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Anunoby scores career-high 40 points, Knicks dish out 45 assists in a 145-118 blowout of Nuggets
DENVER (AP) OG Anunoby scored a career-high 40 points, Jalen Brunson had 17 of New York's team record-tying 45 assists and the Knicks rode a torrid start to a 145-118 rout of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
Brunson had 23 points to go with his career-best assist performance. The Knicks' 45 assists matched the single-game team record set against Cleveland on Nov. 24, 1979.
New York led by 12 after the first, 23 at halftime and by many as 30 points on a night the team shot a sizzling 60.9% from the floor. The starters for the Knicks played late in the game despite the large lead.
Karl-Anthony Towns was a game-time decision with a sore calf, but came up big with 30 points and 15 rebounds.
Reserve Russell Westbrook had 27 points and Nikola Jokic finished with 22 points along with a season-low seven rebounds for Denver.
Knicks: Towns continued to torment the Nuggets, hitting 12 of 15 shots from the field. He was with the Minnesota Timberwolves last season when they eliminated the Nuggets in the second round of the playoffs. The Knicks picked him up as part of a blockbuster trade on Oct. 2.
Nuggets: Jokic and the Nuggets dropped to a surprising 5-4 at home this season. The team tied for the second-best home mark last season at 33-8.
Brunson had a run in the first quarter where he scored nine straight points for the Knicks. He outscored the Nuggets by a 9-2 margin to break open the game.
Anunoby and Brunson were a combined 9 of 12 from 3-point range. The Knicks were 19 of 36 as a team.
The Knicks play at Dallas on Wednesday night, while the Nuggets begin a two-game trip the same night in Utah.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Nikola Jokic (Josh Hart gains possession) | ||
| 11:41 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:10 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 11:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:57 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running pullup jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:24 | | Peyton Watson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 10:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-5 |
| 9:07 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point stepback jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 6-5 |
| 8:09 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:07 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 8-5 |
| 7:55 | | Peyton Watson defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 8-7 |
| 7:16 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:08 | | Peyton Watson offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:08 | | Peyton Watson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 10-7 |
| 6:39 | | Karl-Anthony Towns personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:31 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:31 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 |
| 6:31 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-9 |
| 6:07 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 13-9 |
| 5:54 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 5:48 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running reverse layup (Josh Hart assists) | 15-9 |
| 5:28 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 15-11 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 18-11 |
| 4:59 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 18-14 |
| 4:45 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:30 | | Jamal Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point tip layup | 18-16 |
| 4:17 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 20-16 |
| 4:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 20-18 |
| 3:58 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:32 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point stepback jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 22-18 |
| 3:21 | | Jericho Sims personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 3:04 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 3:01 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Jalen Brunson assists) | 25-18 |
| 2:31 | | Cameron Payne shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 2:31 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-19 |
| 2:31 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-20 |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point stepback jump shot | 27-20 |
| 2:08 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point running pullup jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 29-20 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Russell Westbrook assists) | 29-22 |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving layup | 31-22 |
| 1:21 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:17 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | Miles McBride misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | +3 | Jalen Brunson makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 34-22 |
| 1:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving dunk (Russell Westbrook assists) | 34-24 |
| 0:33 | | OG Anunoby misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:14 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 36-24 |
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:45 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 39-24 |
| 11:18 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 39-27 |
| 10:57 | | Josh Hart turnover (bad pass) (Russell Westbrook steals) | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 39-29 |
| 10:32 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point driving reverse layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 41-29 |
| 10:32 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul) | ||
| 10:32 | | +1 | Cameron Payne makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-29 |
| 10:17 | | Russell Westbrook turnover (bad pass) (Karl-Anthony Towns steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Cameron Payne misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:03 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:53 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point driving dunk (Josh Hart assists) | 44-29 |
| 9:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Miles McBride steals) | ||
| 9:36 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:33 | | Josh Hart offensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 47-29 |
| 9:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:14 | | Russell Westbrook misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Miles McBride defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +3 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes three point running jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 50-29 |
| 8:56 | | Russell Westbrook misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:55 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 50-32 |
| 7:57 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | Josh Hart personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 7:50 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:37 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point cutting layup (Josh Hart assists) | 52-32 |
| 7:25 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 52-34 |
| 7:11 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:08 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Christian Braun misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:01 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point running layup | 54-34 |
| 6:46 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 54-35 |
| 6:46 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 54-36 |
| 6:26 | | +3 | Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (OG Anunoby assists) | 57-36 |
| 6:13 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:01 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | OG Anunoby makes two point driving floating jump shot | 59-36 |
| 5:34 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 59-38 |
| 5:12 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 59-40 |
| 4:52 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 4:35 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 59-43 |
| 4:10 | | Jalen Brunson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:08 | | Miles McBride offensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Miles McBride assists) | 62-43 |
| 3:52 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:51 | | Jalen Brunson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:46 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (OG Anunoby draws the foul) | ||
| 3:46 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-43 |
| 3:46 | | +1 | OG Anunoby makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-43 |
| 3:36 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving reverse layup | 64-45 |
| 3:36 | | Miles McBride shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:36 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 64-46 |
| 3:25 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:13 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-47 |
| 3:13 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 64-48 |
| 2:56 | | Jalen Brunson turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 2:52 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running finger rol |