New York Knicks at Denver Nuggets

· National Basketball Association

New York Knicks

0-1, 0-0 Away

Denver Nuggets

0-0, 0-0 Home

Regular Season Series

Series starts 1/2

Matchup Prediction

Nuggets: 50.7%

Knicks: 49.3%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Statistics

NY		DEN
L1	Streak	-
106.0	Points Against	0.0

Denver Nuggets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Spencer Jones, F	Day-To-Day	Oct 18
Julian Strawther, G	Out	Oct 16

New York Knicks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE

Knicks Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	vs WSH	L 111-109
	vs MIN	L 122-104
	@ TOR	L 148-98
	vs TOR	W 122-120
	vs PHI	L 106-100

Nuggets Last 5

Date	OPP	Result
	vs UTAH	L 109-97
	@ UTAH	W 117-106
	vs CHI	W 133-128
	@ LAC	L 122-110
	@ LAL	W 121-106

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Capacity:

2026-27 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	1	0	1.000	-	W1
Brooklyn	0	0	.000	0.5	-
Toronto	0	0	.000	0.5	-
New York	0	1	.000	1	L1
Boston	0	1	.000	1	L1

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	-	W1	1	1
Denver	0.5	-	0	0
Minnesota	0.5	-	0	0
Portland	0.5	-	0	0
Utah	0.5	-	0	0

Full Standings

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