Regardless, the match-up saw two of the league's top centers Denver's Nikola Jokic and New York's Karl-Anthony Towns go at one another. Neither player ended the contest with their usual dominant performance,

New York Knicks Karl-Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby react to the team's big win over the Nuggets, including Nikola Jokic's comments that they are title contenders.

Draymond Green didn’t hold back, taking aim at Karl-Anthony Towns for his lackluster defensive effort against Nikola Jokic during a recent matchup between the New York Knicks and the Denver Nuggets. Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond Green has never been shy about sharing his opinions—whether on the court,

Two years after he won an NBA title, Nikola Jokic views the surging New York Knicks as a “top-five candidate” to end their 52-year championship drought. The Knicks beat Jokic's Denver Nuggets 122-112 on Wednesday for their fifth straight victory.

After they made him look average, the best basketball player on the planet declared the Knicks a legit title contender.

Nikola Jokic went for just 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, low marks for him as Denver fell short at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.