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Posted on March 3, 2018 at 06:48 PM.

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NEW YORK - This was a hard fought win for a Knicks team that figures to struggle in 2017-18. The Nuggets dominated the 1st quarter and ended up taking a 6 point lead into the halftime break. After an even 3rd quarter, the Knicks stormed back in the 4th behind a monster night by their unicorn, Kristaps Porzingis. After New York got it to within striking distance, it was a back and forth affair until the end of regulation. With 30 seconds left in the 4th, Porzingis made a pass out of a double team to a cutting Enes Kanter for an easy dunk to tie the game, but Nikola Jokic came back with a dime of his own to Wilson Chandler for a layup to give the Nuggets a 2 point lead with just over 20 seconds left. Coming out of the timeout, though, Porzingis answered with a mid range jumper that tied the game and eventually sent it into overtime. The Knicks handled the Nuggets with ease in overtime, leading to a 115-107 win.

Kristaps Porzingis provided the majority of the scoring for New York, dropping 37 points and dishing 7 assists in the process. He hauled in just 2 rebounds, but Enes Kanter picked up the slack, grabbing 17 boards to go along with 18 huge points, including 10 in the last 3 minutes of regulation and overtime. Rookie Frank Ntilikina did his part as well, providing 14 points and 12 assists while running the offense for most of the game.

The Nuggets were paced by, no surprise, Nikola Jokic. Jokic dropped 26 points and 11 rebounds, along with 5 assists. Paul Milsap provided some scoring with 17 points, but he grabbed just 1 rebound and had just 1 assist to go along with the scoring.

Next up for New York: vs. Houston Rockets (4-4)

Denver Nuggets (4-3) at New York Knicks (2-4)

Oct 30, 2017	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Denver	31	25	21	26	4	107
New York	21	29	21	32	12	115

Top Performers

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic - 26 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST

Paul Milsap - 17 PTS

New York Knicks

Kristaps Porzingis - 37 PTS, 7 AST

Enes Kanter - 18 PTS, 17 REB

Team Stats Comparison
	DEN	NYK
FG Made-Att	42-84	45-74
3PT Made-Att	10-23	11-22
FT Made-Att	13-14	14-17
Rebounds	32	40
Assists	24	38
Turnovers	3	10
Steals	8	1
Blocks	2	6

Denver Nuggets
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jamal Murray	44	5-12	3-7	2-2	2	5	1	0	0	15
Gary Harris	36	3-7	2-5	1-2	1	4	2	0	2	9
Wilson Chandler	36	3-7	0-1	4-4	4	3	0	0	0	10
Paul Milsap	31	7-10	2-2	1-1	1	1	2	1	0	17
Nikola Jokic	36	11-20	3-6	1-1	11	5	2	0	0	26
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Will Barton	27	6-12	0-1	0-0	1	4	0	1	0	12
Trey Lyles	20	1-2	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	1	2
Kenneth Faried	15	5-8	0-0	4-4	4	0	0	0	0	14
Mason Plumlee	11	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	2
Juan Hernangomez	9	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0

New York Knicks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Frank Ntilikina	37	5-7	2-3	2-4	2	12	0	0	2	14
Tim Hardaway Jr.	39	6-11	3-7	0-0	3	4	0	1	1	15
Courtney Lee	36	4-5	2-2	0-0	3	5	0	0	2	10
Kristaps Porzingis	36	13-22	2-4	9-9	2	7	1	1	0	37
Enes Kanter	37	8-11	0-1	2-3	17	1	0	2	1	18
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Michael Beasley	19	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	5
Trey Burke	17	2-2	1-1	1-1	1	4	0	0	3	6
Kyle O'Quinn	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	0	2
Emmanuel Mudiay	15	3-6	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Troy Williams	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2