Game ID: 22400283
New York Knicks @ Denver Nuggets
Monday, November 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Ball Arena, Denver, CO
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
DEN 24 29 34 31 118NYK 36 40 37 32 145
DEN vs NYK ScoutingDEN vs NYK Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
DEN availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 4 since 11/06, returns tonight: 14 min (124% of 12)
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 39 min since (104% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 34 min since (257% of 13)
NEW Watson 23 to 33 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Jokić missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Gordon missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 38 min since (103% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (252% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 14 min since (124% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 33 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/22 · 2 days' restOUT Jokić missed 3 since 11/15, returns tonight: 40 min (106% of 37)
OUT Gordon missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 3, 38 min since (102% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 28 min since (215% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 11 min since (96% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Gordon missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 40 min since (106% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (168% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 32 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 38 min since (102% of 37)
BACK Šarić back 11/15 after 5, 18 min since (141% of 13)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (96% of 37)
BACK Jordan back 11/17 after 4, 9 min since (79% of 12)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Gordon missed 10 since 11/06, returns tonight: 24 min (79% of 30)
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
NEW Watson 23 to 30 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 12 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Jokić back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (97% of 37)
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 24 min since (79% of 30)
NEW Watson 23 to 31 min over the last 5
DEN availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
OUT Pickett missed 13 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Jordan missed 2 since 12/01, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 12/01 after 10, 28 min since (94% of 30)
NYK availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restBACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (108% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 15 min since (111% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
BACK Payne back 11/12 after 4, 17 min since (122% of 14)
NYK availability going into 11/23 · 2 days' restOUT McBride missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
NEW Payne 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 5 since 11/15, returns tonight: 28 min (118% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 28 min since (118% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 22 min since (91% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (98% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 11/25 after 5, 23 min since (97% of 24)
NEW Payne 14 to 19 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 20 and Murray at 17 a game. Without Gordon (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Towns at 25 a game. Without McBride (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Denver minus-2 and the turnovers, Denver giving it away 14 times a game to New York's 10. Call it Denver 116, New York 115, New York keeping it close.
11/17 @ MEM 90-105 — DEN notes
DEN lost 90-105. DEN shot 42% (35 of 84) to MEM's 45%, 10 of 31 from three. Strawther led with 19 (6 of 13, 4 of 7 from three); Murray added 13, Braun 13. Q4 was theirs, 26-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 84-64 against them. Porter Jr.'s -15 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ MEM 122-110 — DEN notes
DEN won 122-110. DEN shot 48% (48 of 100) to MEM's 40%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 22 times to MEM's 31. Murray led with 27 (10 of 20, 5 of 10 from three); Porter Jr. added 24, Braun 19. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Braun was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/22 vs DAL 120-123 — DEN notes
DEN lost 120-123. DEN shot 48% (43 of 90) to DAL's 51%, 15 of 29 from three. Jokić led with 33 (13 of 22, 5 of 7 at the line); Porter Jr. added 17, Braun 17. Q3 was theirs, 36-22, the deficit cut from 20 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 101-84 against them.
11/23 @ LAL 127-102 — DEN notes
DEN won 127-102. DEN shot 61% (50 of 82) to LAL's 44%, 16 of 32 from three. The glass went 48-32 for them. Jokić led with 34 (12 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Porter Jr. added 24, Braun 16. The hinge was Q3, 37-15: DEN came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 16, and the lead reached 29. DEN trailed 57-63 at the half and won the second half 70-39. Jokić was the night's best plus/minus at +39.
11/25 vs NYK 118-145 — DEN notes
DEN lost 118-145. DEN shot 45% (41 of 92) to NYK's 61%, 11 of 33 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NYK's 16 — 25 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 33-43 against them. Westbrook led with 27 (9 of 16, 4 of 7 from three); Jokić added 22, Murray 20. Q4 was theirs, 31-32, but the other 3 periods went 113-87 against them. Jokić's -20 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Hendricks (14 straight), Filipowski (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Gordon (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-1. Call it Denver 118, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
12/01 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 100, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Harden at 25 and Zubac at 17 a game. Without Powell (6 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. Without Gordon (10 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 100 a night to Denver's 117 and the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to the Clippers' 31. Call it the Clippers 113, Denver 111, Denver keeping it close.
