Nuggets Worst Loss of Season, Continue Winning Streak
OG Anunoby and Jalen Brunson lead Knicks to victory, ending Nuggets' three-game winning streak.
- The New York Knicks handed the Denver Nuggets, the defending NBA champions, their worst loss of the season with a score of 122-84.
- OG Anunoby scored 26 points and Jalen Brunson added 21 for the Knicks, who have won five straight and 11 of 13 games since Anunoby was acquired from Toronto.
- Nikola Jokic, the Nuggets' two-time MVP, scored 31 points and had 11 rebounds, but the Nuggets' three-game winning streak ended.
- The Knicks have jumped ahead of the Cavaliers for fourth in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 28-17.
- The Nuggets (31-15) finished their five-game, 12-day Eastern Conference swing with a 3-2 record.