New York Knicks at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationKnicks rout the Nuggets 142-103 as Denver guard Murray leaves with a sprained ankle
Josh Hart added 18 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Knicks kicked off a five-game trip in resounding fashion, their starters taking the fourth quarter off to enjoy the rare rout.
The 39-point home loss tied the Nuggets' record set against Chicago in 1998.
Nikola Jokic led Denver with 38 points but the Nuggets suffered their biggest loss of the season — both on the scoreboard and on the court with Murray's injury.
Aaron Gordon (hamstring) played for the first time since Jan. 23 and Cam Johnson returned from a sprained ankle, giving the Nuggets their original starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 12.
It was short-lived.
Although Gordon quickly gave the crowd something to cheer about when he followed his errant 3-pointer with a rim-rattling dunk as part of Denver's 13-4 start, the Nuggets would miss 17 consecutive 3-pointers before Jokic hit one with his team trailing 92-70 on its way to a 105-80 deficit after three quarters.
And that was Gordon's only basket as he went 1 for 7 in 21 minutes.
And the Nuggets lost their All-Star point guard before halftime.
During the stoppage, Knicks coach Mike Brown challenged the call on the court of an Anunoby charge. The challenge was successful, so Murray was assessed the blocking foul and Anunoby sank both free throws, giving the Knicks a 65-42 halftime lead.
Murray was an All-Star this season for the first time in his nine-year career.
Nuggets: At Oklahoma City on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
NY wins series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 142 - 103 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 142 - 103 |
| 4th 16.1 |  |
shot clock turnover | 142 - 103 |
| 4th 41.0 |  |
DaRon Holmes II makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jalen Pickett assists) | 142 - 103 |
| 4th 49.2 | |
Jordan Clarkson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot | 142 - 100 |
Statistics
 NY |
 DEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 55-95 | FG | 37-83 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 16-34 | 3PT | 8-40 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 20 |
| 16-21 | FT | 21-30 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 44 | Assists | 30 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 76 | Points in Paint | 46 |
| 24 | Fouls | 19 |
| 42 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 69 | Percent Led | 28 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon, F | Out | May 1 |
| Peyton Watson, G | Out | Apr 29 |
New York Knicks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,807 · Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Boston |
56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
 New York |
53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
 Toronto |
46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
 Philadelphia |
45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
 Brooklyn |
20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 18 | L2 | 0.7804878 | 64 |
 Denver |
10 | 28 | W12 | 0.6585366 | 54 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 33 | W2 | 0.597561 | 49 |
 Portland |
22 | 40 | W2 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Utah |
42 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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