Knicks-Nuggets Preview

By PAUL DIGIACOMO
Posted Nov 26 2009 12:24PM

Carmelo Anthony is tied for second in the NBA in scoring, helping the Denver Nuggets put up the third-most points per game in the league. Both of those figures could rise Friday night.

Denver looks to continue taking advantage of a soft spot in its schedule and win for the 17th straight time at home when it takes on the defensively challenged New York Knicks.

The Nuggets (11-4), winners of three in a row, have jumped out to a quick start behind Anthony and the offense. After averaging his fewest points since 2004-05 last season with 22.8, Anthony is scoring a career-best 29.7 per game - tied with LeBron James for second in the league behind Kobe Bryant (30.1).

His scoring surge has Denver third in the NBA with 108.5 points per game, and the team has averaged 112.5 in winning its last two over winless New Jersey and 1-14 Minnesota.

Denver will now get to play New York (3-12), which is allowing 107.6 points per game to rank 28th in the league, before hosting the Timberwolves on Sunday and Golden State - which gives up an NBA-high 111.5 points a contest - on Tuesday.

"We know that those teams are not playing very well at the time and we are playing pretty good," point guard Chauncey Billups said. "We know that the most important part of those games are early in those games, taking their confidence away. Letting them know, not tonight. That's been key for us and I think we've been doing a great job in those situations."

Denver got things going early Wednesday in Minneapolis, taking a 24-point lead in the first half en route to a 124-111 win. Anthony had 22 points in a season-low 29 minutes, giving him 20 or more in 15 straight games to start the season to break the franchise record set by Alex English.

The Nuggets are opening a four-game stretch at home, where they are 6-0 and have won 16 straight in the regular season since a 97-95 loss to Houston on March 9.

New York fell to 0-2 on a three-game trip with its third straight loss Wednesday night, 111-97 to Sacramento. The Knicks, led by David Lee's 25 points and 12 rebounds, trailed by 10 at halftime and were down 93-73 heading into the fourth quarter.

"It just all went down hill from the beginning," guard Chris Duhon said. "They knocked down shots and we weren't able to rebound. It's tough. We keep putting ourselves in these positions where every shot is so important because we are down by so much."

The Knicks shot 10 of 39 from 3-point range. They lead the NBA with 433 attempts from beyond the arc but are shooting 30.7 percent from that distance.

New York went 18 for 57 (31.6 percent) on its 3-point attempts in losing both meetings with Denver last season. The Nuggets averaged 114.0 points, with Anthony scoring 30.5 per game and shooting 66.7 percent from the field (26 for 39).

Denver has won three straight overall against the Knicks and seven of the last nine meetings at home.

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Anthony reaches 50-point milestone as Nuggets tip Knicks

By Michael Kelly, for NBA.com
Posted Saturday November 28, 2009 1:24AM

DENVER (NBA.com exclusive) -- Carmelo Anthony toed the foul line with 16.7 seconds left and a heavy burden on his shoulders.

The Nuggets' star had 48 points, but more importantly his team held a precarious two-point lead on the feisty Knicks. With the game on the line and the first 50-point game of his NBA career in sight, the pressure was magnified.

"They might have been the two toughest free throws I've shot in a while," Anthony said. "We've got the game on the line, 50, you're right there and you want to get it."

Anthony didn't flinch. He swished both free throws and the Nuggets held on for a 128-125 win Friday night.

After coming close to 50 a couple of times -- he had 49 against Washington two seasons ago -- he finally got the magic number, and his teammates couldn't be happier.

"That was a treat," said Chauncey Billups, who had 32 points and eight assists. "He got real close, had 49, but couldn't get over the hump. That's one you remember for a lifetime."

Getting the win will help keep the memory pleasant, but it wasn't easy. Despite their 3-12 record coming into Friday's game, the Knicks were formidable, battling Denver to the final buzzer. Al Harrington came off the bench to score 41 points and pull down 10 rebounds and David Lee had 23 points and 10 rebounds.

