New York Knicks 145, Denver Nuggets 118 — Recap

November 25, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): New York Knicks 145, Denver Nuggets 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 NYK 36-24 DEN; Q2 NYK 40-29 DEN; Q3 NYK 37-34 DEN; Q4 NYK 32-31 DEN.

Top performers (box score): OG Anunoby (NYK) 40 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 threes on 16-of-23 shooting; Karl-Anthony Towns (NYK) 30 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-15 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Jalen Brunson (NYK) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 17 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NYK

OG Anunoby

40 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 5 3PM · 16-23 FG

Scoring · NYK

Karl-Anthony Towns

30 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 12-15 FG

Scoring · DEN

Russell Westbrook

27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

OG Anunoby · Season-high 40 pointsJalen Brunson · Season-high 17 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
NYK	36	40	37	32		145
DEN	24	29	34	31		118

🧮 How They Scored

NYKDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

72.4%Effective FG%50.5%

8.1%Turnover %9.6%

25.8%Offensive rebound %22.7%

0.153Free-throw rate0.293

Box Score

New York Knicks

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
OG Anunoby F	38	40	5	4	—	1	1	16-23	5-7	3-3	+21
Jalen Brunson G	38	23	3	17	—	—	2	8-14	4-5	3-3	+19
Mikal Bridges F	36	14	2	6	—	—	—	6-16	2-8	—	+18
Karl-Anthony Towns C	34	30	15	4	3	—	4	12-15	2-2	4-6	+21
Miles McBride G	28	13	6	3	1	—	—	5-9	3-6	—	+10
Josh Hart G	28	12	6	5	1	1	1	5-5	1-1	1-1	+13
Jericho Sims F	14	—	4	—	—	2	—	0-1	—	—	+6
Tyler Kolek G	2	2	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+2
Pacome Dadiet F	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	+2

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	18	10	—	—	—	2	7-17	3-7	1-1	-13
Nikola Jokic C	32	22	7	7	1	—	—	9-20	2-7	2-2	-20
Christian Braun G	32	14	1	2	1	1	1	5-10	—	4-4	-13
Jamal Murray G	31	20	4	7	1	—	—	6-13	1-5	7-9	-13
Russell Westbrook G	26	27	3	3	2	1	3	9-16	4-7	5-5	-16
Julian Strawther G	23	4	2	1	—	—	1	1-4	0-1	2-2	-20
Peyton Watson G	22	6	—	—	—	—	1	2-4	0-1	2-2	-18
DeAndre Jordan C	14	—	5	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	-5
Trey Alexander G	11	2	—	1	—	1	1	0-2	0-2	2-2	-8
Hunter Tyson F	10	5	1	1	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	-4
Zeke Nnaji F-C	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-1	—	-3
PJ Hall C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

New York KnicksTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
OG Anunoby	Bench	38	40	82.2	30.1	+29.2	19.5
Karl-Anthony Towns	Bench	34	30	85.0	28.0	+29.2	20.7
Jalen Brunson	Bench	38	23	75.1	20.2	+27.9	16.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	14	43.8	20.3	+29.5	5.6
Miles McBride	Bench	28	13	72.2	12.7	+14.0	9.5
Josh Hart	Bench	28	12	110.3	9.7	+21.7	11.7
Tyler Kolek	Bench	2	2	100.0	16.7	+25.0	33.3
Jericho Sims	Bench	14	—	0.0	2.9	+20.7	1.4
Pacome Dadiet	Bench	2	—	0.0	16.7	+25.0	0.0
Ariel Hukporti	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Russell Westbrook	Bench	26	27	74.2	32.3	-28.6	17.1
Nikola Jokic	Bench	32	22	52.7	26.9	-32.6	12.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	31	20	59.0	22.7	-24.4	12.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	18	51.6	23.8	-18.1	5.5
Christian Braun	Bench	32	14	59.5	15.4	-20.1	7.5
Peyton Watson	Bench	22	6	61.5	11.3	-43.5	0.8
Hunter Tyson	Bench	10	5	83.3	11.1	-18.2	8.6
Julian Strawther	Bench	23	4	41.0	10.3	-45.1	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	11	2	34.7	14.3	-29.8	-1.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	14	—	0.0	5.9	-20.5	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	3	—	0.0	42.9	-50.0	-21.4
PJ Hall	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-25.0	0.0