The Nuggets came to the Garden on Thursday night as the NBA’s 24th-ranked 3-point shooting team.
The Knicks were just the elixir they needed.
The Nuggets shot 11 of 18 from 3 in the first half to build a 22-point lead and only slightly cooled off from there (finishing 21-for-39) in a 129-92 thrashing of the Knicks.
“The 3-point line killed us again,” embattled coach David Fizdale said. “So, until we figure that out we’re going to keep feeling this pain.”
Veteran Taj Gibson said defending the 3 comes down to one thing.