Nikola Jokic says the surging New York Knicks are a ‘top-5 candidate’ to win the NBA title

NBA: Nikola Jokic says Knicks are 'top 5 candidate' to win title

NEW YORK — 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. At 32-16, they are a game behind reigning champion Boston for second place in the Eastern Conference. After ringing up 143 points in each of their two previous games, their total Wednesday ga…

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Nikola Jokic says the surging New York Knicks are a 'top-5 candidate' to win the NBA title

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.

New York, Jan 29 (EFE).- The New York Knicks added their fifth consecutive win this Wednesday after beating by 122-112 the Denver Nuggets of a Nikola Jokic far away from their usual level.The three-time NBA MVP had fault problems in the first quarter and never found its rhythm in Madison Square Garden until finishing only 17 points (6 out of 15 in shots), 6 rebounds and 6 assists.Who did shine with their own light was Jalen Brunson in the Knicks…

Knicks stifle Nikola Jokic, Nuggets to roll to fifth straight victory

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Red-hot Knicks make it 5 in a row with 122-112 win over Nuggets

Basketball is a game of runs. To defeat the 2021 NBA champions and walk off the Madison Square Garden floors with a 2-0 record against the Denver Nuggets, the Knicks had to withstand a few of them. But they did, and now the Knicks can call themselves the hottest team in basketball, extending their winning streak to five games with a 122-112 victory the Nuggets on Wednesday. The victory required the Knicks to play one of their most complete games…