Who won Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks?

The New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 122-112 on January 29, 2025.

Jamal Murray scored 33 for the Denver Nuggets; Jalen Brunson scored 30 for the New York Knicks.

Denver Nuggets at New York Knicks

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Jan 29, 2025 · 7:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · New York Knicks schedule

Final

Away

New York Knicks

122

Venue: Madison Square Garden

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 122-112 at home on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at Madison Square Garden. Jalen Brunson had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 15 assists for the New York Knicks. Jamal Murray had 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The New York Knicks led 60-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Double-digit figures in two or more categories: Jalen Brunson (double-double, New York Knicks), Karl-Anthony Towns (double-double, New York Knicks), Russell Westbrook (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 24, New York Knicks 27. OG Anunoby had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks?: The New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 122-112 on January 29, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jamal Murray scored 33 for the Denver Nuggets; Jalen Brunson scored 30 for the New York Knicks.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	27	27	32	26	112
New York Knicks	31	29	33	29	122

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 33 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 14 Russell Westbrook
Assists: 6 Jamal Murray

New York Knicks

Points: 30 Jalen Brunson
Rebounds: 10 Karl-Anthony Towns
Assists: 15 Jalen Brunson

Russell Westbrook double-double (14 PTS, 14 REB) · Jalen Brunson double-double (30 PTS, 15 AST) · Karl-Anthony Towns double-double (14 PTS, 10 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Russell Westbrook starter	37:13	14	14	4	0	1	4	5-11	0-2	4-6	4	-5
Jamal Murray starter	37:07	33	5	6	1	1	3	13-25	3-7	4-5	5	-4
Nikola Jokić starter	33:26	17	6	6	2	1	2	6-15	3-7	2-2	3	-3
Aaron Gordon starter	30:29	15	6	1	0	0	2	6-7	1-1	2-2	0	-2
Michael Porter Jr. starter	25:56	9	3	2	0	1	1	3-8	1-5	2-2	2	-10
Christian Braun bench	28:51	13	5	1	0	0	1	4-8	1-2	4-4	2	-18
Peyton Watson bench	19:29	4	1	0	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	2-2	1	-7
Julian Strawther bench	19:03	5	4	0	0	1	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	1	-1
DeAndre Jordan bench	8:26	2	3	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	+0

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II, Spencer Jones

New York Knicks
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
OG Anunoby starter	39:21	23	4	1	0	0	1	9-15	5-7	0-2	4	+15
Mikal Bridges starter	37:06	13	3	2	1	0	1	5-16	3-7	0-0	3	+7
Jalen Brunson starter	36:17	30	4	15	2	1	2	10-16	3-6	7-7	1	+16
Josh Hart starter	34:00	15	5	5	3	0	0	7-12	0-2	1-2	1	+11
Karl-Anthony Towns starter	29:51	14	10	5	0	1	0	6-12	0-4	2-3	4	-1
Precious Achiuwa bench	25:39	8	3	0	1	0	1	4-8	0-0	0-0	2	+4
Miles McBride bench	21:31	12	2	4	0	0	0	5-9	2-5	0-0	0	+9
Cameron Payne bench	11:43	7	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	2-2	0	-6
Landry Shamet bench	4:32	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	1	-5

Not available: Kevin McCullar Jr., Pacome Dadiet, Mitchell Robinson

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	New York Knicks
20/23 (87%)	Free throws	12/18 (66%)
31/56 (55%)	2 pointers	34/59 (57%)
10/28 (35%)	3 pointers	14/34 (41%)
41/84 (48%)	Field goals	48/93 (51%)
47	Rebounds	35
36	Defensive rebounds	29
11	Offensive rebounds	6
21	Assists	33
14	Turnovers	5
3	Steals	7
5	Blocks	2
19	Fouls	16
9	Max points in a row	15
8:30	Time spent in lead	37:55
8	Biggest lead	12

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: New York Knicks ahead)

Largest margin: 12 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 5
Times tied: 5
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 8 Q3 7:11
Largest lead · New York Knicks: 12 Q1 7:10
Longest run: 15-0 New York Knicks · Q1 10:07 to Q1 7:10

