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With leading scorer Donovan Mitchell struggling
-- scoring only nine points on 3-of-15 shooting -- O'Neale
picked up the pace by connecting on 7 of 12 attempts while also
grabbing six rebounds.
Gobert hauled in 19 rebounds to go with 18 points and four
blocked shots, and Mike Conley scored 17 of his 19 points in the
second half.
Austin Rivers led New York with 25 points, including hitting 5
of 7 3-point attempts, but he was held scoreless in the second
half after going 10-for-10 from the floor in a red-hot first
half.
Julius Randle added 18 points and 10 rebounds while RJ Barrett
scored 17 for New York, which wrapped up a four-game Western
trip with its third straight loss.
This was a reversal from the game the two teams played Jan. 6 in
Madison Square Garden, when the Knicks stormed back from an
18-point deficit to win by 12. On Tuesday, the Jazz trailed by
15 late in the first half but caught up early in the fourth
quarter.
The Jazz haven't lost since that setback in New York while the
Knicks have dropped eight of 11.
Conley scored 12 quick points out of the locker room to cut the
Knicks' 13-point halftime lead to 67-66 after not making a field
goal in the first half.
Utah, down 81-80 after three quarters, opened the fourth by
outscoring New York 20-3.
O'Neale shined during that run, giving Utah a 100-84 lead with
three straight inside baskets.
The Knicks had a 15-8 lead, thanks to seven early points from
Randle, when Rivers entered. The backup guard had seven by the
end of the first quarter as the Knicks seized a 27-18 lead.
Rivers sizzled in the second quarter, hitting seven straight
shots, including four from long range, for 18 points.
The Jazz will be back in action Wednesday night at home against
the Dallas Mavericks. New York returns home for a short break
before hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday.
--Field Level Media
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