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Markkanen scores 34 points and Sexton hits 4 4th-quarter 3s to help Jazz bury Knicks 121-106
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lauri Markkanen had 34 points, Collin Sexton had four 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and the Utah Jazz ran past the New York Knicks 121-106 on Saturday to snap 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 shot 39% from the field and lost for the first time in five games.
New York cut the lead to eight in the fourth quarter, but the Jazz responded with 10 consecutive points, capped by Johnny Juzang's 3-pointer to make it 104-86 with 6:16 remaining.
New York's Miles McBride sat out with a knee injury.
Knicks: The Knicks are a top team in the league on offense but when the shots aren't falling, they are hampered by a bottom-10 ranking in most defensive metrics. They were slow on switches and rotations until playing some inspired defense at times in the second half, but it was too late.
Jazz: Rookie Kyle Filipowski was out with a sore ankle, but regular starting center Walker Kessler returned to the lineup and had 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks. He was disruptive in the paint, changing shots and forcing difficult passes.
In the final minute of the second quarter, the Knicks missed three jumpers while Markkanen made a 3, Kessler had a fast-break layup and Keyonte George hit a floater just before the buzzer to give the Jazz a 66-51 halftime lead.
Towns was shooting 50% from 3-point range this season but went 0 for 7 against the Jazz, the first time he hadn't made a 3 in nine games.
The Knicks continue their five-game road trip Monday night at Denver. Utah hosts San Antonio on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Walker Kessler (Keyonte George gains possession) | ||
| 11:45 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:41 |  | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 11:37 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-0 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point pullup jump shot | 2-2 |
| 10:49 | | OG Anunoby misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 10:40 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:36 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 2-5 |
| 10:02 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | OG Anunoby shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 9:49 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 9:35 | | Walker Kessler blocks OG Anunoby's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:31 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Walker Kessler misses two point bank hook shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 2-9 |
| 9:07 | | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 4-9 |
| 8:46 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:43 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Josh Hart blocks Walker Kessler's two point layup | ||
| 8:36 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | John Collins offensive foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:27 | | John Collins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | Josh Hart blocks John Collins's two point layup | ||
| 7:55 | | OG Anunoby defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | John Collins blocks Mikal Bridges's two point running layup | ||
| 7:49 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point running reverse layup (Keyonte George assists) | 4-11 |
| 7:39 | | Knicks 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:22 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:12 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point turnaround jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 4-13 |
| 7:06 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Josh Hart draws the foul) | ||
| 7:06 | | Josh Hart misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:06 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 7:06 | | +1 | Josh Hart makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 5-13 |
| 6:57 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:53 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point tip dunk | 5-15 |
| 6:31 | | +2 | Josh Hart makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 7-15 |
| 6:14 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving layup (Drew Eubanks assists) | 7-17 |
| 6:07 | | John Collins personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:53 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:39 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound | ||
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point tip layup | 7-19 |
| 5:33 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 9-19 |
| 5:25 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 9-22 |
| 5:17 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Josh Hart assists) | 12-22 |
| 5:08 | | +2 | Isaiah Collier makes two point driving layup | 12-24 |
| 5:01 | | Keyonte George personal foul (Jalen Brunson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Jalen Brunson makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-24 |
| 4:39 | | Isaiah Collier offensive foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | Isaiah Collier turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:28 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 17-24 |
| 4:27 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:11 | | Drew Eubanks turnover (bad pass) (Mikal Bridges steals) | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running dunk | 19-24 |
| 4:02 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:00 | | +3 | OG Anunoby makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 22-24 |
| 3:47 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:45 | | Jericho Sims defensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | OG Anunoby misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:39 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Tyler Kolek blocks Drew Eubanks's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:13 | | Cameron Payne defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Jericho Sims misses two point dunk | ||
| 3:04 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | Mikal Bridges blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point running layup | ||
| 2:58 | | Jordan Clarkson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:58 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point layup (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 22-26 |
| 2:44 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:42 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (Tyler Kolek steals) | ||
| 2:27 | | +3 | Tyler Kolek makes three point running jump shot (Cameron Payne assists) | 25-26 |
| 1:57 | | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | Tyler Kolek personal foul (Loose ball) (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:41 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:26 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:01 | | Tyler Kolek misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 0:59 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:57 | | Walker Kessler blocks Karl-Anthony Towns's two point putback layup | ||
| 0:55 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists) | 28-26 |
| 0:43 | | Cody Williams misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Tyler Kolek misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 28-28 |
| 0:09 | | Cameron Payne misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul (Charge) (Johnny Juzang draws the foul) | ||
| 11:51 | | Karl-Anthony Towns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Josh Hart misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Knicks offensive rebound | ||
| 11:16 | | Lauri Markkanen personal foul (Loose ball) (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:55 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 28-31 |
| 10:30 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:27 | | Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound | ||
| 10:27 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point tip layup | 30-31 |
| 10:12 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Johnny Juzang assists) | 30-33 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Cameron Payne makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-33 |
| 9:39 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Tyler Kolek defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 32-36 |
| 8:54 | | Karl-Anthony Towns misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 8:42 | | Josh Hart blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 8:40 | | Josh Hart defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Cameron Payne misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup | 32-38 |
| 8:31 | | Josh Hart shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:31 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 32-39 |
| 8:17 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point reverse layup (Jalen Brunson assists) | 34-39 |
| 8:00 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point pullup jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 34-42 |
| 7:51 | | Drew Eubanks shooting foul (Karl-Anthony Towns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-42 |
| 7:51 | | +1 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-42 |
| 7:34 | | Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 7:34 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:34 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Drew Eubanks misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:33 | | Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | +2 | Karl-Anthony Towns makes two point floating jump shot | 38-42 |
| 6:59 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point floating jump shot (Isaiah Collier assists) | 38-44 |
| 6:46 | | Jalen Brunson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | OG Anunoby offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | OG Anunoby misses two point tip layup | ||
| 6:42 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound |