The New York Knicks defeated the Denver Nuggets, 116-110, at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon.

The Knicks (42-30) have been among the best teams in the Eastern Conference in recent weeks, and they secured a solid home win over the Nuggets (47-24). New York enjoyed a strong start and raced out to a 36-28 lead in the first quarter, but Denver responded with a 39-26 score in the second quarter. The Nuggets had a five-point lead entering the second half, but the Knicks answered back and recovered control of the contest following a 29-24 score. New York tightened things up in the final 12 minutes and limited Denver to 19 fourth-quarter points. That was enough for the Knicks to win after outscoring their rivals by a 25-19 result in the final quarter. The Knicks moved to 20-16 at home with the win, while the Nuggets fell to 17-18 on the road.

Jalen Brunson led the Knicks with 24 points and five assists. Julius Randle delivered 20 points, seven rebounds and four assists. RJ Barrett notched 21 points and four boards. Mitchell Robinson recorded eight points, nine rebounds and three assists. Josh Hart ended with 13 points, eight rebounds, five assists and three steals off the bench. Immanuel Quickley had 10 points. New York shot 49.4 percent from the field.

Nikola Jokic sniffed a triple-double and delivered 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists. Jamal Murray was Denver’s leading scorer and finished with 25 points, six assists and four rebounds. Aaron Gordon posted 14 points, seven assists and five boards. Michael Porter Jr. had 11 points and added five boards.