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Knicks' Karl-Anthony Towns has plenty of experience matching up with Nuggets' Nikola Jokic
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Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns is ready for his latest Nikola Jokic test
Nikola Jokic says the surging New York Knicks are a ‘top-5 candidate’ to win the NBA title
Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought.
The New York Knicks downed the Denver Nuggets 122-112 on Wednesday behind another tremendous night from Jalen Brunson. Brunson had his sixth game with 30
Towns managed to hold Jokić to just 59 points on 44 percent shooting and 19 percent shooting from three during the second round of the NBA Playoffs in 2024. The series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Nuggets went to seven games, so holding him to just 59 points is a pretty huge feat.
Scoring has been climbing as of late, but this year the stat inflation has revealed itself in a more subtle way.
Before losing to the Dallas Mavericks 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals, the Minnesota Timberwolves stunningly beat the 2023 NBA champion Nuggets in a massive Game 7 comeback. Aside from Timberwolves star guard Anthony Edwards ' heroics, Towns' shocking defensive performance set the tone for what the Knicks see in the 2024-25 season.
While Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continues to lead the NBA MVP rankings, Nikola Jokic's triple-double average can't be ignored.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokić continue to set the Kia MVP pace for each other and the rest of the field.
Anthony Edwards scored 34 points with nine assists to lead Minnesota. In the process, he became Minnesota's franchise leader in 3-pointers made, jumping past Karl-Anthony Towns with 976 career triples. Edwards also set the mark with some flash, nailing this 3 from the center-court logo:
The Nuggets fell apart late in New York and squandered an opportunity for a quality win. Jamal Murray carried the team on Nikola Jokić’s down night, but the defense’s failure to cover screen rolls and getting clobbered in transition outweighed his impact.
The Sacramento Kings (23-21) continue their six-game road trip against the New York Knicks (29-16) as they attempt to get back in the win column after a loss to the Denver Nuggets. The Kings and ...
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The Thunder and Cavaliers continue to earn straight A's, while the Pelicans and Wizards may need to stay after school.
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