The Utah Jazz streak reaches 9 consecutive victories, now very close to the Lakers at the top of the Western Conference. They win by overturning a game that had gone bad and a subdued performance by Donovan Mitchell (only 9 points with 3/15 shooting). Even down by 15 points, the Jazz in fact go to the interval at 59-46 for the Knicks, but open the last quarter with a 20-3 run that puts them back firmly in command (62-35 the total of the second half, with New York held just 13 points in the last period).
The bad day of Mitchell (who however hits his seasonal maximum in rebound, with 8) makes up for the usual Rudy Gobert, author of 18 points but above all 19 rebounds (7 offensive) and 4 blocks. The top scorer for Utah is Royce O’Neale at 20, Mike Conley puts 19 and adds 13 coming off the bench Jordan Clarkson, in a night in which the Jazz do not shoot well from the field but dominate the Knicks rebound ( 17-9 the account under the offensive boards).
Austin Rivers’ incredible first half made a stir at the Knicks home, becoming the first player in the last 25 years of the NBA to close a half with 10/10 shooting and 5/5 three-pointers. Of him They are his 18 of the first 21 points in New York in the second quarter, in a race closed at an altitude of 25 leaving the bench. There are 18 with 10 rebounds than usual, solid Julius Randle and 17 for RJ Barrett while rookie Immanuel Quickley returns to Earth after 31 points in Portland with a 1/11 shooting match and just 4 points.