Knicks crush Jazz in end-to-end domination fueled by wild 23-0 start

The Knicks were the team with syncopation, improvisation, rhythm and spontaneity from the start, all the traits that make jazz the wonderful art form it always has been. They also happened to be the elements Friday night that completely deconstructed the Jazz at the Garden. The Knicks netted the first 23 points of the game and led by 28 through one quarter before cruising to a thorough 146-112 annihilation of Utah for their sixth win in seven games. “I thought our guys did a nice job.They came out locked in defensively, especially to start the game,” Mike Brown said.

“I thought we did a good job of moving the basketball and trying to play with pace and spacing. “I thought all of our offensive staples were good, while we tried to do what we needed to defensively.… Collectively, that’s a good win for us.”  Sign up for Inside the Knicks by Stefan Bondy, a weekly exclusive on Sports+.

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Enjoy this Post Sports+ exclusive newsletter! Jalen Brunson netted 13 of his 33 points in the opening period, and Miles McBride nailed seven 3-pointers and totaled 22 points in 21 minutes off the bench for the Knicks (15-7). “I definitely do pay attention to the scoreboard, looking up, especially as a point guard,” McBride said.“The starters got us rocking, so it was easy to do my job.” OG Anunoby returned to the lineup for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury Nov.

14 and added 11 points in 23 minutes. With his defensive starter back in uniform, Brown turned to last season’s most-used starting lineup under predecessor Tom Thibodeau, keeping Josh Hart with the starters while sliding McBride back to the second unit. When asked what he learned about his team in Anunoby’s absence, Brown said, “It’s a deep team and it’s a diverse team.We mix and match in a lot of different ways.

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