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Nikola Jokic logged 21 points and 10 rebounds, Bones Hyland scored 22 points and the host Denver Nuggets (30-24) beat the New York Knicks (24-31) 132-115 (40-36, 43-24, 28-34, 21-21) on Tuesday night.

Player of the Game Aaron  Gordon EFF 27 Aaron Gordon Points 19 Accuracy 8-12 Rebounds 8 Assists 4

Will Barton and JaMychal Green had 20 points each, Aaron Gordon contributed 19 points and Zeke Nnaji had 11 for the Nuggets, who have won two in a row after a three-game losing streak.

Denver has won 14 straight home games against the Knicks and nine in a row overall in the series.

Julius Randle had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Evan Fournier scored 21 points, RJ Barrett had 18, Alec Burks finished with 14, Taj Gibson had 12 and Obi Toppin notched 11 points for New York, which has lost four straight and seven of the past eight.

The Knicks led by five in the first quarter before the Nuggets took a two-point lead into the second, during which they established control.

Hyland hit a turnaround jumper, Bryn Forbes a long 3-pointer, and Jeff Green and Hyland made two free throws around a dunk by Toppin as Denver grabbed a 53-44 lead.

Nnaji scored off a missed free throw and Hyland hit a running 3-pointer to put the Nuggets ahead 59-44 and force a New York timeout.

Green scored the next four points and Hyland hit a step-back 3-pointer to cap a 22-2 run that put Denver up 66-44 with 6:03 left in the quarter.

The lead grew to as much as 27 points, but the Knicks got the deficit down to 19. Gordon scored five straight points, and two free throws by Jokic closed out the second gave the Nuggets an 83-60 halftime lead.

Denver has averaged 79.5 points in the first half over the past two games, both of them victories over New York teams.

The Knicks outscored the Nuggets 34-28 in the third quarter to get within 17 and then made a run in the fourth quarter. Burks converted a three-point play to make it 114-100 with 9:24 to go, and Toppin's 3-pointer cut New York's deficit to 120-107 midway through the fourth.

The Knicks went nearly three minutes without scoring, and Denver pushed the lead to 17, closing it out.

Nuggets: Nah'Shon Hyland 22 (4/7 3PT, 6/7 FT, 6 REB), Nikola Jokic 21 (8/11 2PT, 5/7 FT, 11 REB, 7 AST, 6 TO), Will Barton 20 (4/6 2PT, 4/6 3PT, 7 REB, 5 AST), JaMychal Green 20 (4/5 2PT, 2/2 3PT, 6/7 FT), Aaron Gordon 19 (5/7 2PT, 3/5 3PT, 8 REB, 4 AST), Zeke Nnaji 11 (5/5 2PT, 7 REB).

Knicks: Julius Randle 28 (8/14 2PT, 3/8 3PT, 10 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL), Evan Fournier 21 (4/6 2PT, 4/10 3PT, 7 REB, 3 STL), R.J. Barrett 18 (3/13 2PT, 4/6 3PT), Alec Burks 14 (5/6 2PT), Taj Gibson 12 (2/3 3PT), Obi Toppin 11.

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