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Anunoby, Brunson lead surging Knicks to 122-84 rout of Nuggets
NEW YORK (AP) OG Anunoby scored 26 points, Jalen Brunson added 21 and the New York Knicks handed the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets their worst loss of the season, 122-84 on Thursday night.
Quentin Grimes had 19 points, Julius Randle 17 and Donte DiVincenzo 16 for the Knicks, who have won five straight and 11 of 13 since Anunoby was acquired from Toronto.
Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, whose three-game winning streak ended. Denver went 3-2 on a five-game trip that began with a loss at Philadelphia.
The Nuggets' previous biggest loss was a 119-93 defeat to visiting Oklahoma City on Dec. 29.
New York never trailed and shot 52.9% (45 of 85) from the field and 39.5% (15 of 38) from 3-point range.
Brunson, DiVincenzo and Randle set the tone by combining for 25 points to help New York to a 33-21 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Knicks had a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.
The Nuggets went 5 of 26 (19.2%) from 3-point range, and Aaron Gordon (12 points) was their only player other than Jokic to score in double figures.
UP NEXT
Nuggets: Host Philadelphia on Saturday night.
Knicks: Host Miami on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jericho Sims (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:28 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:59 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 2-3 |
| 10:43 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 10:28 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:25 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 10:11 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive goaltending) | ||
| 9:37 | | Julius Randle turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 9:33 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:29 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-5 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-5 |
| 8:42 | | +2 | Julius Randle makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 4-7 |
| 8:42 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Julius Randle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:42 | | +1 | Julius Randle makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 4-8 |
| 8:19 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 8:07 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:07 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-9 |
| 8:07 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-10 |
| 7:55 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:55 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 7:43 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 5-13 |
| 7:41 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:28 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 5-15 |
| 6:56 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:52 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 7-15 |
| 6:38 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 7-18 |
| 6:29 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 6:29 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Donte DiVincenzo makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 7-20 |
| 5:49 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Julius Randle steals) | ||
| 5:41 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Jericho Sims personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:27 | | Jericho Sims blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 7-22 |
| 5:01 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point stepback jump shot | 10-22 |
| 4:40 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 10-24 |
| 4:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-25 |
| 4:28 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 12-25 |
| 4:20 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:10 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 3:54 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:52 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Julius Randle misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:44 | | Jericho Sims offensive rebound | ||
| 3:35 | | +3 | Julius Randle makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 12-28 |
| 3:09 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 15-28 |
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 15-30 |
| 2:39 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 17-30 |
| 2:17 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Julius Randle defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Julius Randle offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 1:56 | | Julius Randle turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 19-30 |
| 1:24 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 19-33 |
| 1:03 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 21-33 |
| 0:38 | | Miles McBride misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:36 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Quentin Grimes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:03 | | Josh Hart misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Christian Braun misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Miles McBride misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:27 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 11:17 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:08 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Josh Hart blocks DeAndre Jordan's two point running layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Quentin Grimes misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:55 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Precious Achiuwa makes two point putback layup | 21-35 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-35 |
| 10:38 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 24-35 |
| 10:24 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving layup (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 24-37 |
| 10:04 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 26-37 |
| 9:46 | | OG Anunoby misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:31 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-38 |
| 9:31 | | +1 | Quentin Grimes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-39 |
| 9:15 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:10 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-40 |
| 9:10 | | OG Anunoby misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:07 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:40 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:30 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Peyton Watson assists) | 29-40 |
| 8:11 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:07 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +3 | Miles McBride makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 29-43 |
| 7:32 | | Precious Achiuwa blocks Jamal Murray's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Quentin Grimes makes three point running jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 29-46 |
| 7:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:07 | | Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:03 | | Precious Achiuwa defensive rebound | ||
| 6:41 | | Knicks turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:35 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 6:33 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point running reverse layup | 29-48 |
| 6:33 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 6:33 | | OG Anunoby misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 6:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Quentin Grimes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:26 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Precious Achiuwa misses two point layup | ||
| 6:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Julius Randle shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:01 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-48 |
| 6:01 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-48 |
| 5:48 | | Quentin Grimes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | +2 | Quentin Grimes makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Precious Achiuwa assists) | 31-50 |
| 5:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot | 33-50 |
| 4:58 | | Julius Randle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:52 | | Precious Achiuwa offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:27 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:24 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:17 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +2 | Jericho Sims makes two point cutting dunk (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 33-52 |
| 4:01 | | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 34-52 |
| 4:01 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-52 |
| 3:58 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Take) (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 37-52 |
| 3:13 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:10 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 39-52 |
| 2:46 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:37 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 39-54 |
| 2:16 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:13 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Peyton Watson blocks OG Anunoby's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 2:00 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Jericho Sims personal foul (Loose ball) (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:48 | | Jump ball. Donte DiVincenzo vs. Jamal Murray (Julius Randle gains possession) | ||
| 1:48 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Donte DiVincenzo steals) | ||
| 1:34 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:29 | | Julius Randle offensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 39-57 |
| 1:07 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists) | 41-57 |
| 0:43 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point pullup jump shot (Julius Randle assists) | 41-60 |
| 0:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (OG Anunoby steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:08 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-61 |
| 0:08 | | +1 | Jalen Brunson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-62 |
| 0:01 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 |