01Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 34 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | +19 |
| OG Anunoby | 32 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11-17 | 6-11 | 6-6 | +17 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 2-3 | +19 |
| Mikal Bridges | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +12 |
| Josh Hart | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 0-2 | +10 |
| Landry Shamet | 19 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +21 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 14 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +12 |
| Mohamed Diawara | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Jose Alvarado | 11 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Jeremy Sochan | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Pacome Dadiet | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Tyler Kolek | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +13 |
| Ariel Hukporti | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +13 |
| Team | 142 | 50 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 55-95 | 16-34 | 16-21 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 31 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14-21 | 1-7 | 9-10 | -18 |
| Christian Braun | 31 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-4 | -18 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 23 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 3-5 | -24 |
| Cameron Johnson | 22 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -6 |
| Bruce Brown | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -22 |
| Aaron Gordon | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Jamal Murray | 17 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 1-3 | -4 |
| Julian Strawther | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Tyus Jones | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Spencer Jones | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jalen Pickett | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| DaRon Holmes II | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | -9 |
| David Roddy | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Team | 103 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 37-83 | 8-40 | 21-30 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Knicks edges
- On defenseNew York's defense cleans the defensive glass (2nd) against a Denver offense that rarely gets second chances (24th).
Nuggets edges
No clear mismatch in Denver's favor.
04Tale of the tape
| NYK | Rank | Stat | Rank | DEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120.7 | 3rd | Offensive rating | 1st | 123.4 |
| 114.1 | 5th | Defensive rating | 21st | 118.2 |
| +6.6 | 5th | Net rating | 7th | +5.2 |
| 96.1 | 26th | Pace | 20th | 97.7 |
| 55.7 | 9th | Effective FG % | 1st | 57.7 |
| 11.5 | 7th | Turnover % | 3rd | 10.9 |
| 29.3 | 5th | Offensive rebound % | 24th | 23.6 |
| 18.8 | 25th | Free throw rate | 4th | 23.7 |
| 54.1 | 10th | Opponent eFG % | 14th | 54.3 |
| 12.7 | 10th | Forced turnover % | 30th | 10.0 |
| 76.7 | 2nd | Defensive rebound % | 7th | 75.3 |
| 20.6 | 15th | Opponent FT rate | 10th | 19.6 |