SALT LAKE CITY — — Jalen Brunson scored 28 factors, Jordan Clarkson had 27 and the New York Knicks rallied to beat the Utah Jazz 134-117 on Wednesday evening to snap a two-game dropping streak.
Brunson additionally had eight assists and three steals in a recreation the Knicks trailed 49-31 early within the second quarter. OG Anunoby added 22 factors, and Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 factors, seven rebounds and 7 assists. New York made 17 3-pointers and shot 52% from the sphere.
Brice Sensabaugh led Utah with 29 factors. Ace Bailey added 21, and Keyonte George had 14 factors and 5 assists earlier than leaving halfway by the third quarter with a proper hamstring harm.
Utah made 11 of its first 13 3-pointers to take the early lead. Sensabaugh, Bailey, and Kevin Love teamed for seven 3s within the first 14 minutes. The Jazz completed 18 of 36 from 3-point vary.
The Knicks lower it to single digits earlier than halftime, then took the lead with a 20-4 run spanning the third and fourth quarters. Clarkson punctuated the run with back-to-back baskets to place the Knicks up 101-94 lower than a minute into the fourth.
Clarkson scored or assisted on 4 baskets and added two free throws to gasoline the go-ahead run. Brunson gave New York the lead for good on a 3-point play with 1.6 seconds left within the third, and the Knicks pushed the benefit to 22.
Knicks: At Indiana on Friday evening.
Jazz: At Portland on Friday evening.
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