"I felt like we played hard and took a step forward," said Harrington, who now has three 40-point games in his career. "If we play like this against most teams we can win our fair share of games."

They nearly pulled out Friday's game. After trailing for most of the first half, Denver rallied and took an eight-point lead on Anthony's three-point play early in the fourth quarter. But New York's shooters closed the gap, and Nate Robinson tied it at 100 with a five-foot hook with 7:56 left.

Denver appeared to take control again when Billups nailed a 3-pointer to push the lead to 118-112 with 2:26 left, but the Knicks never quit. They had a chance to tie it with a 3-pointer in the last 4.4 seconds but Larry Hughes couldn't get off a shot.

"They are a difficult team to play," Billups said. "They have so many shooters, they run a great system [Mike] D'Antoni has, and when they have that many guys scoring it's going to take an unbelievable effort to beat them. If their scorers had played that well the first 15 games they'd probably be over .500."

The Knicks haven't played that well, which is why they're 10 games under .500 just 16 games into the season. But D'Antoni saw progress in Friday's loss.

"I think we found a formula that we can stick to. I thought we really competed tonight," he said.

Against a team playing as well as Denver, the Knicks needed a little more, especially when Anthony got hot. New York tried to guard him with multiple defenders, but that just opened up things for Billups and J.R. Smith, who had 12 of his 17 points in the fourth quarter.

"When they did double him he found an easy basket or a three," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "He's been playing very, very well and tonight was probably the celebration of how he's played all year."

The Knicks felt like they did good job of containing him.

"He's got the total package right now," Harrington said. "He's hitting 3s, he's hitting mid-range, he can get to the free-throw line whenever he wants. When you play against a guy that's going like that, there's nothing you can really do. I think our guys did a pretty good job, because if they didn't he would have had 70."

The sold-out crowd at Pepsi Center thought so. When Anthony reached 42 points early in the fourth quarter the fans started chanting M-V-P for their hometown star.

"It's funny," Anthony said. "I like it. Still a long season to go but good people are recognizing."

• Knicks: Curry, Mobley
• Nuggets: Petro

• Knicks: Harrington
• Nuggets: --

• Lead Changes: 18
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Pepsi Center, Denver, CO
• Officials: #43 Dan Crawford, #33 Sean Corbin, #62 Brian Forte
• Attendance: 19155
• Duration: 2:24

