New York Knicks: Keys To Defeating The Denver Nuggets

The New York Knicks will conclude their five-game Western Conference road trip on Saturday, December 17. What will the keys be to defeating the Denver Nuggets?

The New York Knicks have been one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference through 26 games. Though the Knicks haven’t been perfect, they’ve done enough to accumulate a 14-12 record and overachieve approaching the completion of the first third of the season.

On Saturday, December 17, the Knicks will have a chance to close out what’s been a tough five-game road trip with a winning record.

New York is 2-2 through four games of this five-game stretch away from Madison Square Garden. It’s secured victories over the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers, but lost to the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors.

The final game of the West Coast trip will be played against the Denver Nuggets at the Pepsi Center in yet another chapter of the Carmelo Anthony saga.

Anthony played for the Nuggets from 2003 to 2011 before he was traded to the Knicks. This will be an opportunity for Anthony to get his groove back and the Knicks to do the same following back-to-back losses.

The question is: what will be the keys to the Knicks going into the Mile High City and picking up their 15th win of the season?