After the back-to-back in New York, the Jazz have a short turnaround before facing the reigning champion OKC Thunder.

The Knicks had maintained the same winning percentage without OG Anunoby as they had posted with him this season, but they gladly welcomed back their top defensive wing for Friday night’s game.

The Knicks came on strong early, putting up a 14-point lead in the game's first half, only to see Boston walk that lead down to a tie in the middle of the second frame, taking the lead and never relinquishing it.

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points in three quarters Friday night for the host New York Knicks, who rode their biggest game-opening run on record to a 146-112 rout of the visiting Utah Jazz.

New York started the game off on a shocking 23-0 run on the Jazz in the first quarter that left Utah scoreless until the five-minute mark, which piled together for a brutal 13-41 hole at the end of the period that they couldn't manage to climb out of, even winning two of the three quarters for the rest of the way.

Knicks face growing trade pressure as Karl-Anthony Towns’ contract blocks their path toward a major move for Giannis Antetokounmpo.