National Basketball Association
Utah 87, New York 82
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Where: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#48 Scott Foster, #76 Steven Anderson, #42 Eric Lewis
Attendance:
17121
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Jazz 87, Knicks 82: Derrick Favors had 29 points and 12 rebounds as host Utah handed New York its fifth straight loss.
Rodney Hood scored a career-high 17 points as the Jazz won for the 10th time in 13 games. Joe Ingles scored 12 points and Rudy Gobert had 10 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots for Utah, which was without Gordon Hayward due to back issues.
Alexey Shved made four 3-pointers while scoring a season-high 21 points for the Knicks, who drop to 4-28 on the road. Andrea Bargnani tallied 20 points and Cole Aldrich added 17 points and 13 rebounds as New York lost its NBA-high 51st game.
The contest was tied at 73 before Ingles scored five points in 35 seconds to give the Jazz a five-point edge with 5:28 to play. Hood’s floater gave Utah an 84-77 lead with 1:37 remaining but the Knicks crept to within 85-82 on three free throws by Shved with 26.6 seconds left before Trey Burke hit two free throws for the final margin.
Favors had 20 first-half points to help Utah take a 43-35 lead into the break. New York used a 10-0 run in the third quarter to take a 57-51 lead on Aldrich’s basket with 3:27 to go before the Jazz recovered to take a two-point lead and the contest was tied at 65 entering the final stanza.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hood scored 13 points in the third quarter and left early in the fourth due to stomach issues but returned with 3:47 remaining. … Knicks SG Tim Hardaway Jr. (back) missed his second straight game. … Burke had just five points on 1-of-11 shooting.
Top Game Performances
New York |
|
Utah |
Alexey Shved 21 |
Scoring |
Derrick Favors 29 |
Alexey Shved 7 |
Assists |
Joe Ingles 5 |
Cole Aldrich 13 |
Rebounds |
Rudy Gobert 14 |
Alexey Shved 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Derrick Favors 7 |
Cole Aldrich 1 |
Steals |
Rudy Gobert 3 |
Lou Amundson 2 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gobert 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
New York
|
82 |
39.2 |
5-13 |
15-17 |
17 |
38 |
5 |
5 |
14 |
Utah
|
87 |
42.9 |
6-18 |
21-29 |
16 |
40 |
5 |
8 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game at home against Houston. The Jazz have a W/L % of .346 after a win and .486 after a loss.
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New York will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Knicks have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .157 after a loss.