Overview
- New York’s 23-0 burst was the NBA’s largest game-opening run since detailed play-by-play tracking began in 1996-97.
- The Knicks led 41-13 after the first quarter as Utah missed its first 12 shots before Keyonte George stopped the drought with a three-point play.
- Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in three quarters, while Miles McBride added 22 points on 7-of-10 shooting from beyond the arc off the bench.
- The 146 points were a season high for New York, which improved to 15-7 with a wire-to-wire victory and is 12-1 at home, its best Garden start since 1992-93.
- Jazz coach Will Hardy noted the team’s taxing cross-country back-to-back, saying the roughly 10 hours of travel for the two New York games was a challenging stretch.