Scoring plays

Q1 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
11:43	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:18	New York Knicks	Josh Hart Free throw	2	1
11:05	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	4	1
10:39	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	4	3
10:23	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	6	3
10:07	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	6	5
9:23	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	6	8
9:01	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	6	10
8:39	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	6	12
8:11	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	6	15
7:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	6	17
7:10	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	6	18
6:55	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	8	18
6:40	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 2-pt field goal	8	20
5:59	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	9	20
5:59	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	10	20
5:43	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	10	22
5:23	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	12	22
4:20	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	14	22
4:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	15	22
4:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	16	22
3:19	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	16	24
2:39	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	18	24
2:23	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 3-pt field goal	18	27
2:01	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	20	27
1:34	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	20	28
1:34	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns Free throw	20	29
1:13	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	22	29
0:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	23	29
0:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	24	29
0:15	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	24	31
0:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	27	31

Q2 · 31 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
11:01	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	27	33
10:13	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	29	33
9:48	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	31	33
9:24	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	31	35
9:04	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	33	35
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	34	35
8:41	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	35	35
8:28	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	35	37
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	36	37
7:59	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	37	37
7:41	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	37	40
7:15	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	37	43
7:00	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	39	43
6:13	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	41	43
6:05	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	41	45
5:26	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	41	47
5:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	42	47
4:57	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	42	49
4:46	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	44	49
4:29	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	44	51
4:08	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	44	53
4:02	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	46	53
3:53	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	47	53
3:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	47	54
3:45	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	47	55
3:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	48	55
3:29	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	49	55
2:37	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	52	55
1:24	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	52	58
1:00	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	52	60
0:41	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	54	60

Q3 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
11:34	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	56	60
10:47	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	58	60
10:22	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	60	60
10:06	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	60	63
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	61	63
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	62	63
9:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	65	63
8:33	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	67	63
8:10	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	69	63
7:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	69	66
7:29	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	72	66
7:11	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	74	66
6:32	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	74	68
6:07	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	74	69
5:42	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	74	71
4:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	74	73
4:54	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	74	74
4:31	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	77	74
4:18	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	77	76
4:03	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 3-pt field goal	80	76
3:48	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	80	79
3:07	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	80	81
2:53	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	82	81
2:24	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 3-pt field goal	82	84
2:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	83	84
2:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	84	84
1:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	84	85
1:55	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson Free throw	84	86
1:03	New York Knicks	Jalen Brunson 2-pt field goal	84	88
0:40	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	84	91
0:32	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	86	91
0:09	New York Knicks	Precious Achiuwa 2-pt field goal	86	93

Q4 · 26 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	New York Knicks
11:30	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	89	93
11:10	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne Free throw	89	94
11:10	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne Free throw	89	95
10:56	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	91	95
10:31	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	93	95
10:14	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 2-pt field goal	93	97
9:42	New York Knicks	Miles McBride 3-pt field goal	93	100
9:15	New York Knicks	Cameron Payne 2-pt field goal	93	102
8:52	New York Knicks	OG Anunoby 3-pt field goal	93	105
8:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	96	105
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	98	105
6:38	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 3-pt field goal	98	108
6:26	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	101	108
5:38	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	104	108
5:12	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	104	110
4:42	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	106	110
4:13	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	106	112
3:12	New York Knicks	Mikal Bridges 2-pt field goal	106	114
2:44	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	106	116
1:59	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	108	116
1:39	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	108	118
1:27	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	109	118
1:14	New York Knicks	Karl-Anthony Towns 2-pt field goal	109	120
1:03	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	110	120
0:48	New York Knicks	Josh Hart 2-pt field goal	110	122
0:36	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	112	122

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After this game: New York Knicks 2-0. Final series: New York Knicks 2-0.

Nov 25: New York Knicks 145 at Denver Nuggets 118
Jan 29: Denver Nuggets 112 at New York Knicks 122 (this game)

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