Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/4/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The Denver Nuggets (33-17) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will go up against the New York Knicks (31-18).

The Nuggets took the court against the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 121-111 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 20 while the Thunder totaled 21 personal fouls. They also converted 19 of their 48 shots from distance. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 81.5% from the free throw line by converting 22 of 27 attempts. On top of that, Oklahoma City pulled down 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Oklahoma City doled out 23 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, Denver allowed 47.1% from the field on 40 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 17 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. Denver ended the game with a 49.4% FG percentage (39 of 79) and made 16 of their 35 3-point shots.

Peyton Watson is one guy who played a role for the game. He racked up 29 points on 11 out of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Watson finished the contest at 64.7% from the field and totaled 3 dimes.

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Denver will play this game with a mark of 33-17 for the season. They are giving up possession 12.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Denver is collecting 42.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,399 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 39.9% on shots from distance (693 of 1,735) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They average 119.9 points per game (3rd in the league) while hitting 49.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Nuggets are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists with 1,333 surrendered so far this year. The Nuggets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (2,113 of 4,518) and they concede 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 34.9% on 3-point attempts and they are 17th in the league in PPG from their opponents (115.7).

In their last game, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 112-100 when they played the Lakers. The Knicks were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in the game. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals in this matchup. The Lakers committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a rate of 72.7%. In regard to shots from distance, New York buried 18 of 42 tries (42.9%). Overall, the Knicks went 43 out of 91 from the floor which had them at 47.3%. The Knicks permitted the Lakers to bury 38 of their 84 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2% in the matchup. They finished 28.6% from distance by going 12 of 42 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 19 at the free throw line (63.2%). Regarding rebounding, New York allowed Los Angeles to grab 36 in total (7 on the offensive side).

OG Anunoby ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the game. He converted 9 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Anunoby recorded 25 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

New York has a record of 31-18 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Knicks are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the league. New York has scored 5,762 points on the year (117.6 per game) and they grab 46.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.8 times per game (11th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. The Knicks are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game and they hit 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 7th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.1. They have forced 14.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The New York defense surrenders 36.4% on 3-pointers (687 of 1,889) and opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 24.6 assists and 41.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 4th and 4th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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