NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks jumped on the Utah Jazz for a 23-0 lead Friday night , the largest game-opening run in the NBA since the league began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters.

The Knicks pitched a shutout for half the first quarter and led by 28 by the time it was over.

Karl-Anthony Towns opened the scoring with a 3-pointer and when Jalen Brunson made one midway through the period, the Knicks had scored the first 23 points.

That was the most one team had before the other scored since the NBA began keeping detailed play-by-play for the entire game in 1997.

“You’re not really thinking about it,” Brunson said. “You’re just going out there and executing and that’s what it turned out to be.”

The Jazz missed their first 12 shots before Keyonte George finally

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