly 10 pts allowed on 44.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
30
PTS
4
REB
15
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-16 (62.5%)
3PT3-6
FT7-7
TS%78.6%
eFG%71.9%
STL2
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG128
DRTG107
NET+21
30 pointsDouble-Double62.5% FG+16 plus/minusonly 28 pts allowed on 67.8 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Watson | 19:29 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Jamal Murray | 37:07 | 33 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13-25 | 52% | 3-7 | 43% | 4-5 | 80% | -4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 30:29 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 86% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Christian Braun | 28:51 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -18 |
| Russell Westbrook | 37:13 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5-11 | 46% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DeAndre Jordan | 8:26 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Nikola Jokić | 33:26 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-15 | 40% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 25:56 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Julian Strawther | 19:03 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 41-84 | 49% | 10-28 | 36% | 20-23 | 87% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
PJ Hall —
Hunter Tyson —
Jalen Pickett —
Dario Saric —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 4:33 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -5 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 25:39 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 29:51 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -1 |
| OG Anunoby | 39:21 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 60% | 5-7 | 71% | 0-2 | 0% | +15 |
| Jalen Brunson | 36:17 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-16 | 63% | 3-6 | 50% | 7-7 | 100% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Josh Hart | 34:00 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Mikal Bridges | 37:05 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-16 | 31% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Cameron Payne | 11:43 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Miles McBride | 21:31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 35 | 6 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 48-93 | 52% | 14-34 | 41% | 12-18 | 67% | — |
Matt Ryan —
Ariel Hukporti —
Jacob Toppin —
Jericho Sims —
Tyler Kolek —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN41/84 (49%)
Paint
26/42 (62%)
Mid
11/23 (48%)
3PT
10/29 (34%)
RA 68%ATB3 36%Paint 50%Mid 36%Corner 3 29%
NYK48/93 (52%)
Paint
30/49 (61%)
Mid
6/13 (46%)
3PT
14/34 (41%)
RA 68%ATB3 32%Corner 3 53%Paint 36%Mid 25%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
OG Anunoby
defended Aaron Gordon
6.9 min • 6 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Mikal Bridges
held Jamal Murray
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jalen Brunson
vs Jamal Murray
2.5 min • 12 pts • 57%
| NYK Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.2m 2pts 0% | — | 2.5m 12pts 57% | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 6pts 60% | — | 4.8m 5pts 50% |
| Mikal Bridges | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 6pts 50% | — | 6.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 100% |
| OG Anunoby | 6.9m 6pts 67% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 25% | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 7pts 100% |
| Josh Hart | — | — | — | 1.7m 4pts 50% | — | 5.3m 3pts 50% | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 8pts 57% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 33% |
| Precious Achiuwa | — | — | 2.4m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | 4.8m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Miles McBride | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 33% | 1.2m 5pts 67% |
| Cameron Payne | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 6pts 60% | 1.9m 4pts 100% | — | 3.9m 8pts 60% | 4.1m 4pts 40% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 13pts 63% | — | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = DEN leads
NYK Largest Lead
12
Q1 4:50
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q3 4:49
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q1 1:53 – Q1 3:21
-1 → +6
NYK 12-0 run
Q1 1:53 – Q1 3:49
-1 → +9
NYK 14-0 run
Q1 1:53 – Q1 4:50
-1 → +11
NYK 15-0 run
Q1 1:53 – Q1 4:50
-1 → +12