New York Knicks (14-21)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Hilario vs Chandler (Billups gains possession)
	11:46	Anthony Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	11:27
Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:26
Hughes Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Martin (1 ST)	11:23
	11:19 [DEN 2-0]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Martin (1 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	11:08 [NYK 3-2]
	10:52	Hilario Jump Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:52
Lee Jump Hook Shot: Missed	10:31
	10:31	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:22	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:22
Chandler 3pt Shot: Missed	10:07
	10:06	Hilario Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:58	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:57	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:51 [DEN 4-3]	Billups Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Hughes Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (1 AST)	09:34 [NYK 5-4]
	09:19	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	09:19
Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gallinari (1 AST)	09:11 [NYK 8-4]
	08:56 [DEN 6-8]	Martin Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anthony (1 AST)
Hughes Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Gallinari Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	08:34
	08:34	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:34	Team Rebound
	08:34 [DEN 7-8]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS)	08:14 [NYK 11-7]
	07:55	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
Hughes Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:54
Lee Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)	07:42
	07:24	Afflalo Running Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:24
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	07:16
	07:16	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:14 [DEN 9-11]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Billups (1 AST)
Lee Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Hughes (1 AST)	06:52 [NYK 13-9]
	06:49	Anthony Layup Shot: Missed
	06:48	Anthony Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Chandler Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:47
	06:47	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:47	Team Rebound
	06:47 [DEN 10-13]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Gallinari Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (1 BLK)	06:28
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:27
Gallinari Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (1 BLK)	06:26
	06:25	Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:22	Afflalo Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hughes (1 BLK)
	06:22	Team Rebound
	06:17 [DEN 12-13]	Billups Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (1 AST)
	05:58	Team Timeout : Regular
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington	05:58
Chandler Layup Shot: Missed Block: Martin (2 BLK)	05:53
Team Rebound	05:52
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	05:52
	05:37 [DEN 14-13]	Hilario Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Afflalo (2 AST)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	05:12 [NYK 16-14]
	04:54 [DEN 16-16]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hilario (1 AST)
Hughes Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:54
	04:54 [DEN 17-16]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Hilario (2 BLK)	04:40
Hughes Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:39
Lee Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hughes (2 AST)	04:33 [NYK 18-17]
	04:21	Martin Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	04:20
	04:07	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	04:07	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
Chandler Substitution replaced by Jeffries	04:07
Hughes Substitution replaced by Robinson	04:07
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	04:07 [NYK 19-17]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	04:07 [NYK 20-17]
	03:45 [DEN 19-20]	Afflalo Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Anthony (2 AST)
Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Afflalo (1 ST)	03:36
	03:31	Billups Layup Shot: Missed
	03:29	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	03:29 [DEN 21-20]	Anthony Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:29
	03:29	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:29 [DEN 22-20]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Robinson (1 AST)	03:08 [NYK 23-22]
	02:54	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harrington (1 ST)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Lee (1 AST)	02:39 [NYK 26-22]
Duhon Foul : Personal (1 PF)	02:26
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
Duhon Substitution replaced by Chandler	02:26
	02:26 [DEN 23-26]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:26 [DEN 24-26]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Harrington Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Martin (2 ST)	02:09
	02:00	Martin Jump Shot: Missed
	01:59	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:58	Martin Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	01:57
Lee Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:40 [NYK 28-24]
	01:16	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:16
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	01:11
	01:11	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Harrington Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:02
	01:02 [DEN 25-28]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
	01:02 [DEN 26-28]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Missed	00:50.2
Robinson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:49.8
Harrington Jump Shot: Missed	00:42.1
Jeffries Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:42.0
Jeffries Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (1 BLK)	00:39.5
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:38.0
Lee Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:38.0 [NYK 30-26]
	00:13.1	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Chandler Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:12.7
Robinson Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	00:00.6
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (2 AST)	11:42 [NYK 32-26]
	11:42	Andersen Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	11:42 [NYK 33-26]
	11:24 [DEN 29-33]	Anthony 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Gallinari Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Chandler (3 AST)	11:12 [NYK 35-29]
	10:51	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	10:50	Lawson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:43 [DEN 32-35]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Lawson (1 AST)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed Block: Martin (3 BLK)	10:34
