The New York Knicks dominated the Denver Nuggets, the reigning NBA champions, with a decisive 122-84 victory at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks established an early lead of 13-5 and continued to outpace the Nuggets, leading 46-29 in the second quarter and 98-66 after three quarters. Their offensive efficiency was on display as they shot 52 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range. Defensively, they contained Nikola Jokic, who despite scoring 31 points and grabbing 11 rebounds, could not prevent the Knicks' fifth straight win. OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 26 points, followed by Jalen Brunson's 21 points.
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OG Anunoby scored 26 points, Jalen Brunson added 21 and the #Knicks handed the defending NBA champion Nuggets their worst loss of the season on Thursday night. https://t.co/dDtZZMR87h
🏀THE NY KNICKS take dominating win over reigning NBA champs Denver Nuggets, Nikola Jokić, 122-84 👀 Jalen Brunson, OG Anunoby and others have a night at the Garden
I’m loving this #Knicks team.
A reminder that, yes, this Knicks team is capable of beating any team in the NBA
The Knicks have done one heck of a job tonight with Jokic. That goes for the centers who have defended him one on one and the perimeter ones — especially DiVincenzo & Anunoby — who have stunted to Jokic and bothered him just enough.
After 3: Knicks 98, Nuggets 66 Knicks are absolutely cruising in this one, shooting 52 percent overall, 41 from 3 & absolutely rocking the defending champs, who look like a team at the end of a long road trip. Best game of the year for NYK. Nikola Jokic has 31 and 11 for Denver
the knicks are embarrassing the nuggets right now? https://t.co/EV6m9Myfnk
These Knicks giving the Nuggets the WORK Is New York about to fall in love with this team?
Point guard/center Josh Hart really getting the second unit running in this quarter. Knicks up 46-29 on Nuggets.
The Nuggets trail the Knicks 21-33 after 1Q Why? Every non-Jokic Nugget shot 3/15 in the quarter Jokic with 13/7/2 on 6/9 FG
Gonna be so important for the Knicks to hit their 3s tonight. It's their best chance to keep pace with Jokic. They've hit two of their first four so far and lead 13-5 early.
Knicks face test against Jokic, defending champ Nuggets Tom Thibodeau's next man up will have a handful defending the Nuggets' two-time MVP. https://t.co/E4HOxBcoZ0