New York Knicks trounce the Denver Nuggets 129-125
The Knicks acquired their eighth straight victory as they trounced the Denver Nuggets on their home ground in a 129-125 loss, Sunday night.
When and where?
The game took place at the famous Madison Square Garden, New York where 19,387 basketball fans enjoyed the game for 2 hours and 23 minutes.
Highlights
This is the first time that the New York Knicks have won eight straight games since Dec. 27th, 1994-Jan. 13th, 1995.
Amare Stoudemire held his record and broke in to the game with his 30 points for the eighth straight game. This was their 13th win in 14 games. Carmelo Anthony felt helpless as even his 31 points could not save his team
from this fateful loss.
Technical fouls
Nene Hilario committed a technical foul for the Nuggets and Stoudemire and Ronny Turiaf committed one each for the Knicks.
The lead changed 10 times and the game was tied nine times.
Box score
Denver Nuggets (14-9)
Anthony scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Nene added 26 and Al Harrington dished out 19 to add to the Nuggets’ box score.
The team grabbed 12 rebounds.
New York Knicks (16-9)
Stoudemire scored 30 and maintained his consistency throughout the eight games, Wilson Chandler added 27 and Raymond Felton scored 19 for the Knicks.
The team grabbed three rebounds.
Game stats
The Denver Nuggets grabbed 43 rebounds whereas the Knicks held back at 33. The Nuggets had 14 offensive rebounds and the Knicks had eight. The Nuggets gave away 10 turnovers while the Knicks were too good to limit them to six.
The Nuggets took two fast break points and the Knicks stomped them with 15. The Nuggets took the biggest lead by two points and the Knicks with 12. The Nuggets had 56 points in the paint and the Knicks had 46.
Good boy
Felton took the New York Knicks to a 10-1 and was superb with his sizzling double-double. He smashed 19 points and dished out his season high 17 assists.
Quote it!
"There's a reason he's balling this season. Nobody's stopping him. I just tried defending him," said a rather frustrated Nene referring to Stoudemire. Nene had six points by halftime and committed five fouls while committing his
11 out of 15 shots.
Halftime
With just 32 seconds on the clock Felton clinched a tie breaking three pointer to steal the Knicks a lead 66-63.
The New York Knicks started leading the Denver Nuggets by halftime with a one point advantage 66-65 but that was enough to boost their already high spirits.
MVP!
The Knicks were lowered to a 3-8 after they lost a 120-118 matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Nov. 16 but they haven’t looked back since then. Stoudemire has held the team up with his 30s ever since that time and the player
seems to be enjoying the attention and the MVP chants that he receives from his fans.
Great come back
Anthony scored 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds despite missing two games because of an inflamed right knee. The player stomped the rim with his baskets but even that could not stop the Knicks from grabbing their eighth win.
Conclusion
The Knicks proved themselves as a team as they finally down trotted one of the toughest opponents they have matched up against since their winning streak started. The Knicks are holding their momentum up and this game taught them
a lot.
Coming up next
For the Knicks, Wednesday vs. Boston, Friday vs. Miami, Saturday @ Cleveland.
For the Nuggets, Tuesday vs. Orlando, Thursday vs. San Antonio, Saturday vs. Minnesota.
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