Vinny Benedetto

Jamal Murray is available tonight, the Nuggets announce.

The hope is Jamal Murray can go tonight, but he’ll go through his pregame routine before a determination is made, David Adelman said.

Thunder coach Mark Daigneault just acknowledged his postgame comments after the last game against the Nuggets were “insensitive,” added he was too focused on protecting his team.

Jalen Williams, Isaiah Hartenstein and Branden Carlson are out for Oklahoma City.
Alex Caruso (left hip contusion) and Chet Holmgren (flu) are questionable.

Jamal Murray is officially questionable for Monday’s game in Oklahoma City, while Peyton Watson remains out.
G League assignments DaRon Holmes II, Curtis Jones and KJ Simpson are the only other players listed on Denver’s injury report.

Knicks are absolutely cranking "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield.
A certified banger, I must say.

David Adelman is *not* pleased with his team's effort tonight, but he was able to crack a joke about the loud music coming from the Knicks' locker room, which is next door to the press conference room.
Haven't heard a visiting locker room this loud before.

Final: Knicks 142, Nuggets 103
Jokic 38-8-5 on 14-21 FG, 1-7 3PT. Murray (12), Johnson (10) and DaRon Holmes II (11) only others in double figures.
Anunoby drops 34 for NYK.
Denver ends the night 8-40 from 3. Knicks 16-34 despite a 2-10 start.

Looks like David Adelman is calling it with 7+ minutes left.
It's going to be Tyus Jones/Jalen Pickett/David Roddy/DaRon Holmes II/Zeke Nnaji to close this one out.
Knicks up 118-92.

Knicks lead 105-80 after three. Still haven't seen Murray on the bench, don't think he's coming back tonight.
Jokic has 38-8-5 on 14-21 FG. No player other than Murray in double figures.
Anunoby up to 28 for NYK. Brunson only has 9 on 3-12 FG.

Loud "Let's go Knicks" chant breaks out after New York goes up 83-68 in the middle of the second.
Knicks are 8-23 from 3 after Anunoby's fourth.
Denver is 2-20 from 3.

Jamal Murray is questionable to return with a left ankle sprain, I'm told.
Julian Strawther starts the second half in his place.

Did some investigative journalism and looked at Ball Arena's x-ray room when I went to grab a bottle of water. The room was not in use.

Knicks lead 65-52 at halftime. Nuggets struggled to limit the Knicks to one shot for most of 1H. Knicks have taken 53 shots to Denver's 40.
Jokic with 21-5-4. Murray's the only other Nugget in double figures with 12.
Anunoby leads 4 Knicks in double figures with 14.

Looks like Murray backpedaled and stepped on Jokic's foot. He immediately grabbed his ankle.

Jonas Valanciunas and Peyton Watson help Jamal Murray off the court. He's heading to the back.

Jamal Murray is down after drawing an offensive foul on Anunoby. He's grabbing at his left ankle/knee area.

Knicks started 2-10 from 3, but they're 4-13 after OG Anunoby his a couple from the corner on the last few possessions. Knicks up 9.
Denver's 2-17 from 3 on mostly good looks. Nuggets are also 10-15 at the line.

Good thing the Nuggets got some bodies back. Feels like refs are tightening up the whistle after a flagrant review and the tech.
Cam Johnson and Spencer Jones have three fouls with 7 minutes left in 2Q. Bruce Brown and Jonas Valanciunas have two.
Knicks up 5.

Mikal Bridges and Jamal Murray get tangled up. Bridges is called for a foul and picks up a technical for shoving Murray after the whistle.
Knicks up 3 a few minutes into the second.

Grew up in Omaha, so I swing by the taproom when I'm back home.

Nuggets turn it over with the shot clock turned off at the end of the 1Q, and Mitchell Robinson beats the buzzer with a layup.
Nuggets up 29-27.
Jokic has 10-4-4. Murray adds 9 points. Braun with a productive 5-2-3.
Nuggets lost Robinson on rolls a couple of times. He's got 9.

Oh, I know Kearney. (First newspaper gig was in Gothenburg). Was really hoping Kros Strain had made it across the border.

You in Omaha or did you find Kros Strain around Denver?

Aaron Gordon checks out five minutes into the game. Nuggets up 13-6 early behind 7 points from Jamal Murray.
Tim Hardaway Jr.'s the first one off the bench.

Aaron Gordon is short on a couple of good looks from 3 in the first two minutes, but he just got up for a dunk off a Christian Braun offensive rebound.
Fans enjoyed seeing that again.

Aaron Gordon is back.

Nuggets starters tonight: Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cam Johnson, Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic.
It's been a minute, but the gang is back together.

Injury Update ahead of tonight's game against the Knicks:

AVAILABLE:
Aaron Gordon (Right Hamstring Strain)
Cameron Johnson (Right Ankle Inflammation)
Spencer Jones (Right Shoulder Strain)

OUT:
Peyton Watson (Right Hamstring Strain)

Josh Hart will play tonight, Mike Brown says.