Denver Nuggets vs. New York Knicks

Dec 4, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	30	32	21	113
NYK	25	24	22	28	99

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points (14-19 FG), 11 rebounds and five assists in 27 minutes of play for the Nuggets as they defeated the Knicks, 113-99. Zeke Nnaji added a career-high 21 points and five 3pt FGM for the Nuggets in the victory, while Julius Randle tallied 24 points, seven rebounds and a game-high eight assists for the Knicks in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 11-11 on the season, while the Knicks fall to 11-12.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	24	2-4	1-1	0-0	2	1	3	1	2	4	-1	5
32Jeff GreenPF	25	4-7	1-2	2-2	5	2	2	1	3	3	+9	11
15Nikola JokicC	26	14-19	3-7	1-1	11	5	0	0	4	0	+12	32
5Will BartonSG	30	5-13	3-9	0-0	6	6	0	0	0	3	+6	13
11Monte MorrisPG	26	4-8	1-2	0-0	2	5	1	0	0	0	+6	9
7Facundo Campazzo	26	3-8	2-5	0-0	3	4	0	0	3	2	+9	8
22Zeke Nnaji	33	7-13	5-9	2-2	8	0	1	0	0	5	+22	21
9Davon Reed	24	3-4	3-3	0-0	1	4	2	1	1	1	+5	9
JaMychal Green	18	2-6	1-5	0-0	3	3	1	2	0	1	+8	5
31Vlatko Cancar	3	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-6	0
21Petr Cornelie	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	44-8452.4%	20-4346.5%	5-5100%	42	30	10	5	13	19	-	113

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9RJ BarrettSF	24	5-13	1-7	2-2	4	1	0	1	1	0	-17	13
30Julius RandlePF	35	9-18	2-7	4-5	7	8	0	0	1	1	-2	24
23Mitchell RobinsonC	21	2-5	0-0	0-1	6	1	1	2	0	2	-4	4
18Alec BurksSG	27	2-6	2-3	5-6	1	0	2	0	0	1	-10	11
13Evan FournierPG	35	6-14	3-8	0-0	3	5	1	0	2	2	-4	15
3Nerlens Noel	18	1-3	0-0	3-4	5	1	2	0	0	0	-24	5
4Derrick Rose	23	5-10	1-5	0-0	4	4	0	0	4	0	-2	11
5Immanuel Quickley	19	1-7	0-3	1-1	1	1	0	0	2	3	-18	3
1Obi Toppin	20	2-8	1-3	2-2	8	0	1	0	1	1	+2	7
6Quentin Grimes	12	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	2	+9	6
67Taj Gibson	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Kevin Knox II	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Wayne Selden	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Kemba Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8839.8%	12-4030.0%	17-2181.0%	40	23	7	3	11	12	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNYK

(11:57) Jump Ball Robinson vs. Jokic: Tip to Je. Green
+2 (11:35) Jokic 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
20
(11:20) MISS Barrett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:58) Gordon 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
40
(10:32) MISS Barrett 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:32) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:19) Barrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:11) MISS Robinson 1' Layup
(10:11) Robinson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:10) MISS Robinson Tip Layup Shot
(10:10) Robinson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:09) MISS Robinson 2' Layup
(10:09) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:09) KNICKS Rebound
(10:01) MISS Randle 2' Reverse Layup
(9:59) Barrett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:59) Barrett 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
42
(9:40) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (9:35) Je. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
72
+3 (9:12) Randle 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Fournier 1 AST)
75
(9:02) Burks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
+1 (9:02) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
85
+1 (9:02) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
95
(8:47) MISS Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:44) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:30) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:26) MISS Jokic 1' Putback Layup
(8:23) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:21) MISS Gordon 2' Layup
(8:21) Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:21) KNICKS Rebound
+2 (8:07) Randle 19' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Fournier 2 AST)
97
(7:56) Gordon OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Washington)
(7:56) Gordon Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:46) Barrett Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:46) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:40) Jokic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
117
+3 (7:30) Fournier 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Randle 1 AST)
1110
+2 (7:07) Morris 15' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1310
+3 (7:00) Barrett 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Randle 2 AST)
1313
(6:48) MISS Morris 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:47) KNICKS Rebound
(6:38) MISS Randle 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:35) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:13) Jokic 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
1513
+2 (6:06) Barrett Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Randle 3 AST)
1515
(5:41) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:41) Burks STEAL (1 STL)
(5:28) MISS Barrett 3PT Jump Shot
(5:26) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:04) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:02) Barrett REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:52) MISS Barrett 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:49) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:44) Jokic 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Barton 3 AST)
1715
(4:39) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:27) MISS Burks 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:15) Jokic 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
1915
(3:47) MISS Fournier 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (3:38) Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
2215
(3:09) MISS Randle 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(2:50) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:50) Noel STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:44) Noel 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Quickley 1 AST)
2217
(2:34) MISS Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot
(2:34) Rose REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:18) Rose 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2219
+3 (2:03) Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Reed 1 AST)
2519
(1:47) Nnaji S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (1:47) Randle Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2520
(1:47) MISS Randle Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:45) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:31) Nnaji 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Reed 2 AST)
2820
(1:20) Campazzo P.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (1:20) Noel Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2821
(1:20) MISS Noel Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:17) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:01) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:01) KNICKS Rebound
(0:40) Reed S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Barnaky)
+1 (0:40) Burks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2822
+1 (0:40) Burks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2823
(0:32) MISS Campazzo 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(0:30) Noel REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:10) Quickley 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2825
+2 (0:00) Barton 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3025

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NYK

113Points99

44-84(52.4%)Field Goal(%)35-88(39.8%)

20-43(46.5%)3-Point(%)12-40(30.0%)

5-5(100.0%)Free Throw(%)17-21(81.0%)

42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)40(16)

30Assists23

10Steals7

5Blocks3

13Turnovers11

19Fouls12

36Pts In The Paint40

15Fast Break Pts5

17Pts Off Turnovers11

43Bench Pts32

30Largest Lead0

Game Details

Saturday, December 4, 2021 · 1:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 18,272 (87.9%)