Utah faces New York, looks for 6th straight home win

Updated Nov. 14, 2022 2:02 a.m. ET

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New York Knicks (6-7, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Utah Jazz (10-5, fourth in the Western Conference)

Salt Lake City; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Utah hosts New York trying to prolong its five-game home winning streak.

The Jazz are 5-0 in home games. Utah is fifth in the Western Conference in team defense, allowing just 112.7 points while holding opponents to 47.0% shooting.

The Knicks are 2-4 in road games. New York ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference with 14.5 fast break points per game led by RJ Barrett averaging 3.2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jordan Clarkson is shooting 39.3% from beyond the arc with 3.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Jazz, while averaging 18.1 points and 4.7 assists. Lauri Markkanen is averaging 21.8 points and 8.6 rebounds over the last 10 games for Utah.

Julius Randle is shooting 46.2% and averaging 20.8 points for the Knicks. Barrett is averaging 1.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New York.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jazz: 6-4, averaging 116.0 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.7 points per game.

Knicks: 4-6, averaging 113.4 points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks per game while shooting % from the field. Their opponents have averaged 119.6 points.

INJURIES: Jazz: None listed.

Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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