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Knicks rout the Nuggets 142-103 as Denver guard Murray leaves with a sprained ankle

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58Field Goal %45

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47Three Point %20

16-21FT21-30

14Offensive Rebounds8

36Defensive Rebounds23

44Assists30

11Steals6

4Blocks1

10Turnovers15

1Technical Fouls0

11Points Conceded Off Turnovers24

22Fast Break Points8

24Fouls19

42Largest Lead9

Game Recap

By AP•Mar 7, 2026 • 4:35 AM

New York Knicks vs. Denver Nuggets: Game Highlights

DENVER -- — OG Anunoby scored 34 points to power the New York Knicks to a 142-103 win over the Denver Nuggets, who lost All-Star point guard Jamal Murray to a sprained ankle Friday night just when their starting lineup was back together.

Josh Hart added 18 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 points and 17 rebounds as the Knicks kicked off a five-game trip in resounding fashion, their starters taking the fourth quarter off to enjoy the rare rout.

The 39-point home loss tied the Nuggets' record set against Chicago in 1998.

Nikola Jokic led Denver with 38 points but the Nuggets suffered their biggest loss of the season — both on the scoreboard and on the court with Murray's injury.

Aaron Gordon (hamstring) played for the first time since Jan. 23 and Cam Johnson returned from a sprained ankle, giving the Nuggets their original starting lineup for the first time since Nov. 12.

It was short-lived.

Although Gordon quickly gave the crowd something to cheer about when he followed his errant 3-pointer with a rim-rattling dunk as part of Denver's 13-4 start, the Nuggets would miss 17 consecutive 3-pointers before Jokic hit one with his team trailing 92-70 on its way to a 105-80 deficit after three quarters.

And that was Gordon's only basket as he went 1 for 7 in 21 minutes.

And the Nuggets lost their All-Star point guard before halftime.

Murray, who had 45- and 28-point performances earlier this week, had 12 points when he got hurt with 1:05 left in the first half. He took the contact from a driving Anunoby and stepped back on Jokic’s right foot. Murray tumbled to the floor in pain, grabbing his left ankle. He was helped to the locker room by teammate Jonas Valanciunas, and didn't return.

During the stoppage, Knicks coach Mike Brown challenged the call on the court of an Anunoby charge. The challenge was successful, so Murray was assessed the blocking foul and Anunoby sank both free throws, giving the Knicks a 65-42 halftime lead.

Murray was an All-Star this season for the first time in his nine-year career.

Up next

Knicks: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.

