Denver Nuggets posted a dominant first quarter against New York Knicks on Wednesday and carried it throughout the match to win by 113-97. Nikola Jokic scored 24 of his 32 points in this half hitting 8 of 9 shots and in the end, also had 12 rebounds.
Nuggets won their 10th match from 12 games and are lied with LA Clippers for third place in Western Conference. Former Knicks player, Austin Rivers scored 25 points, Michael Porter Jr. added 17 points, and Facu Campazzo had 16 points and 9 rebounds. Knicks did not start off well, and Nuggets did not waste an opportunity to take the lead. Randle, Derrick Rose, Reggie Bullock, and Barrett all scored 14 points each and Knicks failed to score 100 points shooting 38.6 percent during the game.