New York
Knicks
142
–
103
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, March 6, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 27 | 38 | 40 | 37 | 142 |
| DEN | 29 | 23 | 28 | 23 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
17
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots3
Charges Drawn1
Opp FG% When Defending58.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite49.9
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 30.7Impact: 3.7
Double-Double58.3% FG4 deflections1 charge drawn+19 plus/minusonly 15 pts allowed on 45.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
OG Anunoby
NYK
34
PTS
7
REB
5
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-17 (64.7%)
3PT6-11
FT6-6
TS%86.6%
eFG%82.4%
STL4
BLK1
TOV0
ORTG135
DRTG111
NET+24
34 points64.7% FG6-11 from 34 steals6 deflections7 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 42.2 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 31:45 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-17 | 65% | 6-11 | 55% | 6-6 | 100% | +17 |
| Mikal Bridges | 24:44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Jalen Brunson | 33:48 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-13 | 23% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +19 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7:04 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Josh Hart | 24:47 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | +10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ariel Hukporti | 6:23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Tyler Kolek | 9:03 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Pacôme Dadiet | 9:03 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 12:35 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 14:11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6-7 | 86% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| Landry Shamet | 18:58 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +21 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 9:03 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:15 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-12 | 58% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-3 | 67% | +19 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11:21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| TOTAL | — | 142 | 50 | 14 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 55-95 | 58% | 16-34 | 47% | 16-21 | 76% | — |
Kevin McCullar Jr. —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 21:28 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 22:59 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-5 | 20% | 3-5 | 60% | -24 |
| Jamal Murray | 17:36 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | -4 |
| Christian Braun | 30:51 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-4 | 50% | -18 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 7:41 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Zeke Nnaji | 9:03 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Bruce Brown | 21:44 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -22 |
| David Roddy | 6:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Cameron Johnson | 21:40 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -6 |
| Nikola Jokić | 30:51 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14-21 | 67% | 1-7 | 14% | 9-10 | 90% | -18 |
| Julian Strawther | 16:56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Spencer Jones | 9:47 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 1:58 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Tyus Jones | 12:00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 31 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 37-83 | 45% | 8-40 | 20% | 21-30 | 70% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK55/95 (58%)
Paint
38/50 (76%)
Mid
6/21 (29%)
3PT
16/34 (47%)
RA 86%Paint 40%Corner 3 47%ATB3 47%Mid 17%
DEN37/83 (45%)
Paint
23/33 (70%)
Mid
12/16 (75%)
3PT
8/41 (20%)
ATB3 21%RA 62%Paint 79%Corner 3 15%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Christian Braun
defended Jalen Brunson
7.4 min • 3 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Tyus Jones
held Tyler Kolek
2.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Mitchell Robinson
3.6 min • 15 pts • 56%
| DEN Defense | Ariel Hukporti | Jalen Brunson | Jeremy Sochan | Jordan Clarkson | Jose Alvarado | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Mitchell Robinson | Mohamed Diawara | OG Anunoby | Pacôme Dadiet | Tyler Kolek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 9pts 80% | 3.2m 5pts 100% | — | — | 3.6m 15pts 56% | — | 2.5m 6pts 75% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | 7.4m 3pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 0% | — | 3.2m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Jalen Pickett | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.7m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyus Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Roddy | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DaRon Holmes II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.4m 3pts 33% | 2.9m 4pts 67% | 2.2m 3pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 0% | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — | 3.3m 5pts 40% | 3.5m 6pts 67% | — | 1.8m 2pts 33% | 3.1m 6pts 100% | 2.6m 5pts 67% | — | 0.5m 3pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = NYK leads
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q1 3:56
NYK Largest Lead
42
Q4 11:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:44 – Q1 3:18
+2 → +8
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 1:44 – Q1 3:56
+2 → +9
NYK 9-0 run
Q3 5:59 – Q3 8:35
-14 → -22
NYK 10-0 run
Q4 5:36 – Q4 7:14
-26 → -33