Denver
Nuggets
127
–
134
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | 2OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 30 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 127 |
| NYK | 28 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 134 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
24
PTS
12
REB
1
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending81.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.47
Impact Composite41.8
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 25.4Impact: 1.9
Double-Double69.2% FG7 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 47.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
42
PTS
8
REB
9
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-27 (51.9%)
3PT5-12
FT9-11
TS%66.0%
eFG%61.1%
STL2
TOV5
ORTG130
DRTG114
NET+16
42 points5-12 from 33 deflections+13 plus/minusonly 45 pts allowed on 85.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 43:28 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Spencer Jones | 12:00 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jamal Murray | 47:46 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 15-33 | 46% | 3-14 | 21% | 6-7 | 86% | -11 |
| Peyton Watson | 33:16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-6 | 17% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 44:37 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10-27 | 37% | 1-13 | 8% | 9-12 | 75% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 41:32 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 4-6 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| Julian Strawther | 16:51 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 12:47 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Bruce Brown | 37:43 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 44% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 127 | 51 | 15 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 21 | 46-105 | 44% | 13-50 | 26% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Jalen Pickett —
Hunter Tyson —
Zeke Nnaji —
DaRon Holmes II —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 48:30 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 31:00 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9-13 | 69% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +12 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23:40 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| OG Anunoby | 47:57 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-17 | 41% | 4-9 | 44% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jalen Brunson | 47:00 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14-27 | 52% | 5-12 | 42% | 9-11 | 82% | +13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 35:51 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-15 | 40% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | 2:07 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 14:27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 3:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 23:07 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5-5 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Tyler Kolek | 12:41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 134 | 45 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 50-100 | 50% | 18-50 | 36% | 16-19 | 84% | — |
Guerschon Yabusele —
Dillon Jones —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN46/105 (44%)
Paint
28/46 (61%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
13/50 (26%)
ATB3 24%RA 69%Paint 50%Corner 3 29%Mid 40%
NYK50/100 (50%)
Paint
24/36 (67%)
Mid
11/19 (58%)
3PT
18/50 (36%)
ATB3 29%RA 74%Corner 3 46%Paint 57%Mid 44%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Karl-Anthony Towns
defended Nikola Jokić
6.7 min • 11 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Landry Shamet
held Jamal Murray
5.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jalen Brunson
vs Jamal Murray
2.7 min • 22 pts • 80%
| NYK Defense | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jonas Valančiūnas | Julian Strawther | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Spencer Jones | Tim Hardaway Jr. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 1.5m 3pts 33% | 5.8m 9pts 43% | 2.7m 22pts 80% | — | — | 1.1m 7pts 67% | 4.6m 4pts 67% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| OG Anunoby | 1.8m 3pts 33% | 2.0m 2pts 25% | 4.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 4.8m 0pts 0% |
| Mikal Bridges | 4.0m 5pts 50% | 4.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Landry Shamet | 1.8m 3pts 33% | — | 5.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 8pts 75% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | 1.5m 9pts 100% | — | 6.7m 11pts 71% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Jordan Clarkson | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 3pts 50% | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 3.2m 4pts 100% |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | — | 4.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Tyler Kolek | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Mohamed Diawara | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% |
| Other | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 4pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 0% | 1.8m 5pts 67% | 3.2m 2pts 25% | 1.7m 3pts 33% | 3.1m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = DEN leads
NYK Largest Lead
9
Q1 2:19
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q2 8:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q1 0:27 – Q1 1:50
+3 → +8
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 5:41 – Q1 7:07
+4 → -2
NYK 9-0 run
Q2 9:04 – Q2 10:53
-5 → +2
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 5:53 – Q3 7:10
-4 → +2