
New York Knicks at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationAnunoby scores career-high 40 points, Knicks dish out 45 assists in a 145-118 blowout of Nuggets

Brunson had 23 points to go with his career-best assist performance. The Knicks' 45 assists matched the single-game team record set against Cleveland on Nov. 24, 1979.
New York led by 12 after the first, 23 at halftime and by many as 30 points on a night the team shot a sizzling 60.9% from the floor. The starters for the Knicks played late in the game despite the large lead.
Karl-Anthony Towns was a game-time decision with a sore calf, but came up big with 30 points and 15 rebounds.
Reserve Russell Westbrook had 27 points and Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points along with a season-low seven rebounds for Denver.
Nuggets: Jokic and the Nuggets dropped to a surprising 5-4 at home this season. The team tied for the second-best home mark last season at 33-8.
Regular Season Series
NY leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 145 - 118 |
4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 145 - 118 |
4th 21.1 | ![]() |
Miles McBride defensive rebound | 145 - 118 |
4th 24.0 | ![]() |
Jericho Sims blocks Zeke Nnaji 's 5-foot two point shot | 145 - 118 |
4th 38.1 | ![]() |
Nuggets offensive team rebound | 145 - 118 |
Statistics
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56-92 | FG | 41-92 |
60.9 | Field Goal % | 44.6 |
19-36 | 3PT | 11-33 |
52.8 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
14-16 | FT | 25-27 |
87.5 | Free Throw % | 92.6 |
43 | Rebounds | 33 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
35 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
45 | Assists | 23 |
5 | Steals | 5 |
4 | Blocks | 3 |
9 | Turnovers | 11 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
24 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
62 | Points in Paint | 46 |
23 | Fouls | 18 |
30 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,842 · Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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49 | 19 | .721 | - | W2 |
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42 | 24 | .636 | 6 | L1 |
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24 | 44 | .353 | 25 | L1 |
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23 | 44 | .343 | 25.5 | W1 |
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23 | 45 | .338 | 26 | W1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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56 | 12 | .824 | - | W3 |
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43 | 25 | .632 | 13 | L1 |
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40 | 29 | .580 | 16.5 | W8 |
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29 | 39 | .426 | 27 | W1 |
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15 | 53 | .221 | 41 | L9 |
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