Highlights: Denver Nuggets 110-116 New York Knicks in NBA

The New York Knicks are in fifth place, inside the playoff qualification zone and have won three straight. In 72 games played, the Knicks are 42 wins and 30 losses in the Eastern Conference.

The Denver Nuggets have a positive campaign this season, being the leader of the Western Conference. In 71 games, the Nuggets have 47 wins and 24 losses.

END OF GAME

Knicks make good stretch and open six lead with Robinson's dunk

Jalen Brunson takes advantage of Murray's foul to hit 2 of 2 free throws

The score of the game has already reached 100. The match remains close, and after taking a one-period lead, the Knicks are forced to call a timeout as the Nuggets turn the game around and leave it at 105-104

Beginning of the last quarter gives just the New York team, who by putting in the tray three of four opportunities, turn the game around. 94-91

Ends Q3, 91-91

Final stretch stays tight, with the Knicks turning up the pressure and even making it 91-91 after Quickley hit 1 of 2 free throws

Knicks react with trio Robinson, Barrett and Grimes, managing to convert shots, including free throws, to narrow the gap to four points

Murray, the game's star player, has a good streak and reaches 18 points

Knicks call timeout. The home team can't impose itself in front of the opponents and paralyzes to try to reorganize

Ends Q2, 67-62

Porter gets a 3-pointer from Gordon to turn the game around for the Nuggets

Nuggets have more volume than the hosts and narrow the gap to two

Toppin and Hartenstein take advantage of Josh Hart's assists to let Knicks open 11

Ends Q1, 29-36

Nuggets wake up, distributing points well among players, but trail by eight points

First half of the game is the Nuggets'. Colorado has yet to find its footing in the game, while the Knicks take advantage

Jalen Brunson, who was a doubt, shoots a 3-pointer, assisted by Barrett

Ball high

Porter

Gordon

Nikola Jokic

Caldwell-Pope

Murray

Barrett

Randle

Robinson

Grimes

Jalen Brunson

😁 pic.twitter.com/e1W1UETO2r — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 18, 2023

Feels good to be home 🏡 #ULTRADrip pic.twitter.com/WHvvH1Kh0C — NEW YORK KNICKS (@nyknicks) March 18, 2023

Wake up, the Nuggets have arrived #ULTRADrip pic.twitter.com/mLtNvzw7kh

— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) March 18, 2023

PTS
Nuggets: 116.9
Knicks: 115.1

REB
Nuggets: 43
Knicks: 47.1

AST
Nuggets: 29.2
Knicks: 22.3

STL
Nuggets: 7.6
Knicks: 6.1

BLK
Nuggets: 4.4
Knicks: 4

TO
Nuggets: 14
Knicks: 12

FG%
Nuggets: 50.8
Knicks: 46.5

3P%
Nuggets: 38.7
Knicks: 34.8

FT%
Nuggets: 75.3
Knicks: 76.5

"I think this team was moving up when I got here and I was able to fit in perfectly and continue to help this team grow. I think that's the most important thing."

"We are not partying, but you have to enjoy the moments. If you don't do that, I don't know why you do it."

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The Denver Nuggets have a positive campaign this season, being the leader of the Western Conference. In 70 games, the Nuggets have 47 wins and 23 losses.

The New York Knicks are in fifth place, inside the playoff qualification zone and have won two games in a row. In 71 games played, the Knicks are 41 wins and 30 losses in the Eastern Conference.

Those who watch the NBA live throughout the regular season look forward to the playoffs, when the 8 best teams from each franchise compete in best-of-7 games for the chance to reach the ultimate glory: the NBA championship title.

Before the playoffs, however, the league holds a Play-In, a sort of "playoff" that began to be played in 2020, the year in which the season was ended in a "bubble" because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the Play-In, the franchises that finish seventh through tenth in each of the conferences play a single-game playoff, like this:

- The 7th place finisher from each conference faces the 8th place finisher. The winner of that game is in the playoffs.

- The 9th place team faces the 10th place team. The winner of this game earns the right to play for the last playoff spot against the loser of the 7th-place match.

In addition to this division based on east and west, NBA guesses today must also take into consideration as divisions. The divisions of this league and their respective times are as follows:

- Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors.

- Central: Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks.

- Southeast: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Miami Heat, Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards.

- Northwest: Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz.

- Pacific: Golden State Warriors, LA Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Phoenix Suns, Sacramento Kings.

- Southwest: Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies, New Orleans Pelicans, San Antonio Spurs.

The NBA (National Basketball Association) is the national basketball league in the United States, with 30 teams divided into two groups, separated by the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. The league was founded on June 6, 1946, as the BAA (Basketball Association of America), but three years later merged with the NBL (National Basketball League), becoming the NBA as we know it today.

The first winner was the Los Angeles Lakers, who spliced four titles in a row with an early dynasty in the league. It was only halted by the Golden State Warriors, and soon after by the Baltimore Bullets.

Today, the Lakers, together with the Boston Celtics, are the NBA's biggest winners, with 17 titles each. Golden State Warriors are right behind with seven, where they have achieved another dynasty in the league with Stephen Curry, Klay Thomspon, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green.

The league also divides the awards by sectors. The most valuable is MVP, where they elect the best athlete in the league based only on the regular season. Right after that, there are awards for the best coach, best executive, sixth man, rookie and several others. Currently, the player with the most MVP awards is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with six. Next, Michael Jordan has five, along with Bill Russell. LeBron James, still active, has four awards.

The defending league champions are the Golden State Warriors, where they defeated the Boston Celtics 4-2 in the final. The Warriors finished in third place in the Western Conference, passing the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, and Dallas Mavericks in the postseason to win the tournament. Forward Nikola Jokic is the reigning MVP of the season, where he won for the second time in a row. Stephen Curry, the Warriors' point guard, is the reigning Finals MVP.

The current season has great teams such as the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, and Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference, while the Phoenix Suns, Memphis Girzzlies, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, and Los Angeles Clippers compete for the top spots in the Western Conference. Still, there are teams that are favorites to get further ahead, such as the Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, Portland Trail Blazers, and LeBron James' Los Angeles Lakers.

Finally, big stars are candidates for the MVP award, such as Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jayson Tatum, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant, Ja Morant, Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Nikola Jokic and LeBron James.

Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks this Saturday (18), at the Madison Square Garden at 1 pm ET, for the NBA.

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