Game preview
Denver Nuggets0-0at
New York Knicks0-0
Mon, Jan 11, 7:30 PM ESTMadison Square Garden, New York, NYPeacock · NBC Sports Network
NYK has the rest edge with 69.5h between tipoffs, 19h more than DEN.
48/ 100
What the model saw — 48
National TV+8
Base + 4048
7:30 pm ET
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What to know before tip
Rest edge: NYKTravel tax: NYKBody clock: NYKNational TV
- NYK has the rest edge with 69.5h between tipoffs, 19h more than DEN.
- NYK is carrying the heavier travel load at 2,500 mi from its previous stop.
- NYK is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +3h of zone shift.
- DEN is in game 3 of 4 on the road with 1,793 mi already logged before tip.
- National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.
Who's in, who's out
DEN
2 day-to-day- DTDAaron GordonCalf — Soreness · targeting Oct 1
- DTDTrevon BrazileUndisclosed · targeting Oct 1
NYK
2 day-to-day- DTDJalen BrunsonWrist — Surgery · targeting Oct 1
- DTDMohamed DiawaraFinger · targeting Oct 1
Rest, travel, and body clock
| Schedule spot | DEN | NYK |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Days rest | 1 day | 2 days |
| Hours rest | 50.5h | 69.5h |
| Rest swing | -19h | +19h |
| Travel in | 404 mi | 2,500 mi |
| Zone change | 0h | +3h |
| Body clock | 2h | 0h |
| Local tip | evening | evening |
| Segment | Road trip · 3 of 4 | Homestand · 1 of 1 |
| Miles before tip | 1,793 mi | 0 mi |
| Schedule alerts | — | — |
| Fatigue Index | 4 | 2 |
DEN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 4 vs. NYK's 2.
How each side got here
DEN
404 miCleveland, OHNew York, NY
DEN came from Cleveland, OH with 404 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.
Cleveland, OH to New York, NY
NYK
2,500 miSacramento, CANew York, NY
NYK came from Sacramento, CA with 2,500 mi of travel and +3h of time-zone change.
Sacramento, CA to New York, NY
Where this game sits in the run
DEN
Road tripDEN is on game 3 of 4 on the road, with 1,793 mi already behind it.
Game in segment3 of 4
Miles before tip1,793 mi
Segment miles2,929 mi
NYK
HomestandNYK is in game 1 of 1 on this homestand.
Game in segment1 of 1
Miles before tip0 mi
Segment miles0 mi