New York faces Denver, aims for 5th straight victory

Updated Jan. 28, 2025 2:02 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Denver Nuggets (28-18, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (31-16, third in the Eastern Conference)

New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: New York comes into a matchup against Denver as winners of four straight games.

The Knicks are 16-8 on their home court. New York ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference at limiting opponent scoring, allowing just 110.8 points while holding opponents to 46.8% shooting.

The Nuggets are 14-10 in road games. Denver is 11-6 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents and averages 13.8 turnovers per game.

The Knicks make 49.4% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than the Nuggets have allowed to their opponents (46.4%). The Nuggets average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 fewer made shots on average than the 13.6 per game the Knicks allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is shooting 54.0% and averaging 24.9 points for the Knicks. Mikal Bridges is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Nikola Jokic is scoring 30.0 points per game with 13.1 rebounds and 10.2 assists for the Nuggets. Jamal Murray is averaging 21.0 points and 3.7 rebounds while shooting 50.6% over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Knicks: 7-3, averaging 120.0 points, 44.3 rebounds, 27.6 assists, 9.5 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.0 points per game.

Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 120.9 points, 47.4 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.9 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 52.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.0 points.

INJURIES: Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (ankle), Pacome Dadiet: day to day (toe).

Nuggets: DaRon Holmes II: out for season (achilles), Vlatko Cancar: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.