New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The New York Knicks (9-6) are en route to Ball Arena on Monday where they will meet the Denver Nuggets (8-5).

The Knicks played the Suns and went home with a win by a final score of 138-122 in their last contest. New York finished the game with a 58.1% field goal percentage (50 out of 86) and converted 19 of their 39 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks knocked down 19 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 30 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. Pertaining to defending, New York allowed the other team to shoot 48.9% from the floor on 45 out of 92 shooting. Phoenix totaled 30 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Phoenix finished the contest at 76.5% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of their 17 tries. They converted 19 of 50 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Knicks ended up walking away with 15 while the Suns finished the game with 16 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away with 36 points on 12 of 21 shooting. He played for 37 minutes and also collected 2 boards. Brunson finished 57.1% from the field and recorded 10 dimes.

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New York comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 9-6 this year. They have an average of 118.3 points per contest (5th in the NBA) while hitting 50.5% from the floor. The Knicks are hitting 39.5% on shots from 3-point land (211 of 534) and 82.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is snagging 42.3 rebounds per contest and has tallied 416 dimes this year, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.4 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 12.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 392 relinquished on the year. The Knicks are allowing a FG percentage of 47.1% (609 of 1,294) and they concede 39.3 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 36.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 13th in the league in points per game allowed (111.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Nuggets took home the win by a final score of 122-110 against the Grizzlies. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Denver permitted Memphis to get 55 overall (19 on the offensive side). They finished 23.7% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 out of 38 and ended up going 19 out of 31 from the free throw line (61.3%). The Nuggets permitted the Grizzlies to convert 41 of their 103 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.8% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up going 48 out of 100 from the floor which had them shooting 48.0%. With regard to shots from distance, Denver converted 12 out of their 36 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 63.6%. The Grizzlies earned 24 personal fouls for the contest which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They also turned the ball over 19 times, while recording 15 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets earned 40 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 53 in this contest.

Jamal Murray was important for the Nuggets in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 20 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Murray tallied 27 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the matchup.

Denver has a win-loss record of 8-5 for the year. As an offensive team, the Nuggets are connecting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the league. Denver has accumulated 1,515 pts so far this season (116.5 per contest) and they collect 46.2 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 29.6 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Nuggets commit 19.1 fouls per contest and they go 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets are ranked 22nd in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.1. They are forcing 15.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Denver defense surrenders 34.1% from downtown (173 of 507) and their opponents are converting on 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 29.5 dimes and 44.9 boards every game, which ranks 29th and 21st in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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