Overview
- OG Anunoby led New York with 34 points in a dominant road win that saw the Knicks' starters sit early in the fourth quarter.
- Nikola Jokic scored 38 for Denver, which suffered a 39-point home defeat that tied the franchise's worst margin at Ball Arena.
- Murray rolled his left ankle late in the second quarter, was listed as questionable to return, and did not re-enter the game as additional testing was planned.
- Josh Hart, questionable pregame with a back contusion, played and added 18 points as Jalen Brunson finished with 15 assists despite a quiet scoring night.
- The Nuggets were on the second night of a back-to-back and, despite Aaron Gordon and Cam Johnson returning to restore the opening-night lineup, Denver's offense sputtered from deep and missed 17 straight threes during the collapse.