Expect a high-scoring game when the New York Knicks (7-7, 3-4 Away) travel to face the Denver Nuggets (9-4, 4-0 Home) on Wednesday. New York is playing the second of a back-to-back after beating the Utah Jazz 118-111 at Vivint Arena yesterday. Jalen Brunson led the way with 25 points and eight assists. The Knicks are the ninth seed in the Eastern Conference.
Denver won in dominant fashion on Sunday at United Center, beating the Chicago Bulls 126-103. Michael Porter Jr. had 31 points to lead the team. The Nuggets are second in the Western Conference, zero games behind the Denver Nuggets. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams.
Denver won both matchups between the teams last season, the last of which was a 132-115 triumph at Ball Arena on February 8, their ninth straight head-to-head victory. Bones Hyland led the Nuggets with 22 points, while JaMychal Green played a key role with 20 points. Julius Randle had 28 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists in the losing effort.
The Knicks have been led this season by Randle (20.4 ppg), Brunson (19.9), and RJ Barrett (18.9). Randle leads the league in scoring. Randle also has grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game, most in the league, while Brunson has dished 6.9 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Nikola Jokic and Porter Jr. have powered the Nuggets’ offense, averaging 20.8 and 18.0 points per game, respectively. Jokic leads the league in scoring, while Porter Jr. is first. Jokic has also posted 9.5 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game, for which he ranks first and first in the NBA, respectively.
The Nuggets and the Knicks rank as two of the top scoring teams in the NBA, second and third in points per game, respectively. Denver is scoring 117.1 per game, while New York is averaging 114.9.The Knicks have struggled immensely in recent games at Ball Arena, losing each of the last 10.
Denver is looking to remain undefeated at home this season in four games. Meanwhile, the Knicks lost the only previous game when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 0-0 with a rest disadvantage.
The Nuggets are 1-1 with a rest advantage.New York is 4-6 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -5.8 (111.8-117.6). Denver has a 7-3 record over the last 10, scoring 117.0 points per game on average while holding opponents to 112.9 (+4.1 margin).
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Evan Fournier: 6.0 | 10.7 | -4.7
Points per game:
Cam Reddish: 11.4 | 9.1 | +2.3
NUGGETS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Bones Hyland: 18.0 | 14.0 | +4.0
Rebounds per game:
Nikola Jokic: 6.4 | 9.5 | -3.1
Assists per game:
Jamal Murray: 6.2 | 4.3 | +1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Jokic Double-Double
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