The Jazz missed their first 12 shots before Keyonte George finally got them on the scoreboard when he converted a three-point play with 5:27 remaining in the quarter.
It was 41-13 after one quarter, with the 28-point lead after one quarter also the Knicks’ biggest in the play-by-play era. Utah shot 4 for 23 (17.4%).
The Jazz were also on the wrong end of the other 28-point deficit after one quarter in the NBA this season. Minnesota led 43-15 in its eventual 137-97 victory over Utah on Nov. 7.
The Jazz were playing on the second night of a strange cross-country road trip, consisting solely of a back-to-back set in New York. They rallied to beat Brooklyn on Thursday with a 42-point fourth quarter.
Coach Will Hardy acknowledged that “10 hours on a plane to play two games seems like a lot,” but said that all teams face difficult portions of their schedule.
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Brian Mahoney, The Associated Press