The Denver Nuggets beat the New York Knicks 113-97 on May 5, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Immanuel Quickley led the Knicks with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 0 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
New York Knicks box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immanuel Quickley | 24 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 7-9 | 2 |
| Derrick Rose | 27 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Julius Randle | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 3 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 3-3 | 2 |
| RJ Barrett | 28 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Elfrid Payton | 17 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 |
| Nerlens Noel | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Obi Toppin | 17 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Taj Gibson | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Norvel Pelle | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jared Harper | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Alec Burks | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 231 | 94 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 32-82 | 12-33 | 18-25 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 29 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 12-15 | 3 |
| Austin Rivers | 28 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 27 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Paul Millsap | 24 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| JaVale McGee | 18 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 |
| JaMychal Green | 20 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bol Bol | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 198 | 94 | 52 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 31-80 | 10-30 | 22-27 | 22 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Knicks · 2020-21 season · Previous May 3, 2021: NY 118, MEM 104 · Next May 7, 2021: NY 105, PHX 128
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous May 3, 2021: DEN 89, LAL 93 · Next May 7, 2021: DEN 120, UTAH 127