New York Knicks vs. Utah Jazz
December 5, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Knicks beat the Jazz 146-112 on 2025-12-05 at home. The Knicks started Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, and Jalen Brunson. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Ace Bailey. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 13 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Mikal Bridges as his primary defender. Jalen Brunson (Knicks) scored 5 points (1/8) in his matchups, with Svi Mykhailiuk as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
NYK
New York Knicks
146
UTA
Utah Jazz
112
Did not play: Taylor Hendricks (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision), Cody Williams (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
NYK
New York Knicks
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson Starter 7.2 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Guerschon Yabusele · Ariel Hukporti · Tyler Kolek · Mohamed Diawara 7.3 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Josh Hart · Jalen Brunson · Mitchell Robinson · Miles McBride 5.4 min
- Jordan Clarkson · Karl-Anthony Towns · OG Anunoby · Mikal Bridges · Miles McBride 2.8 min
- Karl-Anthony Towns · Josh Hart · Mikal Bridges · Jalen Brunson · Miles McBride 2.8 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Ace Bailey Starter 11.4 min
- Kyle Anderson · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 12.0 min
- Kevin Love · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 5.7 min
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 3.4 min
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Ace Bailey 2.9 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Knicks defense
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Keyonte George 13 pts (5/9) in 59 possessions
Guarded by: Mikal Bridges (26 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (23 %, 0 pts) · Miles McBride (20 %, 6 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 11 pts (5/12) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Josh Hart (37 %, 4 pts) · OG Anunoby (21 %, 0 pts) · Jalen Brunson (17 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | Svi Mykhailiuk: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/6) · Keyonte George: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Clarkson | Isaiah Collier: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Josh Hart | Lauri Markkanen: 21 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Ace Bailey: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | Jusuf Nurkić: 24 poss., 13 pts (4/6) · Kyle Filipowski: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| OG Anunoby | Lauri Markkanen: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Ace Bailey: 11 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Mikal Bridges | Keyonte George: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ace Bailey: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Mitchell Robinson | Kevin Love: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kyle Filipowski: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles McBride | Keyonte George: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Isaiah Collier: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Tyler Kolek | Walter Clayton Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Kyle Anderson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ariel Hukporti | Kyle Filipowski: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mohamed Diawara | Ace Bailey: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kyle Filipowski: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Guerschon Yabusele | Kyle Anderson: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Ace Bailey: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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Jalen Brunson 5 pts (1/8) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Svi Mykhailiuk (31 %, 0 pts) · Brice Sensabaugh (15 %, 0 pts) · Keyonte George (13 %, 2 pts)
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Karl-Anthony Towns 4 pts (1/6) in 44 possessions
Guarded by: Jusuf Nurkić (50 %, 0 pts) · Keyonte George (11 %, 2 pts) · Kyle Filipowski (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ace Bailey | Josh Hart: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · OG Anunoby: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Keyonte George | Mikal Bridges: 21 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Miles McBride: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/0) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Ariel Hukporti: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mitchell Robinson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Lauri Markkanen | OG Anunoby: 18 poss., 6 pts (2/5) · Josh Hart: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Isaiah Collier | Jordan Clarkson: 16 poss., 4 pts (1/2) · Tyler Kolek: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Tyler Kolek: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Mohamed Diawara: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Jalen Brunson: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Clarkson: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Karl-Anthony Towns: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Hart: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Love | Mitchell Robinson: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Josh Hart: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kyle Anderson | Guerschon Yabusele: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Jalen Brunson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jordan Clarkson: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |