The Nuggets are coming into this game with a 31-14 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 3 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games and they have some quality wins in that span. Their 3 game win streak started with a win over the Celtics who lead the NBA with the best record right now, but the Nuggets also handed them their 1st loss of the season at home in that game. The Nuggets are now on a 3 game win streak since then and they are currently sitting in 3rd place in the Western Conference so the defending champions will be hungry to start getting on a roll now and climb the standings for that number 1 seed. They have also won their last 3 straight road games now as well. They are going up against a Knicks team that is 27-17 this season and has also been playing very well in their recent games. The Knicks recently made a trade for OG Anunoby who has helped improved their team a lot since getting there as they have been climbing the standings in the Eastern Conference and are one of the hotter teams right now. They have won their last 4 straight as well as 5 of their last 6 games, but they have also had a very weak schedule in that span. The Knicks only have 2 losses in their last 10 games with those 2 losses coming against the Magic and the Mavericks, their loss to the Magic coming at home as well, but their last win against a team with a winning record was back on January 5 against the 76ers. The Knicks have been playing very well recently with a much weaker schedule but they have not played a strong team in the NBA during this win streak and their last 2 losses were the only 2 games they played in their last 9 against teams with winning records. The Nuggets are starting to heat up now on their win streak and they are going to show that the Knicks still do not matchup well with the best in the NBA. The Nuggets will cover the spread in this game.