Game ID: 22400458
Utah Jazz @ New York Knicks
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 24 32 31 32 119UTA 25 21 33 24 103
NYK vs UTA ScoutingNYK vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/28 · back-to-back
full strength
NYK availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's rest
full strength
NYK availability going into 1/03 · 1 day's restNEW Bridges 37 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/04 · back-to-backOUT McBride missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 1/01, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 3 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT McBride missed 4 since 1/01, out tonight
BACK Sims back 1/04 after 2, 16 min since (144% of 11)
NEW Hart 37 to 43 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 24 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 11 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 10 min (45% of 21)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 9 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 18 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/13 after 7, 25 min since (95% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/21 after 3, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Potter back 12/19 after 2, 10 min since (54% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 12/19 after 2, 11 min since (71% of 15)
UTA availability going into 12/26 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 25 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 12 since 11/26, returns tonight: 25 min (118% of 21)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 10 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 19 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Clarkson back 12/13 after 7, 26 min since (101% of 26)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 10 min since (45% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/21 after 3, 23 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Potter back 12/19 after 2, 15 min since (83% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 12/19 after 2, 11 min since (71% of 15)
NEW Collins 30 to 36 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 12/28 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 3 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 26 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 11 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 20 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/26 after 12, 25 min since (118% of 21)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 14 min since (64% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/21 after 3, 23 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Potter back 12/19 after 2, 15 min since (83% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 12/19 after 2, 13 min since (86% of 15)
UTA availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 4 since 12/21, returns tonight: 28 min (90% of 32)
OUT Collins missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 27 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 12 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 21 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/26 after 12, 24 min since (114% of 21)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 12 min since (58% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 12/21 after 3, 23 min since (117% of 20)
BACK Potter back 12/19 after 2, 15 min since (83% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 12/19 after 2, 12 min since (79% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/01 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 28 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 16 min (79% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 13 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 22 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 28 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Williams back 12/26 after 12, 22 min since (103% of 21)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 12 min since (55% of 21)
UTA availability going into 1/04 · 2 days' restOUT Collins missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 28 min (93% of 30)
OUT Hendricks missed 29 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 12/30, returns tonight: 7 min (36% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 23 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Williams back 12/26 after 12, 22 min since (103% of 21)
BACK Filipowski back 12/23 after 2, 12 min since (55% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 20)
UTA availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 30 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/01, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 3 since 12/30, returns tonight: 17 min (108% of 15)
OUT Mills missed 24 since 11/12, returns tonight: 19 min (125% of 15)
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/04 after 5, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 16 min since (79% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 7 min since (36% of 19)
UTA availability going into 1/07 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 31 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 1/01, returns tonight: 29 min (139% of 21)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK George back 12/30 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 32)
BACK Collins back 1/04 after 5, 28 min since (93% of 30)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 14 min since (74% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (108% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 19 min since (125% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 32 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 29 min since (139% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/01 after 2, 18 min since (90% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 14 min since (76% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 19 min since (122% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 26 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Clarkson at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Collins (4 straight), Hendricks (28 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to New York's 12 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to New York's 34. Call it New York 121, Utah 111, New York by 10.
12/25 vs SAS 117-114 — NYK notes
NYK won 117-114. NYK shot 45% (45 of 100) to SAS's 51%, 13 of 39 from three. NYK turned it over 5 times to SAS's 15. Bridges led with 41 (17 of 25, 6 of 9 from three); Towns added 21, Brunson 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-25: NYK came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 51-58 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/27 @ ORL 108-85 — NYK notes
NYK won 108-85. NYK shot 53% (40 of 75) to ORL's 37%, 4 of 15 from three, and went to the line 34 times to ORL's 12 — 24 points from the stripe to their 11. The glass went 44-33 for them. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 21, 4 of 6 at the line); Hart added 23, Bridges 17. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: a lead of 8 became 23. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/28 @ WAS 136-132 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-132 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 53% (51 of 97) to WAS's 52%, 10 of 40 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 15 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Brunson led with 55 (18 of 31, 3 of 11 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Towns added 30, Bridges 21. The hinge was Q4, 29-21: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it level. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +8.
12/30 @ WAS 126-106 — NYK notes
NYK won 126-106. NYK shot 46% (45 of 98) to WAS's 42%, 15 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 7 times to WAS's 13. Towns led with 32 (13 of 19, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Hart added 23, Brunson 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-18: a lead of 9 became 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/01 vs UTA 119-103 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-103. NYK shot 55% (47 of 85) to UTA's 41%, 9 of 23 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Towns led with 31 (10 of 20, 3 of 6 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 27, Anunoby 22. The hinge was Q2, 32-21: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (23 straight), Caruso (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 26 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to OKC's 19. Call it OKC 113, New York 111, New York keeping it close.
1/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 15 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and White at 19 a game. Without Dosunmu (4 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and Towns at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without McBride (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 25 free throws a game to Chicago's 15 and the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Chicago's 119. Call it New York 117, Chicago 114, Chicago keeping it close.
1/06 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and Towns at 31 a game. Without McBride (3 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 103, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Suggs at 16 and Bitadze at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Banchero (32 straight), Wagner (12 straight), Black (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to New York's 119 and the glass, where New York has been plus-3 a night and Orlando minus-5. Call it New York 114, Orlando 106.
