SALT LAKE CITY — The Knicks couldn't quite save their shooting flop Saturday night, snapping their longest winning streak of the season.
The Knicks used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to erase all but two of their 19-point holes, but their four-game surge ended as their shooters cooled down late, ending a 121-106 run for the Jazz. Defeated. delta center.
Import starters Karl-Anthony Towns (16 points) and Mikal Bridges (7 points) combined for 9-of-34 field goals (26.5 percent), including 16-of-16 3-pointers. This included 14 failures.
OG Anunoby made seven 3-pointers and scored a season-high 27 points to lead the Knicks, who will continue their five-game road trip with Denver on Monday night.
Jalen Brunson had 23 points and eight assists for the Knicks (9-7), and Lauri Markkanen had 34 points for the Jazz (4-12).
The Knicks, who had at least 30 assists in each of their last three games for the first time since 1994, finished with 25 assists, missing out on a four-game winning streak for the first time since a seven-game winning streak in 1979-80. season.
Tom Thibodeau earlier Saturday pushed back against the idea that he is known more as a defensive coach than an offensive coach.
The Knicks entered the game ranked second in the league in offensive rating with 122.1 points per 100 possessions, but 21st in defensive rating with 115.6 points per 100 possessions.
“Well, I think very few people do their homework. I mean, this is a story, and whatever that story is, everybody tends to get put in a box,” Thibodeau said before the game. . “I mean, never let the facts get in the way. We had a top-five offense in Chicago, we had a top-five offense in Minnesota.
“I think people are trying to do that and there are a lot of stories that can be created around certain things. And I always think whatever the strength of the club is, you should play for it.”
The Knicks trailed 13-4 in the first five minutes and led by as many as 13 points in the first quarter.
But Anunoby sank three 3-pointers and Bridges dunked on a steal to start an 11-0 run that cut the deficit to two points.
The Knicks tied the game at 28-28, with rookie guard Tyler Kolek and Bridges also hitting treys.
The Jazz took an early eight-point lead from a two-point deficit thanks to Collin Sexton's 3-point play and Johnny Juzang's long-range bucket shot.
With 4:04 left in the first half, Keyontae George's three and Drew Eubanks' inside bucket put the Knicks hole back at 12 points.
George added a runner at the buzzer as the Knicks allowed 38 points in the quarter and led 66-51 by intermission.
The Knicks made just 7 of 26 from beyond the arc, four of them by Anunoby, and shot 38.5 percent overall through two quarters, compared to the Jazz's 54.3 from the field. He achieved a score of over 50% in both 3-point shooting successes (10 made). Markkanen scored a team-high 19 points.
Utah put up a game-high 19 points in the opening minutes of the third, but the Knicks still trailed 77-58 midway through the quarter.
But the Knicks turned up the game defensively, scoring 17 points, including multiple threes, dunks, a midcourt steal and a slam by Anunoby, making it 77-75 with 3:54 left in the quarter.
However, the Knicks were unable to break even, missing seven of their next eight shots and entering the final period trailing 87-78.
The Jazz pushed their lead back to double digits in the fourth set, making 15 of 18 shots overall.
