Knicks trying to shore up defense with Nuggets on tap

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The Knicks left for their five-game road trip on a winning streak and brimming with confidence. Those good feelings evaporated in a loss against the host Utah Jazz on Saturday night, and now New York moves on to Denver to face the Nuggets on Monday.

New York's four-game winning streak stopped anup-and-down start to the season, but poor shooting and leaky defense led to t