The Knicks are officially on a roll.
Maybe a steamroll is more appropriate.
Just ask the defending champs.
Their latest opponent was, on paper, the most daunting.
And the Knicks flattened the Nuggets on Thursday at the Garden, 122-84, getting an inspired performance from OG Anunoby and further evidence from Jalen Brunson that he’s an All-Star snub.
Anunoby dropped 26 points in just 29 minutes — his highest total since joining the Knicks — while locking up Denver point guard Jamal Murray.
He recorded six steals and added to his plus-minus legend with a plus-38.
Brunson, fresh off being egregiously overlooked by the fans in the All-Star voting, added 21 points on an efficient 7 of 10 shooting.
He even dunked in the third quarter, a rare type of finish from the 6-foot-1 point guard to give the Knicks a 27-point lead.
The blowout reached the point of Denver, making its lone appearance at MSG this season, throwing in the towel and sitting its starters for the entire fourth quarter.
Brunson and Julius Randle also got to relax on the bench for the final period.
It was that kind of night for the hottest team in the Eastern Conference.
The Knicks (28-17) have won five straight and 11 of their last 13, jumping ahead of the Cavaliers for fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Thursday’s win was notable for a few reasons.
First, the Knicks had built their strong record by bludgeoning the bad teams, owning a 20-1 mark against squads under-.500 before Thursday.
But the Nuggets are the opposite of bad.
They’re the defending champions with probably the best player in the world, Nikola Jokic, and the betting favorites for a repeat.
They won five of their previous six games, including a statement victory at Boston on Friday.
But Mike Malone’s squad was no match for the Knicks, who were missing Isaiah Hartenstein for a second straight game with a sore Achilles and didn’t skip a beat.
They led by double-digits for the final 42 ½ minutes.
They shot 52.9 percent.
They held the Nuggets to 40.5 percent shooting.
It was utter domination.
The Nuggets (31-15) were at the end of a long road trip, so perhaps there were tired legs and minds looking forward to going home.
But that can’t explain the scope of the blowout.
Jokic, who finished with 31 points and 11 rebounds on 13 of 18 shooting, got no help.
Murray (just nine points on 3 of 11 shooting) was locked up by Anunoby, who received his first “OG, OG” chants in his new home.
An emphatic night for the home team.