Game thread: New York Knicks @ Utah Jazz 11/15/2022 9:00pm [Game #14]

[rady]

(6-7) -- (10-5)

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Venue	TV	TIME
Vivint Arena, Utah, UT	MSG	9:00 PM EST

 

[Kiyaman]

Thanks for the Game-Thread Rady ....
Who thought the Jazz would be playing winning basketball early in the season (10-5) ???
KP & Kuzma had to combine for 54 points and strong defense to out wit the Jazz for a Wizards win at Home.
Embiid had to score 59 points for Philly crowd to beat the Jazz.
The Knicks have to play 5 games in 7 days in the West coast which mean their first game against Utah Jazz are a must win situation.


(6-7) Knicks Starting Lineup
PF: Julius Randle
SF: RJ Barrett
C: Isaiah Hartenstein
SG: Cam Reddish
PG: Jalen Brunson
Injuries: Mitchell Robinson (knee, out)

(10-5) Jazz Starting Lineup
PF: Jordan Vanderbilt
SF: Lauri Markkenan
C: Kelly Olynyk
SG: Jordan Clarkson
PG: Mike Conley
Injuries: None

I hope we could win playing one on one basketball, our defense ????

 

[mafra]

DEN announced Jokic won’t play tomorrow. Let’s see if NYK can take advantage and steal first 2 games of this WC swing.

 

[Kiyaman]

Toppin to Sims .. then send Toppin to the bench

 

[Kiyaman]

The entire Knicks lineup have been playing TIRED the last 4 min

 

[Kiyaman]

Half-Time .. Knicks 61 - Jazz 58
Brunson with the last shot 3-ball to give the Knicks a 3 pt halftime lead
Coach Thibs playing a 8 half man rotation, having Hart in foul trouble only played 5 min in the first half ..

 

[Broadway]

Brunson, Cam, and Toppin were great tonight...IQ joined the party too

 

[mafra]

I thought Sexton was better prospect than RJ?

Randle is better than Markhanen. I believe both points settled tonight.

No Joker tomorrow in DEN; maybe they get revenge in OKC. Now you dream of a 3-2 road trip.

 

[Broadway]

Finally beat a team with a winning record and gave Utah their first loss at home

 

[mafra]

In the long run, finishing 38-43 doesn’t really do much for me. Being top 10, emerging from bubble and getting swept in first round does even less. I prefer a top 5 pick. But… for 1 night…. This was satisfying. Deflating the bogus Utah bubble of optimism makes me happy. Why Sexton and Markhenan get this love from national scribes while RJ and Randle are used as toilet paper is perplexing.

 

[mafra]

121 NBA players have attempted at least 50 3PT's this season.

Of those 121 players, only two are shooting > 40% from downtown, > 49% from the field and > 90% from the FT line.

Those two players are Steph Curry and Obi Toppin

Obi has earned more minutes: