Jalen Brunson scored 38 points, and the New York Knicks went on a 9-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 126-120.
It was tied at 109 when Brunson’s step-back 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 4:17 left. They pulled away to a 118-109 lead with 3:09 left.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Jazz 7-2. RJ Barrett scored 4 of the Knicks’ 7 on 1 for 1 shooting and 1 for 2 at the line.
Julius Randle scored 31 points. Barrett added 20 points, and Josh Hart had 11 points (8 in the fourth quarter) and a season-high 4 steals off the bench in his first game with the Knicks. The Knicks had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 29 points (17 in the fourth quarter) and 3 blocks. Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points but went 1 for 8 from 3. Talen Horton-Tucker had a season-high 23 points and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench. Markkanen scored 17 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. Barrett fouled out for the Knicks, and Collin Sexton for the Jazz.