T he New York Knicks have shown flashes of dominance, showcasing how they can manhandle strong and well-knit teams like the Denver Nuggets and Memphis Grizzlies by over 25-point b

The NBA has resumed its schedule after the All-Star break. Only one-third of the season is left before the playoffs start. While there will be plenty of drama for most of the seeding, the top of each conference is basically settled with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Nuggets sent Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter, and Renaldo Balkman to the Knicks for Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, a 2014 first-round pick, two second-round picks in 2012 and 2013 (which originally belonged to the Warriors), and $3 million in cash.

The New York Knicks are off to a great 37-20 start, but they have fallen short of knocking off the top teams in the league. Following blowout losses to the

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The New York Knicks fell to 0-7 against the top three teams in the NBA this season, falling 118-105 to the Boston Celtics on Sunday at TD Garden.

Following back-to-back losses to the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics, their 0-7 record against the NBA’s elite has only fueled doubts about their legitimacy. The Knicks are the only top-four team yet to hit the 40-win mark, leading fans to question just how far they can go once the postseason begins.

The Lakers held Jokic, who entered the weekend leading the NBA in frontcourt touches with 56.6 touches, to 43 frontcourt touches on Saturday. He possessed the ball nearly a third less of the time on Saturday (3.1 minutes) than he did entering the matchup (4.5 minutes) and held the ball for shorter periods when he did have it.

The Nuggets and Lakers last met in Los Angeles in November, and the Nuggets came out on top with a 127-102 victory. The win marked Denver’s fifth consecutive win against the Lakers, dating back to the 2022-2023 season.

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Denver have won 13 of the last 14 meetings dating back to January 2023, including the last five in the regular season. Read more at straitstimes.com.