The Nuggets were kinda lucky to have kept this game so close, because they didn’t play any defense allowing the Knicks to hit 50% of their shots and the Nuggets were out-rebounded 46-37.  Carmelo Anthony almost willed his team to victory with 37 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.  J.R. Smith scored 16 points, but he couldn’t stop Jamal Crawford on defense, who scored 35 points against them.  Andre Miller had a solid game with 13 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.  Eduardo Najera, starting in place of injured Kenyon Martin, scored 12 points and grabbed 4 rebounds.  Marcus Camby was very active with 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocked shots.

The Nuggets have fallen to 0-3 with this loss.