Chandler Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	10:32
Chandler Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:32 [NYK 37-32]
	10:21	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	10:19	Lawson Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	10:11 [DEN 34-37]	Martin Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Lawson (2 AST)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (1 AST)	09:57 [NYK 39-34]
Robinson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:48
	09:48	Martin Substitution replaced by Hilario
	09:38 [DEN 36-39]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
	09:28	Smith Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	09:28 [NYK 40-36]
Jeffries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:28
	09:27	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:19 [DEN 38-40]	Andersen Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Lawson (3 AST)
Harrington Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Robinson (2 AST)	08:48 [NYK 42-38]
	08:36	Anthony Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	08:36	Team Rebound
	08:36	Timeout : Official
	08:36	Anthony Substitution replaced by Afflalo
	08:31	Chandler Violation:Kicked Ball
	08:21 [DEN 40-42]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Lawson (4 AST)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Missed	07:54
	07:53	Hilario Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:47 [DEN 42-42]	Lawson Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Robinson Layup Shot: Missed	07:37
Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:35
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	07:31
	07:30	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:22	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:22
Robinson Substitution replaced by Duhon	07:22
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Hughes	07:22
Chandler Substitution replaced by Lee	07:22
Gallinari Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hughes (3 AST)	07:10 [NYK 44-42]
	06:58	Lawson Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:58
Harrington Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Duhon (1 AST)	06:43 [NYK 46-42]
	06:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:37	Smith Substitution replaced by Billups
	06:37	Lawson Substitution replaced by Anthony
	06:25	Hilario Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Lee (1 ST)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	06:12
	06:12	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	05:56 [DEN 44-46]	Anthony Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Hilario (2 AST)
Lee Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hughes (4 AST)	05:41 [NYK 48-44]
	05:35	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harrington (2 ST)
Harrington Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Duhon (2 AST)	05:23 [NYK 50-44]
	05:07	Billups Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:06
	05:02	Afflalo Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	05:02	Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin
	05:02	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Lawson
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	05:02 [NYK 51-44]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	05:02 [NYK 52-44]
	04:41 [DEN 46-52]	Martin Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Anthony (3 AST)
Harrington Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Hughes (5 AST)	04:32 [NYK 54-46]
	04:14	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:13
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	04:06
	04:05	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:02 [DEN 48-54]	Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Billups (2 AST)
Duhon Jump Shot: Missed	03:45
	03:45	Team Rebound
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Chandler	03:45
	03:26	Martin Jump Hook Shot: Missed
	03:26	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:21 [DEN 50-54]	Hilario Jump Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Lee Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Duhon (3 AST)	02:59 [NYK 56-50]
	02:40	Billups Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	02:40	Lawson Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	02:35 [DEN 53-56]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Lawson (5 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	02:13
	02:13	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Lee Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	02:07
Team Timeout : Regular	02:07
	02:07 [DEN 54-56]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:07 [DEN 55-56]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	01:57	Martin Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:57 [NYK 57-55]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:57 [NYK 58-55]
Lee Foul : Personal (2 PF)	01:46
	01:33 [DEN 57-58]	Anthony Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Lawson (6 AST)
Hughes Jump Shot: Missed	01:22
	01:22	Anthony Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:05	Martin Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	00:54.8	Hilario Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	00:54.8 [NYK 59-57]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:54.8
	00:54.0	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:41.4	Martin Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hughes (1 ST)
Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Hilario (1 ST)	00:37.9
	00:35.1 [DEN 59-59]	Anthony Slam Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Hilario (3 AST)
	00:19.6	Martin Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Hughes Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:19.6
Team Rebound	00:19.6
Hughes Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	00:19.6 [NYK 60-59]
	00:02.9 [DEN 61-60]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
End of 2nd Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Gallinari Jump Shot: Missed	11:47
	11:46	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Lee Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:28
	11:28	Hilario Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:28	Team Rebound
	11:28 [DEN 62-60]	Hilario Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
Hughes Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Duhon (4 AST)	11:19 [NYK 62-62]
	11:00	Afflalo Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Hughes (2 ST)
Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Lee (2 AST)	10:50 [NYK 65-62]
	10:32	Hilario Layup Shot: Missed
Gallinari Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:32
Gallinari Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Afflalo (2 ST)	10:28
	10:24 [DEN 64-65]	Hilario Slam Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS)
	10:20	Afflalo Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Gallinari 3pt Shot: Missed	10:15
