NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 127, New York Knicks 134 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 127, New York Knicks 134 (2 overtimes). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-28 NYK; Q2 DEN 23-27 NYK; Q3 DEN 29-33 NYK; Q4 DEN 26-20 NYK; OT1 DEN 11-11 NYK; OT2 DEN 8-15 NYK.
Top performers (box score): Jalen Brunson (NYK) 42 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 threes on 14-of-27 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 39 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 15-of-33 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 30 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-27 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) 24 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; OG Anunoby (NYK) 20 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-17 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · NYK
42 PTS, 8 REB, 9 AST, 5 3PM · 14-27 FG
Scoring · DEN
39 PTS, 5 REB, 6 AST, 3 3PM · 15-33 FG
Scoring · DEN
30 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 10-27 FG
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
DEN
7 largest lead
Q2 3:14 (DEN 51, NYK 44) · 9-0 run, Q1 6:19–Q1 4:53
NYK
9 largest lead
Q1 9:41 (DEN 2, NYK 11) · 9-0 run, Q3 6:07–Q3 4:50
Swings
20 lead changes
Tied 19 times
Ahead for good: Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2 (2OT 3:39, DEN 121, NYK 122).
Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes
- OT 0:00 Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · DEN 118, NYK 119
- 2OT 4:30 Jamal Murray makes 1-foot running dunkDEN · DEN 121, NYK 119
- 2OT 4:14 Jalen Brunson makes 13-foot jump bank shotNYK · DEN 121, NYK 121
- 2OT 3:39 Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2NYK · DEN 121, NYK 122
- 2OT 3:12 Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot running jump shotNYK · DEN 121, NYK 125
- 2OT 2:01 Landry Shamet makes 2-foot layup (Jalen Brunson assists)NYK · DEN 121, NYK 127
- 2OT 1:38 Bruce Brown makes 9-foot pullup jump shotDEN · DEN 123, NYK 127
- 2OT 1:25 Mikal Bridges makes 23-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)NYK · DEN 123, NYK 130
- 2OT 1:16 Nikola Jokic makes free throw 3 of 3DEN · DEN 124, NYK 130
- 2OT 0:46 Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)DEN · DEN 127, NYK 130
- 2OT 0:30 Jalen Brunson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shotNYK · DEN 127, NYK 132
- 2OT 0:18 Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2NYK · DEN 127, NYK 133
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 30 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 127 | |
| NYK | 28 | 27 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 134 |
🧮 How They Scored
DENNYK
56Points in the paint46
13Fast-break points22
24Second-chance points16
17Points off turnovers20
42Bench points32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
50.0%Effective FG%59.0%
10.7%Turnover %9.2%
29.4%Offensive rebound %20.0%
0.257Free-throw rate0.190
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 48 | 39 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15-33 | 3-14 | 6-7 | -11 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 45 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-27 | 1-13 | 9-12 | +3 |
| Christian Braun G | 43 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 41 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 3-3 | -9 |
| Bruce Brown G | 38 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Peyton Watson G | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 1-2 | -4 |
| Julian Strawther G | 17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | +4 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Spencer Jones F | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby F | 48 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 4-9 | 2-2 | +13 |
| Mikal Bridges F | 48 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Jalen Brunson G | 47 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14-27 | 5-12 | 9-11 | +13 |
| Landry Shamet G | 36 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 4-10 | 0-0 | +22 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns C | 31 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 2-6 | 4-4 | +12 |
| Jordan Clarkson G | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Mitchell Robinson C | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Mohamed Diawara F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Tyler Kolek G | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -9 |
| Ariel Hukporti C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. G | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 48 | 39 | 54.0 | 36.4 | -13.5 | 13.1 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 45 | 30 | 46.5 | 29.6 | +2.2 | 16.2 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 33 | 10 | 36.0 | 20.0 | -6.3 | 3.1 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 43 | 6 | 43.6 | 7.9 | +7.7 | 5.6 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 12 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.1 | +3.3 | 0.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 41 | 19 | 101.9 | 10.4 | -8.4 | 15.0 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 17 | 11 | 101.1 | 21.6 | +8.7 | 16.3 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 38 | 10 | 55.6 | 11.8 | -13.0 | 7.8 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 13 | 2 | 100.0 | 12.0 | -36.9 | 0.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DaRon Holmes II | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Starter | 47 | 42 | 66.0 | 36.6 | +15.9 | 19.5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Starter | 31 | 24 | 81.3 | 22.9 | +14.5 | 20.9 |
| OG Anunoby | Starter | 48 | 20 | 55.9 | 17.3 | +14.1 | 9.1 |
| Jordan Clarkson | Starter | 24 | 11 | 78.6 | 16.0 | -11.3 | 9.8 |
| Mikal Bridges | Starter | 48 | 5 | 31.3 | 7.6 | -2.2 | 2.2 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 36 | 16 | 53.3 | 20.3 | +30.1 | 6.6 |
| Mitchell Robinson | Bench | 23 | 10 | 100.0 | 9.8 | +8.5 | 14.7 |
| Mohamed Diawara | Bench | 14 | 5 | 50.0 | 14.3 | -22.6 | 3.4 |
| Tyler Kolek | Bench | 13 | 1 | 26.6 | 14.8 | -36.0 | 4.7 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ariel Hukporti | Bench | 04 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | -154.2 | -12.1 |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | Bench | 02 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | +75.0 | 21.1 |
| Dillon Jones | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
DEN 0
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1 NYK
Last 11 meetings · since 2020-21
DEN 5
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6 NYK
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- DEN 112@NYK 122 Recap
- NYK 145@DEN 118 Recap
- NYK 100@DEN 113 Recap
- DEN 84@NYK 122 Recap
- DEN 110@NYK 116 Recap
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