Denver Nuggets vs. New York Knicks

Jan 29, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	27	27	32	26	112
NYK	31	29	33	29	122

Game Recap

The Knicks win their fifth game in a row as they defeated the Nuggets, 122-112. The Knicks improve to 32-16 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 28-19.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	25	3-8	1-5	2-2	3	2	0	1	1	2	-10	9
32Aaron GordonPF	30	6-7	1-1	2-2	6	1	0	0	2	0	-2	15
15Nikola JokicC	33	6-15	3-7	2-2	6	6	2	1	2	3	-3	17
4Russell WestbrookSG	37	5-11	0-2	4-6	14	4	0	1	4	4	-5	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	13-25	3-7	4-5	5	6	1	1	3	5	-4	33
0Christian Braun	28	4-8	1-2	4-4	5	1	0	0	1	2	-18	13
3Julian Strawther	19	2-6	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	-1	5
8Peyton Watson	19	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	0	0	0	1	1	-7	4
6DeAndre Jordan	8	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8448.8%	10-2835.7%	20-2387.0%	47	21	3	5	14	19	-	112

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8OG AnunobySF	39	9-15	5-7	0-2	4	1	0	0	1	4	+15	23
3Josh HartPF	34	7-12	0-2	1-2	5	5	3	0	0	1	+11	15
32Karl-Anthony TownsC	29	6-12	0-4	2-3	10	5	0	1	0	4	-1	14
25Mikal BridgesSG	37	5-16	3-7	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	3	+7	13
11Jalen BrunsonPG	36	10-16	3-6	7-7	4	15	2	1	2	1	+16	30
5Precious Achiuwa	25	4-8	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	2	+4	8
2Miles McBride	21	5-9	2-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	0	0	+9	12
1Cameron Payne	11	2-5	1-3	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	-6	7
44Landry Shamet	4	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	-5	0
55Ariel Hukporti	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Tyler Kolek	— did not play —												— did not play —
37Matt Ryan	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Jericho Sims	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Jacob Toppin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9351.6%	14-3441.2%	12-1866.7%	35	33	7	2	5	16	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENNYK

(11:57) Jump Ball Towns vs. Jokic: Tip to Westbrook
+2 (11:43) Jokic 2' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
20
(11:18) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
(11:18) MISS Hart Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:18) KNICKS Rebound
+1 (11:18) Hart Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
+2 (11:05) Murray 13' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
41
(10:47) Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+2 (10:39) Towns 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brunson 1 AST)
43
(10:39) Jokic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (N.Green)
(10:39) MISS Towns Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:37) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:23) Murray 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
63
+2 (10:07) Anunoby 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Towns 1 AST)
65
(9:48) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(9:39) MISS Murray 6' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:37) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS Braun 21' Step Back Jump Shot
(9:31) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:23) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Brunson 2 AST)
68
(9:06) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:04) Hart REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:01) Anunoby 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Hart 1 AST)
610
(8:44) MISS Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot
(8:41) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:39) Anunoby 1' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Towns 2 AST)
612
(8:39) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:26) Porter Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+3 (8:11) Brunson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 3 AST)
615
(7:50) MISS Westbrook 3PT Jump Shot
(7:49) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:48) MISS Westbrook 2' Putback Layup
(7:46) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:33) MISS Bridges 7' Fadeaway Bank Shot
(7:31) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:19) Murray Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:19) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:10) Brunson 1' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
617
(7:10) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T4) (R.Mott)
+1 (7:10) Brunson Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
618
+2 (6:55) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
818
+2 (6:40) Anunoby 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Towns 4 AST)
820
(6:22) Hart P.FOUL (P1.T2) (T.Maddox)
(6:14) MISS Murray 19' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:12) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:05) MISS Brunson 3PT Jump Shot
(6:03) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:59) Towns S.FOUL (P1.T3) (N.Green)
+1 (5:59) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
920
+1 (5:59) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1020
+2 (5:43) Brunson 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1022
+2 (5:23) Westbrook 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
1222
(5:13) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Green)
(5:13) MISS Anunoby Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:13) KNICKS Rebound
(5:13) MISS Anunoby Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:10) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:55) Hart STEAL (1 STL)
(4:49) MISS Bridges 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:45) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:32) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:32) Hart STEAL (2 STL)
(4:27) MISS Achiuwa 1' Running Layup
(4:24) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:20) Gordon 1' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1422
(4:04) MISS Anunoby 4' Driving Layup
(4:04) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:01) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:01) Brunson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Green)
+1 (4:01) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1522
+1 (4:01) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1622
(3:45) MISS McBride 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:43) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:43) MISS Murray 3' Running Layup
(3:43) Brunson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:41) KNICKS Rebound
(3:40) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (3:19) Achiuwa 9' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
1624
(2:58) MISS Braun 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:55) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:52) MISS Hart 1' Running Layup
(2:52) Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:52) KNICKS Rebound
(2:50) MISS Bridges 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:46) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:43) MISS Strawther 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:40) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:39) Braun 1' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
1824
+3 (2:23) Payne 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Towns 5 AST)
1827
+2 (2:01) Watson 11' Fadeaway Bank Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2027
(1:34) Murray S.FOUL (P1.PN) (N.Green)
+1 (1:34) Towns Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2028
+1 (1:34) Towns Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2029
+2 (1:13) Murray 4' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
2229
(1:03) MISS Towns 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:00) Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:50) MISS Strawther 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:47) Towns REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:41) MISS Bridges 8' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:41) Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) Bridges P.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Green)
+1 (0:31) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2329
+1 (0:31) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2429
+2 (0:15) Achiuwa Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (McBride 1 AST)
2431
+3 (0:02) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2731

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

NYK

112Points122

41-84(48.8%)Field Goal(%)48-93(51.6%)

10-28(35.7%)3-Point(%)14-34(41.2%)

20-23(87.0%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)35(6)

21Assists33

3Steals7

5Blocks2

14Turnovers5

19Fouls16

52Pts In The Paint60

18Fast Break Pts25

3Pts Off Turnovers23

24Bench Pts27

8Largest Lead12

Game Details

Wednesday, January 29, 2025 · 7:30 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,812 (95.3%)

tv: ESPN