NUGGETS SUFFER 38-POINT LOSS

NEW YORK (AP) – OG Anunoby scored 26 points, Jalen Brunson added 21 and the New York Knicks handed the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets their worst loss of the season, 122-84 on Thursday night.

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Quentin Grimes had 19 points, Julius Randle 17 and Donte DiVincenzo 16 for the Knicks. They have won five straight and 11 of 13 since Anunoby was acquired from Toronto.

Nikola Jokic had 31 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, whose three-game winning streak ended. Denver went 3-2 on a five-game trip that began with a loss at Philadelphia.

The Nuggets’ previous biggest loss was a 119-93 home defeat to Oklahoma City on Dec. 29.

In Miami, Jayson Tatum scored 26 points, Kristaps Porzingis had 19 before spraining his left ankle and Boston made 22 3-pointers on the way to routing Miami, 143-110.

Jaylen Brown scored 18 points, Jrue Holiday had 17 and Derrick White 15 for the NBA-leading Celtics. They improved to 35-10 and are 2-0 this season against the team that beat them in last season’s Eastern Conference finals.