Nuggets: At Oklahoma City on Monday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nikola Jokic (Christian Braun gains possession)	0	0
11:35	Aaron Gordon misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:34	Nuggets offensive team rebound	0	0
11:30	Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:28	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:07	Christian Braun defensive rebound	0	0
11:00	Jamal Murray makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	2	0
10:33	Jalen Brunson makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	2	2
10:20	Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:17	Christian Braun offensive rebound	2	2
10:16	Aaron Gordon makes 1-foot driving dunk (Christian Braun assists)	4	2
10:13	Knicks Full timeout	4	2
9:53	Josh Hart misses 11-foot jumper	4	2
9:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	2
9:36	Christian Braun misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	2
9:33	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	4	2
9:26	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot step back jumpshot	4	2
9:25	Nuggets defensive team rebound	4	2
9:13	Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	6	2
9:13	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	6	2
9:13	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1	7	2
8:54	Josh Hart misses 22-foot three point jumper	7	2
8:50	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	7	2
8:42	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three pointer	10	2
8:15	Mikal Bridges misses 7-foot two point shot	10	2
8:15	Nuggets defensive team rebound	10	2
8:04	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	10	2
8:04	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	11	2
8:04	Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2	11	2
8:02	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	11	2
7:45	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 7-foot two point shot	11	4
7:34	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot pullup jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists)	13	4
7:26	Josh Hart makes two point shot	13	6
7:03	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	13	6
7:01	Aaron Gordon offensive rebound	13	6
7:00	Christian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	6
7:00	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	13	6
6:53	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	13	6
6:53	Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2	13	6
6:53	Knicks offensive team rebound	13	6
6:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Aaron Gordon	13	6
6:53	Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2	13	6
6:50	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	13	6
6:40	Cameron Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	6
6:38	Josh Hart defensive rebound	13	6
6:21	Mikal Bridges makes 6-foot two point shot	13	8
6:20	Karl-Anthony Towns double personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul)	13	8
6:20	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for OG Anunoby	13	8
6:20	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	13	8
6:20	Landry Shamet enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	13	8
6:10	Jamal Murray makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	15	8
5:58	Jalen Brunson misses 7-foot floating jump shot	15	8
5:56	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	15	8
5:55	Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	15	10
5:55	Christian Braun shooting foul	15	10
5:55	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	15	10
5:55	Mitchell Robinson makes free throw 1 of 1	15	11
5:45	Christian Braun makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	18	11
5:29	Mohamed Diawara misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	18	11
5:24	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	18	11
5:09	Jamal Murray misses two point shot	18	11
5:06	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	18	11
5:06	Nikola Jokic makes tip shot	20	11
4:43	Landry Shamet makes 24-foot three point jumper (Mohamed Diawara assists)	20	14
4:19	Nikola Jokic steps out of bounds turnover	20	14
4:07	Jalen Brunson misses 17-foot step back jumpshot	20	14
4:05	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	20	14
3:52	Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	22	14
3:52	Josh Hart shooting foul	22	14
3:52	Bruce Brown makes free throw 1 of 1	23	14
3:41	Mohamed Diawara misses 22-foot three point jumper	23	14
3:37	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	23	14
3:32	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	23	14
3:29	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	23	14
3:21	Josh Hart misses 23-foot three point jumper	23	14
3:16	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	23	14
3:16	Mitchell Robinson misses two point shot	23	14
3:15	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	23	14
3:10	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	14
3:07	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	23	14
3:01	Josh Hart makes running layup	23	16
3:01	Nuggets Full timeout	23	16
3:01	Julian Strawther enters the game for Jamal Murray	23	16
3:01	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	23	16
3:01	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Mohamed Diawara	23	16
2:51	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	23	16
2:48	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	23	16
2:41	Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (OG Anunoby assists)	23	18
2:31	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	23	18
2:31	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2	24	18
2:31	Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2	25	18
2:17	Mitchell Robinson makes alley oop dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	25	20
1:58	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Christian Braun assists)	27	20
1:46	Landry Shamet makes 22-foot three point step back jumpshot (Jalen Brunson assists)	27	23
1:29	Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper	27	23
1:27	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	27	23
1:12	Jalen Brunson misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	27	23
1:09	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	27	23
1:06	Jose Alvarado misses 26-foot three point jumper	27	23
1:03	Nuggets defensive team rebound	27	23
51.7	Julian Strawther misses driving layup	27	23
49.6	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	27	23
43.7	OG Anunoby makes layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	27	25
38.1	Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	29	25
28.9	OG Anunoby misses 22-foot three point jumper	29	25
26.3	Landry Shamet offensive rebound	29	25
23.0	Landry Shamet misses 22-foot three point jumper	29	25
20.0	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	29	25
16.3	Nikola Jokic bad pass turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	29	25
0.0	Mitchell Robinson makes layup (OG Anunoby assists)	29	27
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	27

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Venue

Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, March 7, 2026

Coverage

MSG, ALT2/KTVD, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,807

Referees

Derrick Collins, Pat Fraher, Nick Buchert

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	42	21	.667	W1
New York	41	23	.641	W1
Toronto	35	27	.565	L2
Philadelphia	34	28	.548	W1
Brooklyn	15	47	.242	L10

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	24	.625	L1
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

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