Many say revenge is a dish best served cold, but Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks were on fire last night, securing their fifth straight win with a 122-112 victory over the Denver Nuggets. Throughout the season,

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 being held to just 17 points in the Knicks' win over the Nuggets on Wednesday, three-time MVP Nikola Jokic praised New York and assessed their chances of a title this season.

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Denver Nuggets guard Russell Westbrook entered Wednesday's game against the New York Knicks averaging 13.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.4 assists in his 17th NBA season. Appearing in all 46 games for Denver, Westbrook has been a starter for 25 of them.

Coming in as underdogs, the Nuggets are a good bet here, considering they’re No. 7 in overall net rating, whereas the Knicks are No. 5. Denver is an excellent second-half team, showcasing the league’s second-best net rating, 8.8, after halftime, while having a net rating of just -0.6 in the first half.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver seems to always be looking for ways to make the league more interesting. He cited MLB's recent success with new rules.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver has always maintained that he is open to discussing potential changes, even radical ones. Silver cares about tradition, and he hasn't spent the last 10-plus years implementing weird gimmicks,