NBA
Knicks beat Nuggets to stay in the playoff spot
The New York Knicks won for the 20th time this year at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Denver Nuggets (116-110) and maintaining the safety cushion from tournament play-in positions.
The New York Knicks look determined and more importantly poised to make the NBA playoffs this season. The home win over the Denver Nuggets (116-110) proves the truth as Tom Thibodeau’s side notched their 20th home win of the year and maintained the safety margin that separates them from NBA tournament play-in positions.
All of this in a matchup where the hosts had 28.1% on threes but 23 assists for 12 turnovers. Jaylen Brunson was the top scorer for New York (24 points), thanks in large part to his impressive start to the game, with RJ Barrett (21 points) and Julius Randle (20 points) playing key roles on offense.
As for Denver? Nikola Jokic came close to another triple-double (10/24/8) and Jamal Murray scored 25 points, but both fell to Mike Malone’s team.
THE DODECALPTA: 36-28, 62-67, 91-91, 116-110.
NEW YORK KNICKS: Barrett 21 (4 rebounds), Randle 20 (1/6 threes, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), Robinson 8 (9 rebounds, 3 assists), Brunson 24 (2/5 threes, 5 assists), Grimes 9 (3/ 5 3-pointers), Quickley 10 (1/7 3-pointers), Hartenstein 6 (9 rebounds), Hart 13 (1 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 5 assists), Toppin 5 (1).
Denver nuggets: Gordon 14 (5 rebounds, 7 assists), Porter J. 11 (3/7 threes, 5 rebounds), Jokic 24 (1/5 threes, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), Caldwell – Pope 4, Murray 25 (5/ 7 trebles, 6 assists), Brown Br. 11 (6 assists), Brown Cr. 5 (1), Green 12 (2), Bryant 4.
Source: sport 24
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