1/08 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Towns at 31 and Brunson at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without McBride (4 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Quickley at 14 a game. Without Lawson (3 straight), Battle (2 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Toronto giving it away 18 times a game to New York's 11 and the defense, New York allowing 114 a night to Toronto's 122. Call it New York 119, Toronto 108, New York by 11.
12/23 @ CLE 113-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 113-124. UTA shot 41% (38 of 92) to CLE's 47%, 19 of 44 from three. UTA turned it over 16 times to CLE's 9, and CLE turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 51-40 for them. Clarkson led with 27 (7 of 17, 3 of 5 from three, 10 of 11 at the line); Markkanen added 26, Sexton 24. Q4 was theirs, 25-25, but the other 3 periods went 99-88 against them. Mykhailiuk's -16 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/26 @ POR 120-122 — UTA notes
UTA lost 120-122. UTA shot 48% (41 of 86) to POR's 51%, 21 of 42 from three. Markkanen led with 25 (8 of 14, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sexton added 19, Mykhailiuk 18. Q3 was theirs, 34-26, turning a 1-point deficit into a 7-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 96-86 against them. They led by as many as 15. Williams's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs PHI 111-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 111-114. UTA shot 48% (43 of 89) to PHI's 43%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHI's 37. UTA turned it over 21 times to PHI's 8, and PHI turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 48-32 for them. Markkanen led with 23 (8 of 21, 5 of 15 from three); Sexton added 20, Sensabaugh 20. Q1 was theirs, 34-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-77 against them. They led by as many as 14. Collier's -12 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/30 vs DEN 121-132 — UTA notes
UTA lost 121-132. UTA shot 51% (44 of 86) to DEN's 50%, 13 of 38 from three. UTA turned it over 16 times to DEN's 7, and DEN turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 37-51 against them. Clarkson led with 24 (7 of 15, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Sexton added 22, Markkanen 17. Q1 was theirs, 37-36, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. Markkanen's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/01 @ NYK 103-119 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-119. UTA took 11 more shots (96 to 85), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to NYK's 55%, 13 of 43 from three, and got to the line 15 times to NYK's 23. Clarkson led with 25 (8 of 20, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Sexton added 25, Markkanen 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 10 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 88-70 against them. They led by as many as 10. Kessler's -14 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 25 and Adebayo at 15 a game. Without Richardson (19 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Clarkson at 23 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Collins (5 straight), Hendricks (29 straight), Potter (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Miami wins, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to Utah's 122 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 16 times a game to Miami's 13. Call it Miami 116, Utah 110.
1/05 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 100, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Suggs at 19 and da Silva at 13 a game. Without Banchero (31 straight), Wagner (11 straight), Black (3 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Markkanen at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (30 straight), Williams (2 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 100 a night to Utah's 117 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Orlando minus-2. Call it Orlando 111, Utah 107, Utah keeping it close.
1/07 vs ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and Sensabaugh at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (31 straight), Williams (3 straight), Tshiebwe (16 straight). One day's rest. Atlanta comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Young at 26 and Johnson at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Nance Jr. (4 straight), Wallace (3 straight), Gueye (28 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and Atlanta minus-6 and the defense, Utah allowing 111 a night to Atlanta's 121. Call it Utah 118, Atlanta 115, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/09 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Markkanen at 21 a game. Without George (2 straight), Collins (2 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Herro at 21 and Adebayo at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Butler III (3 straight), Richardson (22 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Miami minus-6 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Miami's 12. Call it Utah 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JH J. Hart
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
SM S. Mykhailiuk
WK W. Kessler
NYK/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Towns, Hart help Knicks beat Jazz 119-103 without Brunson for their 9th straight win
NEW YORK -- — Karl-Anthony Towns had 31 points and 21 rebounds, Josh Hart notched his second straight triple-double and the New York Knicks won their ninth straight game, beating the Utah Jazz 119-103 on Wednesday night despite playing without leading scorer Jalen Brunson .
Hart finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists to become the first Knicks player since Michael Ray Richardson in 1981 with consecutive triple-doubles. Hart has four this season and became the fourth player to have 10 triple-doubles with the Knicks.
Mikal Bridges scored 27 points and OG Anunoby had 22 for the Knicks. Brunson missed the game with right calf tightness and was replaced by Cam Payne, who finished with eight points and nine assists.
Jordan Clarkson and Collin Sexton each scored 25 for the Jazz, who lost their fifth straight.
Takeaways Jazz: The guards tried to keep Utah in it, but it was far too tough a task with Lauri Markkanen shooting just 6 for 22 en route to his 16 points.
Knicks: A team that added Towns and Bridges in part so it wouldn't be so reliant on Brunson had no trouble without him, shooting 55% from the field.
Key moment New York had to change plans after Deuce McBride, who was originally set to start for Brunson, developed left hamstring tightness during warmups. Payne was inserted into the starting lineup and rookie Tyler Kolek played 12 minutes off the bench after logging 40 minutes earlier in the day, finishing with 36 points and 11 assists in the Westchester Knicks' overtime victory over Indiana in a G League game.
Key stat The Knicks have won 14 of their last 16 games.
Up next The Knicks visit Oklahoma City on Friday. The Jazz are at Miami on Saturday.