All things considered, the New York Knicks can call their four-game Western Conference road trip a success. Sure, it ends with a loss to the Denver Nuggets, but a 2-2 split is a positive result.
Although there are no moral victories in the NBA, the Knicks were able to fight back from a 20-point deficit to take a lead in the fourth quarter. It showed a grittiness and toughness that we haven’t seen consistently from the Knickerbockers.
But when it was crunch time, the Nuggets asserted themselves. All five Denver starters finished in double figures, with Nikola Jokic’s 25 points and 10 rebounds leading the way.