After winning two consecutive wins, the 12th Knicks in the East, sitting at home, also ushered in the challenge of the Jazz, who also ranked 4th in the West during the two-game winning streak.
In the Knicks, the main players are in full swing, and the confrontation between Miró and Gobert has undoubtedly become a major attraction of this game.
On the other hand, on the Jazz side, although Bojan + Conley hung up the exemption card, but fortunately, Mitchell ushered in a comeback, and the Jazz were also ready to take 3 consecutive wins on the road!
Finally, after 4 quarters of competition, with a wave of 15-5 scoring climax, the anti-away Jazz team, in the first half, completely suppressed the Knicks and occupied the initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Randall + Fournier + Quickley in the third quarter continued to power, helping the Knicks to tighten the score and retain the suspense of the game.
But helplessly in the final finale, Mitchell ushered in an outbreak, the Jazz took the opportunity to establish a 15-point lead in one fell swoop, and the Knicks could not chase the points, only to lose.
In the end, the Jazz team also beat the Knicks 108-93 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 3 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Knicks a 15-point defeat!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Jazz continued the fiery momentum during the winning streak, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming, and won a big win.
In the case of gobert + O'Neill + Guy and other main players, each performing their duties, the team ace Mitchell, and the play of tiger clarkson on the bench are particularly critical!
Mitchell was in full swing, starting 36 minutes, shooting 7 three-pointers on 21 shots and shooting 11 in the middle and outside the line, and bombarding a game-high 36 points, plus 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 13 points in a single quarter in the final quarter not only provided the Jazz with powerful firepower, but also completely took over the game almost single-handedly!
Of course, the Jazz were able to beat the Knicks in this game, and the performance of clarkson, the "fierce man" on the bench, was also indispensable.
Clarkson was very efficient, playing 38 minutes off the bench, shooting nearly 60% of the 10-of-18 shooting, and contributing 23 points, 6 rebounds , 4 assists , and 1 steal.
In the second quarter, his key performance of scoring 10 points alone not only helped the Jazz quickly open the score gap, but also successfully disrupted the Knicks' defensive rhythm and deployment, affecting the trend of the game!
More importantly, after defeating the Knicks in this game and achieving a wave of 3 consecutive wins, the Jazz's regular season record also came to 45 wins and 26 losses, only 2 wins away from the 3rd Warriors in the West.
With the momentum of the Warriors' 2 consecutive defeats and the current state of the Jazz, in the next schedule, this strong Jazz team still has a great chance to launch an impact on the top three in the West!
On the other hand, on the Knicks side, the team was completely suppressed at both ends of the attack and defense in this game, and finally swallowed the 15-point rout of the game performance, which obviously made it difficult for home fans to accept.
After all, under the comprehensive performance of Barrett + Fournier, winning 24+7+3+1 and 17+2+2 respectively, as the core of the team, Randall's play in this campaign is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory!
In this game, Randle was slightly sluggish, starting 33 minutes, only 6 of 21 shots felt cold, and the outside three-point shot was only 1 of 6 shots completely lost the crosshair.
Throughout the game, although Randall handed over a double-double performance of 13+11+3, rationally speaking, as the core of the team's management, Randall's performance is indeed a bit unreasonable!
In addition, in the case of Randle's poor performance, the last-minute substitution of the team's coach Thibodeau, as well as the coaching performance in the platoon, are also worth examining.
Obviously, for Thibodeau, considering the team's current record and ranking, it has to be said that according to this trend to continue to play, Thibodeau's position is indeed a bit difficult to protect!