National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Denver 113,
New York 97
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #58 Josh Tiven, #38 Michael Smith, #13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich
Attendance: 4038
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Officials: #58 Josh Tiven, #38 Michael Smith, #13 Ashley Moyer-Gleich
Attendance: 4038
Final Scoring Summary
New York Knicks
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| RJ Barrett - G | 27:58 | 4-13 | 4-8 | 2-2 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Elfrid Payton - G | 16:32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | -17 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Julius Randle - F | 29:38 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 4-6 | -21 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| Reggie Bullock - F | 24:01 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 3-3 | -14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 |
| Nerlens Noel - C | 29:40 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Derrick Rose | 26:48 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Immanuel Quickley | 24:25 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 7-9 | -7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Obi Toppin | 16:40 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Alec Burks | 15:32 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Taj Gibson | 11:29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 4:40 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Knox II | 4:40 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Norvel Pelle | 4:30 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jared Harper | 2:23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Theo Pinson | 1:04 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 33-86 | 13-35 | 18-27 | 6 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 97 | |
| 38.4% | 37.1% | 66.7% | Team Rebs: 9 | Total TO: 15 | ||||||||||
Denver Nuggets
| REBOUNDS | ||||||||||||||
| Starters | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Facundo Campazzo - G | 32:32 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 |
| Michael Porter Jr. - G | 25:26 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 |
| Paul Millsap - F | 24:17 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Aaron Gordon - F | 22:07 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokic - C | 29:08 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 12-15 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| Bench | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | +/- | OFF | DEF | TOT | A | PF | STL | TO | BLK | PTS |
| Austin Rivers | 28:24 | 7-13 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 26:49 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:07 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| JaVale McGee | 17:48 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Bol Bol | 4:40 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vlatko Cancar | 4:40 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Markus Howard | 4:02 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 240 | 37-97 | 12-39 | 27-33 | 17 | 46 | 63 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 113 | |
| 38.1% | 30.8% | 81.8% | Team Rebs: 14 | Total TO: 15 | ||||||||||
Technical Fouls
| Team | Players |
| NY | RJ Barrett , Julius Randle , Taj Gibson |
| DEN | None |
Team Statistics
| New York | Denver | ||
| Fast Break Points | 9 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| Points in the Paint | 38 | Points in the Paint | 46 |
| Biggest Lead | 0 | Biggest Lead | 31 |