Lauri Markkanen scores 34 points and Collin Sexton hits 4 4th-quarter 3s to help Jazz bury Knicks 121-106

By Matthew Coles

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Lauri Markkanen had 34 points, Collin Sexton had 4 3-pointers successful the 4th fourth and the Utah Jazz ran past the New York Knicks 121-106 connected Saturday to drawback a four-game skid.

Sexton finished 25 points and John Collins had 20 points and 13 rebounds forthe Jazz.

OG Anunoby scored a season-high 27 points, Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who changeable 39% from the tract and mislaid for the archetypal clip successful 5 games.

New York chopped the pb to 8 successful the 4th quarter, but the Jazz responded with 10 consecutive points, capped by Johnny Juzang’s 3-pointer to marque it 104-86 with 6:16 remaining.

New York’s Miles McBride sat retired with a genu injury.

TAKEAWAYS

Knicks: The Knicks are a apical squad successful the league connected discourtesy but erstwhile the shots aren’t falling, they are hampered by a bottom-10 ranking successful astir antiaircraft metrics. They were dilatory connected switches and rotations until playing immoderate inspired defence astatine times successful the 2nd half, but it was excessively late.

Jazz: Rookie Kyle Filipowski was retired with a sore ankle, but regular starting halfway Walker Kessler returned to the lineup and had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was disruptive successful the paint, changing shots and forcing hard passes.

Key moment
In the last infinitesimal of the 2nd quarter, the Knicks missed 3 jumpers portion Markkanen made a 3, Kessler had a fast-break layup and Keyonte George deed a floater conscionable earlier the buzzer to springiness the Jazz a 66-51 halftime lead.

Key stat
Towns was shooting 50% from 3-point scope this play but went 0 for 7 against the Jazz, the archetypal clip helium hadn’t made a 3 successful 9 games.

Up next
The Knicks proceed their five-game roadworthy travel Monday nighttime astatine Denver. Utah hosts San Antonio connected Tuesday night.