	10:15	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:11 [DEN 66-65]	Anthony Dunk Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Hilario (4 AST)
	09:51	Billups Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Duhon Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Lee (3 AST)	09:45 [NYK 67-66]
	09:33 [DEN 68-67]	Martin Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Billups (3 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:18	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:11 [DEN 71-67]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:09
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	08:47
Gallinari Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:46
Gallinari Tip Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	08:39 [DEN 74-67]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Hilario (5 AST)
	08:25	Anthony Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gallinari Substitution replaced by Harrington	08:25
Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	08:25 [NYK 68-74]
Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	08:25 [NYK 69-74]
	08:07	Hilario Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:07
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:48	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	07:43	Billups Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Hughes 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS)	07:35 [NYK 72-74]
	07:12 [DEN 76-72]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Lee Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Martin (3 ST)	06:56
Lee Foul : Personal (4 PF)	06:55
Lee Substitution replaced by Jeffries	06:55
	06:36	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Hughes Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:35
Hughes Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	06:31
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:19
	06:19 [DEN 77-72]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	06:19 [DEN 78-72]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
	06:02	Afflalo Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Chandler Jump Shot: Missed	05:48
Harrington Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	05:46
Harrington Tip Shot: Made (21 PTS)	05:46 [NYK 74-78]
	05:32	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
Hughes Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	05:31
Harrington Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Chandler (4 AST)	05:25 [NYK 76-78]
	05:02 [DEN 81-76]	Afflalo 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Billups (4 AST)
Hughes Running Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Harrington (1 AST)	04:39 [NYK 78-81]
	04:21 [DEN 83-78]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Harrington Jump Shot: Missed	03:55
Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:54
Jeffries Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:52 [NYK 80-83]
Harrington Technical	03:52
Duhon Substitution replaced by Robinson	03:52
	03:52	Billups Free Throw Technical Missed
	03:52	Team Rebound
	03:52	Afflalo Substitution replaced by Smith
	03:52	Hilario Substitution replaced by Andersen
	03:33 [DEN 85-80]	Anthony Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (34 PTS)
Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed	03:18
	03:17	Andersen Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:06 [DEN 87-80]	Anthony Jump Shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Billups (5 AST)
Hughes 3pt Shot: Missed	02:42
Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)	02:42
	02:41	Martin Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	02:41 [NYK 81-87]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	02:41 [NYK 82-87]
	02:22	Martin Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harrington (1 BLK)
Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	02:21
Robinson Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:11 [NYK 84-87]
Harrington Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	01:54
	01:54	Billups Free Throw Technical Missed
	01:54	Team Rebound
	01:43	Team Timeout : Short
	01:40	Billups Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	01:39
	01:38	Billups Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	01:38 [NYK 85-87]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:38
	01:36	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:26 [DEN 89-85]	Billups Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Missed	01:14
Team Rebound	01:13
	01:13	Andersen Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	01:13	Billups Substitution replaced by Lawson
Jeffries Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:13
Team Rebound	01:13
Jeffries Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:13
Harrington Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	01:12
Harrington Layup Shot: Made (28 PTS)	01:11 [NYK 87-89]
Chandler Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:48.3
	00:48.3	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:48.3	Andersen Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	00:30.8 [DEN 91-87]	Anthony Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (38 PTS) Assist: Andersen (1 AST)
Harrington Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:30.8
	00:30.8 [DEN 92-87]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (39 PTS)
Robinson Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	00:30.8
Harrington Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)	00:30.2
Harrington Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	00:27.3
	00:26.4	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:01.2	Anthony 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
New York Knicks (14-21)		Denver Nuggets (22-13)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
	11:44 [DEN 94-87]	Anthony Driving Layup Shot: Made (41 PTS)
Jeffries Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:44
	11:44 [DEN 95-87]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 1 (42 PTS)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	11:32
	11:31	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
	11:20	Smith Running Jump Shot: Missed
Harrington Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)	11:19
	11:02	Anthony Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	10:55	Andersen Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Robinson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	10:55 [NYK 88-95]
Robinson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	10:55 [NYK 89-95]
Robinson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:48
	10:38	Andersen Jump Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	10:37
	10:29	Anthony Foul : Defense 3 Second (2 PF)
Duhon Free Throw Technical (9 PTS)	10:29 [NYK 90-95]
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	10:18
	10:17	Martin Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
	10:11	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed Block: Harrington (2 BLK)