12/03 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Post (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Denver's 120. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
12/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 36 and the defense, Cleveland allowing 112 a night to Denver's 118. Call it Cleveland 119, Denver 115, Denver keeping it close.
11/17 vs BKN 114-104 — NYK notes
NYK won 114-104. NYK shot 49% (43 of 88) to BKN's 42%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 19 times to BKN's 30. The glass went 47-35 for them. Towns led with 26 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 24, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 3 became 14. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/18 vs WAS 134-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 134-106. NYK shot 56% (51 of 91) to WAS's 47%, 20 of 40 from three. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 15, 5 of 9 from three); Towns added 24, Payne 17. The hinge was Q3, 36-21: a lead of 19 became 34. Bridges was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/20 @ PHX 138-122 — NYK notes
NYK won 138-122. NYK shot 58% (50 of 86) to PHX's 49%, 19 of 39 from three. Brunson led with 36 (12 of 21, 7 of 11 from three); Towns added 34, Hart 19. The hinge was Q1, 44-28: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/23 @ UTA 106-121 — NYK notes
NYK lost 106-121. NYK took 13 more shots (100 to 87), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to UTA's 51%, 17 of 51 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 19 fouls committed. NYK turned it over 9 times to UTA's 18. The glass went 40-52 against them. Anunoby led with 27 (10 of 19, 7 of 12 from three); Brunson added 23, Hart 17. Q3 was theirs, 27-21, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. Hart's -37 in 41 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 @ DEN 145-118 — NYK notes
NYK won 145-118. NYK shot 61% (56 of 92) to DEN's 45%, 19 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DEN's 27. The glass went 43-33 for them. Anunoby led with 40 (16 of 23, 5 of 7 from three); Towns added 30, Brunson 23. The hinge was Q1, 36-24: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Anunoby was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/27 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 27 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Marshall at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Dončić (3 straight), Edwards (9 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 16 free throws a game; Towns at 26 and Anunoby at 24 a game. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the line, where Dallas takes 27 free throws a game to New York's 16 and the glass, where Dallas has been plus-10 a night and New York plus-3. Call it Dallas 118, New York 117, New York keeping it close.
11/29 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ball at 35 and Miller at 28 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Bridges (4 straight), Gra. Williams (2 straight), Mann (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 26 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 9 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 111 a night to New York's 119. Call it New York 117, Charlotte 113, Charlotte keeping it close.
12/01 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 25 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and Murphy III at 23 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ingram (3 straight), Jones (16 straight), Williamson (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 40 percent from three to New Orleans's 29 and the glass, where New York has been plus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-6. Call it New York 119, New Orleans 109, New York by 10.
12/03 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 21 a game. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wagner at 24 and Suggs at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (17 straight), Harris (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 99 a night to New York's 110 and the arc, New York at 39 percent from three to Orlando's 34. Call it New York 110, Orlando 109, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
KT K. Towns
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
PD P. Dadiet
TK T. Kolek
DENCB C. Braun
DJ D. Jordan
HT H. Tyson
JM J. Murray
JS J. Strawther
MP M. Porter Jr.
NJ N. Jokić
PW P. Watson
RW R. Westbrook
TA T. Alexander
ZN Z. Nnaji
NYK/DEN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Anunoby scores career-high 40 points, Knicks dish out 45 assists in a 145-118 blowout of Nuggets
DENVER -- — OG Anunoby scored a career-high 40 points , Jalen Brunson had 17 of New York's team record-tying 45 assists and the Knicks rode a torrid start to a 145-118 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
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.
Takeaways Knicks: Towns continued to torment the Nuggets, hitting 12 of 15 shots from the field. He was with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season when they eliminated the Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. The Knicks picked him up as part of a blockbuster trade on Oct. 2.
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.
Key moment Brunson had a run in the first quarter where he scored nine straight points for the Knicks. He outscored the Nuggets by a 9-2 margin to break open the game.
Key stat Anunoby and Brunson were a combined 9 of 12 from 3-point range. The Knicks were 19 of 36 as a team.
Up next The Knicks play at Dallas on Wednesday night, while the Nuggets begin a two-game trip the same night in Utah.