Knicks have more than a record in common with Showtime Lakers

The Utah Jazz had their chances.

Svi Mykhailiuk bricked a clean corner three 43 seconds after tipoff. Seven-foot fringe All-Star Lauri Markkanen botched an alley-oop over the 6-4 Josh Hart, then smoked the uncontested putback. Jusuf Nurkic rolled into the lane, got fouled, fumbled the continuation, missed both free throws — and then missed his next shot point-blank over Hart. Ace Bailey, the Jazz’s prized 2025 lottery pick, clanged a wide-open three off a pindown screen.

In truth, Utah offered itself as tribute to the record books.

But it takes two to make history, and the Knicks were more than willing dance partners. What began as a 13–0 snowball became a full avalanche — a blistering 23-0 start that ballooned into a 146-112 demolition at Madison Square Garden on Friday. The Jazz w