	10:09	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	10:02 [DEN 97-90]	Andersen Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anthony (4 AST)
Lee Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	10:02
	10:02 [DEN 98-90]	Andersen Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
	09:51	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Lee Substitution replaced by Chandler	09:51
	09:51	Martin Substitution replaced by Hilario
Harrington Driving Layup Shot: Made (30 PTS)	09:40 [NYK 92-98]
	09:23	Andersen Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	09:23	Andersen Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Harrington Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Andersen (2 BLK)	09:10
Team Rebound	09:09
	09:07	Anthony Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Robinson 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Duhon (5 AST)	09:02 [NYK 95-98]
	08:47 [DEN 100-95]	Hilario Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Duhon 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS)	08:38 [NYK 98-100]
Robinson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:30
	08:30	Timeout : Official
	08:10	Lawson Running Jump Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	08:09
Andersen Violation:Defensive Goaltending	07:56
Robinson Jump Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Jeffries (2 AST)	07:56 [NYK 100-100]
	07:41	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Jeffries Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:40
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Anthony Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	07:21	Anthony Foul : Offensive (4 PF)
	07:21	Anthony Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	07:21	Lawson Substitution replaced by Billups
	07:21	Andersen Substitution replaced by Martin
	07:08	Martin Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)	07:08 [NYK 101-100]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	07:08
	07:07	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:44	Anthony Jump Shot: Missed
	06:43	Martin Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Jeffries Substitution replaced by Hughes	06:42
	06:25 [DEN 102-101]	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Anthony (5 AST)
	06:07	Martin Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)	06:07 [NYK 102-102]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:07
	06:05	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
Hughes Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:54
	05:54	Team Timeout : Regular
Robinson Substitution replaced by Lee	05:54
	05:54 [DEN 103-102]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (43 PTS)
	05:54 [DEN 104-102]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (44 PTS)
Chandler Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Duhon (6 AST)	05:31 [NYK 104-104]
	05:14 [DEN 107-104]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Billups (6 AST)
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hughes (6 AST)	04:59 [NYK 107-107]
	04:45 [DEN 110-107]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Billups (7 AST)
Hughes Jump Shot: Missed	04:32
	04:32	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:12	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
Lee Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	04:11
Chandler Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Hughes (7 AST)	04:05 [NYK 109-110]
	03:52	Anthony Foul : Offensive (5 PF)
	03:52	Anthony Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Lee Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Hughes (8 AST)	03:35 [NYK 111-110]
Chandler Foul : Personal (3 PF)	03:22
	03:22 [DEN 111-111]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (45 PTS)
	03:22 [DEN 112-111]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (46 PTS)
Hughes Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:10
	03:08	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:59 [DEN 115-111]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Billups (8 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Hughes Jump Shot: Missed	02:41
Team Rebound	02:40
	02:40	Martin Foul : Loose Ball (6 PF)
	02:40	Martin Substitution replaced by Andersen
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)	02:40 [NYK 112-115]
Harrington Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:40
	02:39	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	02:26 [DEN 118-112]	Billups 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Chandler Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:15
Lee Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	02:13
Lee Tip Shot: Made (23 PTS)	02:13 [NYK 114-118]
Harrington Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:00
	02:00	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:00	Team Rebound
	02:00 [DEN 119-112]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Harrington 3pt Shot: Made (36 PTS) Assist: Lee (4 AST)	01:48 [NYK 115-119]
	01:35	Billups 3pt Shot: Missed
Duhon Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:34
Harrington 3pt Shot: Missed	01:17
	01:16	Billups Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Chandler Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:06
	01:06 [DEN 120-115]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (47 PTS)
	01:06 [DEN 121-115]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (48 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	01:06
Duhon 3pt Shot: Missed	00:53.8
Lee Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:53.8
Lee Tip Shot: Missed	00:53.8
	00:53.2	Hilario Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
Harrington Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:41.7
	00:41.7 [DEN 122-115]	Billups Free Throw 1 of 2 (29 PTS)
	00:41.7 [DEN 123-115]	Billups Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:41.7
Harrington Running Jump Shot: Made (38 PTS)	00:38.8 [NYK 117-123]
	00:38.8	Hilario Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Harrington Free Throw 1 of 1 (39 PTS)	00:38.8 [NYK 118-123]
	00:26.8 [DEN 125-118]	Billups Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:26.8
Chandler 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hughes (9 AST)	00:18.5 [NYK 121-125]
	00:18.5	Team Timeout : Short
Chandler Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:16.7
	00:16.7 [DEN 126-121]	Anthony Free Throw 1 of 2 (49 PTS)
	00:16.7 [DEN 127-121]	Anthony Free Throw 2 of 2 (50 PTS)
Harrington Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (41 PTS)	00:06.4 [NYK 123-127]
Duhon Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:04.4
	00:04.4	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:04.4	Team Rebound
Lee Substitution replaced by Robinson	00:04.4
	00:04.4	Andersen Substitution replaced by Afflalo
	00:04.4 [DEN 128-123]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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