Collin Sexton scored 26 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the New York Knicks 117-113.
Kris Dunn’s 3-pointer put the Jazz ahead for good with 28 seconds left in the third quarter.
The Knicks got within 115-112 on Jalen Brunson’s 2 free throws with 54 seconds to play, but Kelly Olynyk answered with 2 free throws.
During clutch time, the teams each scored 3. Late in the fourth quarter, Donte DiVincenzo had 2 of his 4 steals, and the Knicks scored 4 points off them.
Lauri Markkanen scored 23 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and Dunn added 10 points and 7 assists off the bench. Sexton and Olynyk set each other up for 7 baskets and 17 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 32 points (20 in the paint), 12 rebounds and 6 assists, and RJ Barrett went 0 for 7 from 3. Brunson had 23 points and 8 assists but shot 6 for 19. DiVincenzo had 21 points and 4 steals. DiVincenzo scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Knicks had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz shot 43.9% from the field and 38.1% from 3 to the Knicks’ 43.6% and 23.1%. The Knicks gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 4 more than usual for the shots the Jazz missed. The Jazz outscored the Knicks 44-24 off the bench. The Jazz outscored the Knicks 16-2 in 5 minutes with Olynyk, Sexton, Agbaji, Fontecchio and Hendricks on the floor together.